fun to say...
ashishaw/akiyaw – chicken
butahanut - store owner, shopkeeper. "Bu" indicates the owner or operator of anything, so "butaxi" is taxi driver and "bu aman" or "owner of the water" is plumber. "Tahanut" is the Tash word for store, created by taking the Arabic word for store (hanut) and adding a t onto the beginning. Buuutahanut. Just rolls off the tongue...
dwa – medicine, facewash, lotion, or pesticide, depending on context...underlining the importance of context, lest you coat your face with pesticide
smun – maybe my favorite word in Tash; could mean all manner of things, including organize, pack, gather, save money, or (my favorite connotation) fold your legs like a lady
timinsiwin - (by popular demand) good night. "Iminsi," the word for dinner, is nestled in there, such that technically one could say "timinkliwin" for "good afternoon" or "good lunchtime," which is even better.
tskdubt! – you lie!
zund – like, same; often used in duplicate to indicate indifference to a set of alternatives (“ehh, zund zund”)
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2 comments:
I am going to use "tskdubt!" all the time now, we're bringing tashlheet to the states, one word at a time.
How about "timeensiween" - or as dad says it, "teensy-weensy"...
Love, Mom
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