Book 17. (7 results) Savages of Gor (Context Quote)
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1124
Adjectives in sign commonly, though not always, follow the noun, so to speak.
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1125
This arrangement is doubtless to be expected, for it reflects a common grammatical feature of the spoken languages of the red savages.
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1126
The word 'mazasapa', for example, literally means 'black metal'.
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1127
'Maza' is the word for 'metal' and 'sapa' is the word for 'black'.
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1128
We would translate the expression, of course, as 'iron'.
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1129
The sign for Kailiauk, as I had expected, was to hold up three fingers, suggesting the trident of horns adorning the shaggy head of this large, short-tempered, small-eyed, lumbering ruminant.
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1130
"You have an excellent memory," said Grunt.
Adjectives in sign commonly, though not always, follow the noun, so to speak.
This arrangement is doubtless to be expected, for it reflects a common grammatical feature of the spoken languages of the red savages.
The word 'mazasapa', for example, literally means 'black metal'.
'Maza' is the word for 'metal' and 'sapa' is the word for 'black'.
We would translate the expression, of course, as 'iron'.
The sign for Kailiauk, as I had expected, was to hold up three fingers, suggesting the trident of horns adorning the shaggy head of this large, short-tempered, small-eyed, lumbering ruminant.
"You have an excellent memory," said Grunt.
- (Savages of Gor, Chapter )