Thursday, February 3, 2011

Miranei Word of the Day - ohn and iola


ohn (adv) once, after (pronc. OHN)

iola (adv) always, eternally (EYE oh lah)



now remrember your Miranei numbers?

1 - oh

2 - io


Aha! and remember the number two 'io' is also the word for eternity.
viola! one 'oh' becomes once '-ohn', and two 'io', also eternity, becomes always, '-iola'.

fun usage:

Like not(hínn) and never(oeva) (see yesterday's comment) once(ohn) and always(iola) are the rare adverb that does not have to modify a verb as a suffix, and can float in a sentence. 

"I told you ohn." (I told you once.)

"Ioll maefnnohn naskreim." (I loved you once.)

"Iofee maefnee'iola naskreim." (I will love you always.)

And, of course, like in English, 'love' is both a verb and a noun... jeez, that sounds like a bumper sticker... or a tweet.


cheers,

Kurt

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