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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
From {{prefix|meni|t'a| | From {{prefix|meni|t'a|khálà}}. | ||
====Pronunciation==== | ====Pronunciation==== | ||
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====Noun==== | ====Noun==== | ||
{{head|meni|noun|{{meni-ear-noun}}||plural| | {{head|meni|noun|{{meni-ear-noun}}||plural|khálàyà}} | ||
# leader | # leader | ||
#: ''[[Sé]] [[t'akálà]] [[bà]] [[jùrìmé]] [[kat'énjì]] [[t'amwè]].'' | #: ''[[Sé]] [[t'akálà]] [[bà]] [[jùrìmé]] [[kat'énjì]] [[t'amwè]].'' | ||
#:: Perhaps it is time for some new '''leadership'''. | #:: Perhaps it is time for some new '''leadership'''. | ||
#::: -''General Sharma'' (''[[Motherland: Fort Salem]]'', [[Season_1_Motherland:_Fort_Salem_Dialogue#Episode_103|Episode 103]]) | |||
#:: {{audio|meni|sharma_103_1.ogg|Audio ([[David Peterson|DJP]])}} | |||
====Creation and Usage Notes==== | |||
{{djpnotes|quote=This seemingly simple word reflects a nuance David and I worked into the language: the earth-class noun [[t'akálà]] refers a leader who inherits her leadership as a result of natural succession, and the water-class noun [[síkhálà]] refers to a leader who emerges from within a group. | |||
-''[[User:Jams|Jessie Sams]]'' 22:20, 22 May 2020 (PDT)}} |
Latest revision as of 18:37, 18 October 2020
Méníshè
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
t'akálà (earth class, plural khálàyà)
- leader
- Sé t'akálà bà jùrìmé kat'énjì t'amwè.
- Perhaps it is time for some new leadership.
- -General Sharma (Motherland: Fort Salem, Episode 103)
Audio (DJP) (file)
- Perhaps it is time for some new leadership.
- Sé t'akálà bà jùrìmé kat'énjì t'amwè.
Creation and Usage Notes
This seemingly simple word reflects a nuance David and I worked into the language: the earth-class noun t'akálà refers a leader who inherits her leadership as a result of natural succession, and the water-class noun síkhálà refers to a leader who emerges from within a group.
-Jessie Sams 22:20, 22 May 2020 (PDT) |