Lesson Nine - Sha Has A Panel At The Con
Vocabulary
| alehala | to make art | |
| bama | angry [for a reason, but not something that can be blamed on anybody and not something that it's possible to do anything about] | |
| dihomedal | panel | |
| eth | to be about [as in "a book about birds"] | |
| Dóo | "Well...." | |
| néde | to want | |
| íi | also; too |
Sentences
1. Bíi ril thi Sha dihomedaleth wa.
"Sha has a panel."
2. Bíi aril eth dihomedal alehala wa.
"The panel will be about making art."
3. Bíi ril thi ra óowamid dihomedaleth wa.
"The dragon doesn't have a panel."
4. Bíi ril bama óowamid wa.
"The dragon is angry."
5. Bíi ril di óowamid, "Dóo, ril néde lehóo dihomedaleth íi wa!"
"The dragon says, 'Well, I want a panel too!"
Láadan Grammar Facts
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In Láadan, emotions (like joy and sadness and anger) have a number of different forms. We will be discussing the forms one at a time as we learn them.
Pattern Practice
Complete the following sentences by adding the appropriate ending to the Láadan word that follows the sentence.
Example:
Bíi ril néde le dihomedaleth wa.
"I want a panel."
1. Bíi ril néde le _________ wa. [a cape; cape -- rimáayo]
2. Bíi ril néde le _________ wa. [a comb; comb -- don]
3. Bíi ril néde le _________ wa. [a guitar; guitar -- lalen]
4. Bíi ril néde le _________ wa. [a rocking chair; rocking chair -- lolin]
