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Such is the fun of conlanging. I remember the day when I first coined
the Ebisédian word _gii'j3li_ ["gi:dZ@\li], which has no direct English
equivalent, but roughly means something along the lines of "all that
"yada-yada-yada", etc.. The crazy stunts that competitors have to go
through in an obstacle course is _gii'j3li_. All the things that went
wrong at work today is _gii'j3li_. The unending grief your neighbours
give you is _gii'j3li_. The unlikely parts in a Rube Goldberg machine
are _gii'j3li_. That loud banging noise the ik-ik downstairs are making
that's disturbing your afternoon nap is _gii'j3li_. ;-) It's a catch-all
word for all kinds of situations involving convoluted complexity. I was
so pleased with the word that I walked down the street chuckling to
myself and saying _gii'j3li_ at every other random object. (Yes I have
insane tendencies sometimes. But hey, conlanging *is* known to be a |
3mir33'n3 jhi'li ke, 3k3l0 jhi'l0 ki'g3 ce, keve lyy's jhi'lu l0
b3z3t33' re, Tww'ma t3, gii'j3li ghi'? le's loo'ru isi'. t3m3.
n0 jhit0' d3 bii'l3n0 taw'ma t3, is0' mw'mir3n3 ebi' Ke, isi' |
inordinately complicated procedure one has to get through in order to
accomplish something - all that _gii'j3li_ I went through in order to
get my papers! Or, all that _gii'j3li_ those obstacle-course
competitors have to workaround to reach the goal! Or, "what's all that
_gii'j3li_ that's going on with that wild party next door?!". You get
the idea. |
> >impossible to capture with any English word in a general sense. One such
> >is _gii'j3li_, whose literal meaning eludes direct expression in English,
> >although it can be described in a multitude of ways, eg.: |
> impossible to capture with any English word in a general sense. One such
> is _gii'j3li_, whose literal meaning eludes direct expression in English,
> although it can be described in a multitude of ways, eg.:
> - it can mean "troublesome" or "bothersome" (e.g. an expression of
> frustration, as in "why is this so complicated (gii'j3li)?!");
> - it can refer to a series of tasks e.g., in an obstacle course, which one
> - it can refer, often perjoratively, to the things someone does which the
> speaker does not approve of (eg. "what is this nonsense (gii'j3li) that
> you do every day?!"); |
impossible to capture with any English word in a general sense. One such
is _gii'j3li_, whose literal meaning eludes direct expression in English,
although it can be described in a multitude of ways, eg.:
- it can mean "troublesome" or "bothersome" (e.g. an expression of
frustration, as in "why is this so complicated (gii'j3li)?!");
- it can refer to a series of tasks e.g., in an obstacle course, which one
- it can refer, often perjoratively, to the things someone does which the
speaker does not approve of (eg. "what is this nonsense (gii'j3li) that
you do every day?!"); |
> > _kreme_ [kr&m&] (not [kri:m]! :-P) is another example. And of course, the
> > (in)famous _gii'j3li_, of which I've mentioned several times already in
> > the past.
http://listserv.brown.edu/archives/cgi-bin/wa?S2=conlang&q=j3li&s=&f=&a=&b=
These are some of the interesting threads where _gii'j3li_ was mentioned,
including this wacky story about scientists turned entertainers, which I |
> _kreme_ [kr&m&] (not [kri:m]! :-P) is another example. And of course, the
> (in)famous _gii'j3li_, of which I've mentioned several times already in
> the past. |
_kreme_ [kr&m&] (not [kri:m]! :-P) is another example. And of course, the
(in)famous _gii'j3li_, of which I've mentioned several times already in
the past. |
| *shakes head* 3gii'j3li... |
>
> > _gii'j3li_ comes from a time in the history of the Ebisedi
> > characterized |
> _gii'j3li_ comes from a time in the history of the Ebisedi
> characterized
> to
> work, and suddenly the word _gii'j3li_ occurred itself to me, and
> imposed |
Examples:
- you have words like _gii'j3li_ ["gi:dZ@li] and _h0'n3ri_ ["hAn@r`i],
both of which have no direct equivalent in ANY language that I'm fluent
that one word implies all that.)
_gii'j3li_ comes from a time in the history of the Ebisedi characterized
by a group of "scientists" who, frustrated with the lack of progress and
and stage actors, using their scientific knowledge to perform "magic
tricks" and other stunts. _gii'j3li_ originally refers to the elaborate,
often exaggerated procedures and stunts they go through during
performance to draw an applause from the crowds. Since then, _gii'j3li_
has come to refer to any ridiculously elaborate procedure or just
society, you'd hear them branding our bureaucratic procedures as
_gii'j3li_. :-P) _h0'n3ri_ is actually a related word that people
started using when the entertainers ran out of ideas and began to
Work? Naaah... just wait till I tell you about the time I was walking to
work, and suddenly the word _gii'j3li_ occurred itself to me, and imposed
upon me its unique meaning. I was almost laughing out loud at the |
| _gii'j3li._ ;-) |
for funny puns (or punny funs) if you lengthen the syllables to gii [gi:],
since the other word related to noise or rowdiness is _gii'j3li_
[gi:j@li]. |
keve lyy's jhi'lu l0 b3z3t33' re,
Tww'ma t3, gii'j3li !ghi'? le's loo'ru !isi'. t3m3.
n0 jhit0' d3 bii'l3n0 taw'ma t3,
Tww'ma t3, gii'j3li ghi'? le's loo'ru isi'. t3m3.
Ta'ma ti gii'j3li ghi' le's loo'ri isi' timi
incid,perf cvy loc loc incid,incep rcp loc cvy
jhit0' Taw'ma t3, n0 3jhidi0' d3 gii'j3l0 f3K3' vww3' `ybu'.
jhidi' Ta'ma ti ni jhidi' di gii'j3li fiKi' vyy'i `ybi
fem,org conseq,perf cvy org plur,epi,org cvy org cvy cvy fem,rcp
gii'j3li
Neuter noun, "all the happenings", "all that mess", "the whole |
From: "H. S. Teoh" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: gii'j3li ghi' ?!
gii'j3li [gi:j@li] (Kirsch)
Regular neuter noun; "All that mess", "all the happenings", "all that
1) gii'j3li ghi'
all-that-mess what (interrogative)
2) 3mir33'n3 juli'r, 3jum33' ki'gi gii'j3li.
children house they fun rowdy noise
Literally, "Many children are in the house; they are in excitement
(ki'gi) and noisy fun (gii'j3li)."
in grief (literally, there is grief to her)".
Notice here that _gii'j3li_ is in the conveyant case, and the
woman in the receptive case: implying that the happenings are |
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