Re: [lojban] baby words: eyes open

[Robin Lee Powell <rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org>]

On Thu, Nov 03, 2011 at 11:44:20AM -0400, Pierre Abbat wrote:
> On Thursday 03 November 2011 10:13:36 Michael Turniansky wrote:
> >  Yeah, I asked the same question many years ago and received the
> >  same response.  Interestingly enough, Hebrew uses two different
> >  words for generally opening (pytax) and opening eyes (pykax)
> >  --gejyspa
> 
> "But in Sawi you fagadon your eyes, anahagkon your heart, tagavon
> a door, tarifan a tin can, and dargavon a listener's
> understanding." Don Richardson, Peace Child, p. 172. Sawi is
> spoken in the lowlands of western New Guinea near Asmat and
> Kayagar.

If that's supposed to all words like the English "close", I don't
get the last one?

-Robin

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