Quinta-feira, Fevereiro 15, 2007

clin d'un oeil alourdi de patience

notes on nnwe language:

asongbo: a type of very large frog that causes irrational violence in all people in whose direction it faces. thus you must ask the ancestors to urge asongbo to turn a different direction in order to stop spells of violence.

afu'antsittengwe: "he who comes to wait on a sick person" a type of wasp is very large but does not sting people, though it is considered to be very annoying on account of its buzzing.

betanganso'o: "they just had to be bothered to name you" a name given to a child who is expected to die soon, since it only to play a sick joke on its mother.

atasilasila: "he truly does not bother anyone" a type of lizard that enters your house but stays hidden and isn't poisonous