tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10719853.post3380510798032131018..comments2024-01-08T19:50:39.114+09:30Comments on that munanga linguist: What's in a word: dinggalGreg Dicksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07615277580306011754noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10719853.post-28120030536380825762014-10-21T12:51:39.106+09:302014-10-21T12:51:39.106+09:30Interesting etymologies! Look forward to reading m...Interesting etymologies! Look forward to reading more. :-)Maheshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07524969839756525811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10719853.post-19598167853581703432014-10-21T10:03:30.467+09:302014-10-21T10:03:30.467+09:30Thanks Jimbo. And just curious... where are you in...Thanks Jimbo. And just curious... where are you in the world that sees you 'dinggal' over that some stinking weed?Greg Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07615277580306011754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10719853.post-31096440379360521192014-10-21T08:56:50.300+09:302014-10-21T08:56:50.300+09:30Ha! That's brilliant. Caltrop sounds about ri...Ha! That's brilliant. Caltrop sounds about right, as those little buggers always have a point up no matter which way they're placed on the ground.<br />The kids here amaze me - they run straight through a patch of these weeds, pause momentarily to brush them off their feet, then forge on. None of the rolling on the ground in agony, praying for a quick mercy kill that I've perfected.<br /><br />It's great to hear some of these examples of the old languages surviving in Kriol.Jimbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14111898212866953025noreply@blogger.com