Sunday, 24 January 2010

possible Maori place name element,new zealand

A dictionary of Maori place namesAo;cloud
aupaki;slope
awa;river,stream
awaawa;valley
hainga;village
harapaki;steep slope
kahiwi;ridge
kaka;bridge
kapua;cloud
maunga;:mountain
moana;sea
one;beach
pukaki;river
puke;hill
puketai;hillside
ranga;ridge
rangaranga;hill
rapaki;hillside
riu;valley
roa;long
tahinga;slope
tahuna;beach
tai;sea
taukahawi;ridge
taumati;hiltop
tautara;hilltop
wai;river
wharua;valley

Sunday, 20 December 2009

arabic place name element

Jebel/djebel;mountain
malaqi;riverconfluence
Ras;point,peninsula
siq;gorge
wadi;river?

Monday, 16 November 2009

Welsh placenames elements

aber;confluence,river mouth
Afon;river
Coed;wood
frwd;stream
llan
llyn;lake

Wednesday, 14 October 2009

Language in Nepal believed to be related to papuan languages

Kusunda ,a language spoken by perhaps 5 people in western Nepal may be related to the papuan language group.

Some,at least, of the words in the kusunda language are similiar in both spelling and meaning to words in both Papuan and andamanese languages.

One theory is that this language originated 75,000 years ago.

words include

wadar,to flow

Friday, 21 August 2009

Scottish celtic placename elements

Ab;river
aber;river confluence
abhainn;river
allt;stream,brook
looks similiar to a thracian word
ard;cape
baile;stead,farm
ben;mountain
related to welsh pen
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cet;a wood
easlwaterfall
eglis;church
eilean;island
gaoth;(Tidal)inlet,marsh,bog
glen;valley
pen;head,end,mainly southern scotland
pert(h);grove,wood
pett;place
pit;place

Sunday, 12 July 2009

Italian guides etc avaible in guardian and observer 11 -17 July 2009

there will be 2? cds to help learn italian and possibly 4-5? phrasebooks over this period avaible in either the guardian or observer

Saturday, 4 July 2009

Guardian and Observer;5 jULY 2009 - 11 jULY 2009?

CDs concerning spanish will be distributed via the newspapers on saturday today