=A0 Just wondering if, in all this discussion if (te) rins= a was overlooked? For that's all a wave is in context.,

=A0 =A0 =A0= =A0 --gejyspa

On Mon, Oct 8, = 2012 at 11:23 PM, Pierre Abbat <phma@phma.optus.nu> wrote:<= br>

On Monday, October 08, 201= 2 13:41:23 Robin Lee Powell wrote:
> My inclination is type 3 with jikcr- or so. =A0For that sort of thing,=
> does it really matter if I draw from the dominant language of the
> area, rather than trying to find some kind of "original language&= quot;
> etymology, since it's American culture that we're duplicating?=

Clapping, shaking hands, and waving are ancient. When Don Richardson = first met
Kigo, Hato, and Numu, lowlanders of southwest New Guinea who did not yet kn= ow
what an airplane was though they had seen them flying, the Sawis and Don bo= th
extended their hands in greeting. The Sawis just touch fingers, but it mean= s
the same.

The high five, though, originated most likely around 1977 in some sport in<= br> America. The French Wiktionary has no translation, just a long definition.<= br> Several languages' Wikipedia entries use the English phrase as title.

On Monday, October 08, 2012 23:06:00 selpa'i wrote:
> These are the words I use:
>
> clap =3D jalsimgau lo xance

Sounds good, and "jalsimgau" has been in jbovlaste for year= s.

> For "wave", you can say "sligau lo xance" or "= ;xance sligau rinsa".
>
> High five and handshake are mutual actions, so again simxu is needed.<= br> >
> ko'a simxu lo ka ce'u jalgau lo xance be lo nei lo xance be ce= 'u
> --> xanjalgausi'u =3D high five

This doesn't distinguish a high five from a low five. How about &= quot;mumgalco'e"?

> ko'a simxu lo ka ce'u jgari lo xance be ce'u lo xance lo x= ance
> --> xanjaisi'u =3D handshake (doesn't require actual shakin= g, but some
> handshakes are just holding each others' hand for a short time).

Two people can xanjaisi'u walking down the street; it isn't n= ecessary a
handshake, or a greeting. "xanjairinsa" was entered in jbovlaste = a few months
ago.

Pierre
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