Jitì: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 22:09, 22 May 2020

From j- +‎ ítì.

IPA^(key): /dʒi˧ti˩/

jitì (fire class, plural ítìz)

The root ítì means "caterpillar" and is an earth noun; adding the air noun marker changes its form to wítì to make the word "butterfly" (literally an "air-caterpillar!"). As a fan of caterpillars turning into butterflies (I mean, how cool is nature??), I wanted to ensure a word in Méníshè honored that transition, and I chose to use the fire class marker for this noun because transformations often feel unpredictable and intense and uncomfortable. -Jessie Sams 22:09, 22 May 2020 (PDT)

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 # transformation, metamorphosis
+====Creation and Usage Notes====
+{{djpnotes|quote=The root [[ítì]] means "caterpillar" and is an earth noun; adding the air noun marker changes its form to [[wítì]] to make the word "butterfly" (literally an "air-caterpillar!"). As a fan of caterpillars turning into butterflies (I mean, how cool is nature??), I wanted to ensure a word in Méníshè honored that transition, and I chose to use the fire class marker for this noun because transformations often feel unpredictable and intense and uncomfortable.
+-''[[User:Jams|Jessie Sams]]'' 22:09, 22 May 2020 (PDT)}}