July 13th (Day 123)
awpoxel
travel, journey, trek; visit (someone, somewhere)
etymology
cognates with awpoxli "(noun) trek, journey, pilgrimage", both of which are the origin of magnitude suffix -(')aw (×6³, ×216)
examples
ababfauto zweñ na Ka'e fej ñawba roñ twel raj awpoxel - the elders are leaving and will be walking to Ka'e for a few days
Mibiqa ukeq nu'a mibtu manān natan awpoxel - on Mibiqa('s month), everyone goes to visit their birth mibtu
ma, asa tataba faukan trum, akpiru asa nanata awpoxel ken - meh, i hate my after tabas, i'm not visiting them
notes
i forgot this yesterday #sorry i just straight up did not have a night yesterday it disappeared magically i went to a birthday party then shopping and then it was 10pm
July 14th (Day 124)
toñel
sack, bag (big enough to not be able to carry it around easily on one's person)
etymology
root? unknown. origin of magnitude suffix -(')el (×6², ×36)
examples
Atame reñsu nu'an natan toñel muj rux, itz na neko jazra'enol fej leipowe lori ruxjul - Atame puts all her reñsu bars in a big sack, and then takes it to the market on a wheelbarrow
cenar tzun wawato toñel lori? az fabwe ñek fej lori na sesentom farixi fej tux! kauxpanu icon toñel sucra - why do people use a sack? use a bag for yourself and get crates for home! only a boat likes a sack
notes
since we're doing this in two might as well keep them relevant! before you ask the ×6 magnitude suffix is -ja and it comes from -jan but you already know that. so
July 15th (Day 125)
joze
reverse, backwards; (of number, quantity) negative; yesterday, ago*
etymology
combination of prefixes jof- "out-, ex-" + zer- "under-, sub-"
examples
az pluix ken, na mujot fej, na zutel xixija fej misxel jozen - don't breathe, head to the left, and count backwards to 100
asa lifē zupow zut jozen ukeq mos eswa - i said that two zupow ago (lit. "at negative two zupow")
tem ki'a mon li tem li'a mon jozen ipol! - 5 - 3 and 5 + -3 are the same!
notes
i took like a micronap with my eyes half open listening to a biblaridion video and it no longer feels like 8pm. i'd say i've been drafting this for two hours but that massively overstates the amount of effort being put because 80% of that was the micronap / trying to regain a reasonable state of consciousness. something something kris deltarune. i don't have anything to say about the word itself idk look at it
July 16th (Day 126)
ojūe
continent; large (continuous?) landmass surrounded by water
etymology
from o- (patient nominalizer) + ju'eca "find, notice, stumble upon"; lit. "that which is found"
examples
ojūe saija Niburu muj mairuñ! - there are 6 continents on Niburu!
ma... ñimōnx lop, ojūe tem mairuñ. Zatiñue toiz kul icon cu. - well... actually, there are 5 continents. Zatiñue is just a bunch of islands.
Kimalzue ojūe toin lutān saincebe li Uwat ñiz fej cu! - Kimalzue is the largest continent on the homeworld and also on Earth!
notes
this made me have to name at least some of the continents for realsies (naming places is so damn hard chat) sooooo here you see before you at least some of the fruits of my labor. what can i say except You're Welcome™? (that song's been stuck in my head ever since Moana (2026 Live Action Remake) came out. obviously not because i saw it, i didn't go see it, i'm not watching that shit. just because it kicked up conversation about it. this song rocks. in the original)
posthumous commentary: yknow what fuck you old me Zatiñue is a continent. stop slandering my goat
July 17th (Day 127)
lop
against, versus; in contention with, at odds with; despite
etymology
direct clipping from ★ lopfoj "aim, focus; hunt"
examples
itz Nwexēl Auqasma Wexeljue awpoxloto nu'an ta Jūrijue lop mos cekwa seika. - and Nwexēl Auqasma, at odds with all the explorers of Jūrijue, tried to discover Wexeljue.
asa iñk saman pi e neko roxk mos muj lop raj añxotz - i will eat this gummy despite the fact it was on the ground
atke... jaki ñekños lop, tzat fi? oto cenar tzun ao... - but... we're against each other, aren't we? why would you do that...
notes
rare metatextual commentary: named this one after Lopunny (and just generally lop-eared rabbits) and then came up with lopfoj later to justify it. i can do anything. in fact i already have and you'll only ever know because i'm telling you... mweheheh (or because in some of them it's obvious. but y'know). also more continent names (i finished naming them all Today but i already made one announcement today i didn't feel like making another). ...tomorrow?
July 18th (Day 128)
ñimōnx
effigy, training dummy; scarecrow**, strawman; exaggeration, hyperbole
etymology
from ñimukiq monrikāze "purple fabric", or perhaps ñimukiq um monxris "fabric of pain" instead. either way, refers to the purple fabric used to make figures resembling a lexra'oto, for stuff like scary decorations or self-defense courses
examples
az kona, oto ñimōnx nolpiii ces piris. oto nolfe ces akpiru neko remketzu asan raj zeriñrāfe. - listen, you want to strike the dummy heeere. if you hit there it's going to rip off your arm.
oto ñimōnx fej eswa. nata zurēk kul ken - you talk to the dummy. it didn't engage much
ñimōnx lop - lit. "against exaggeration"; honestly, frankly, more accurately. hence this example from two days ago: ñimōnx lop, ojūe tem mairuñ. - actually, there are 5 continents.
notes
i was in the flow state making this one, it's already one of my favorites just on principle. anyways lexra'oto jumpscare in case you haven't seen one (just in case). image
July 19th (Day 129)
lena
(poseable) doll, action figure, puppet
etymology
from fena "kid, child" with lenzi "to bend, fold" embedded into it
examples
faukas, lena asan coukīr fej kew na lena oton taiko. kona? - next up, my doll goes to the beach and meets up with your doll. okay?
So'i lena natan twel e nata fena ñaf ukeq nu'an mos xonzu - So'i slept with her doll all the time when she was a child
notes
my mouse broke yesterday (i was the one who broke it i can't even lie) so i didn't feel like posting this yesterday. but at least this lets me have this and the next word together! i think they fit phenomenally. so all's well that ends well. especially because i also fixed my mouse
July 20th (Day 130)
ixeñe
statue, figur(in)e; bodily representation; 3D model**
etymology
from ixe ta ñek "image / reflection of self / body" (ixe "image, reflection, something's look" + ñek "body, self")
MAX definition: ixeñe vs lena
while ixeñe and lena both speak about objects resembling selsians, they resemble them for different reasons. an ixeñe is an archival tool; it's a hard statue of a selsian, perhaps one who existed, made so that others know what this selsian looked like. whoever that may be. lena are the opposite; they are soft body figures with bendable antennae and tentacles, made with latex, or sand or cottony fiber with aluminum wire to hold the shape. a lena is an imaginative tool. you use it to play and embody a character. what character it is may change, and what they are doing may change. this is why both lena and ñimōnx are [A], while ixeñe is [I].
examples
ce? wañ, jaqi ixeñe kul ta Nwexēl Auqasma āficzunol muj mufe! - huh? yes, we have many statues of Nwexēl Auqasma at the museum!
ixeñe pi taba ototon nen jaqi twel mos mibtu ruxuzi - this statue shows your taba that married us
notes
i'm out of characters for this i can't say anything else byeee
July 21st (Day 131)
zutam
1) lantern, candle, lightbulb*; light (non-celestial, from neither the sun or moon)
2) warn (of), notify (of), alert (of)
etymology
specific etymology unknown but has many cognates. origin of modern numeral zut "two"
examples
nata e peqi-wantens ta ōtonol raj jul batamuin jaqi fej mos zutam - he warned us that the city's ice-shipment will arrive late
tzat oto ziel roñ tux sol, sōksolas? zutam asan swilzex temko - can you go get some oil, please? my lamp's growing weak
aj, zutam-tzu'oto nolpi jul - oh, here comes the lantern-bearer
notes
i was so completely entirely ready to start my college semester today (yesterday was independence day so obviously wasn't gonna be then) so i got to class waited 30 whole minutes when nobody showed up and then i went to the library and checked my schedule and All of my classes start next week. all of them. the thing is the time limit for paying the semester (with no extra late fees) was yesterday so i thought it started today. if i had a nickel for every time this month my parents procrastinated paying for something that started "the next day" only to find out it started the week after that, i'd have 2 nickels. somebody should've zutamed that to me (boom this is now relevant to the entry) (i am the queen of relevance)
July 22nd (Day 132)
monrikāuzi
be suspicious / wary (of); distrust, cast doubt
etymology
from monrikas "purple" + uzi "see"; "seeing purple"
examples
ma... asa pusai ken. asa lifē monrikāuzi - hm... i don't know. i don't trust that
asa e Xelis sīnfanol jakin tabol monrikāuzi - i'm wary of Xelis feeding our garden
notes
idk i got nothing. well, except this word, obviously. i don't even have a funny anecdote or anything so let's not drag this out. bye :P
posthumous commentary: how obvious is it that i got Extremely disoiriented by the scheduling mishap yesterday and literally couldn't do anything that week because it threw me off. please rate the obviosity on a scale of 1-10 on our customer satisfaction survey
July 23rd (Day 133)
olkwo
drink*, sip*, chug*, absorb liquid, hydrate (in a pond, river or tub of liquid)
etymology
likely cognates with kwo "mouth"
MAX definition
the action of absorbing fluids through the absorption patches (li'o) on the lower thirds of the torso. obviously water (usually in places like lakes or ponds), but also other liquids like juices, dairies and soups. selsians don't eat, so this is how they get their fill. they're liquidivores!
examples
aj, no'o zpatsu iowa... jaki az olkwo - ooh, it's quite hot... let's go hydrate
nata ubei um Tzeri olkwo sucra wañ - she really likes drinking cherry tea
notes
meow? (waiting for something to happen?)
posthumous commentary: nevermind please rate the obviosity on a scale of 3-12
July 24th (Day 134)
aikae
sunbathe, sit in the sun, photosynthesize
etymology
root, probably
examples
asa e asa om ukeq aikae iñleuja. fe nu'a nite! - i adore sunbathing in the morning. that makes everything better!
fe ico? asa om ukeq aikae li olkwo. namiwi aenfūn! - that's it? i photosynthesize and hydrate in the morning. perfectly balanced!
notes
i don't remember why i didn't post the word yesterday idk. it makes posting pairs like these easier though i guess
July 25th (Day 135)
razipxe
pattern, motif, structure, mode of organization
etymology
from ruzipajan "tiling, tessellation", itself from ruzipa "brick, tile; rectangle, square" + -jan ("large thing / structure composed of many collective Xs"), + -xe "-like"
examples
tzat oto naetzi? razipxe e kiñox li sa'e li tieben li sa'e ñasun pja prins muj xilu cu - do you understand? the pattern is that a triangle, a square, a hexagon and a different square join up at any vertex
ataē, razipxe nen ñimukiq pi muj ōkapo wañ... az neko tepsu! asa neko tomulēwja fej raj rux! - wow, the pattern on this cloth is so beautiful... give it! i'm gonna frame it!
notes
something something joke about leitmotifs and Toby Fox. i'm not gonna make it i can't think of anything sufficiently funny right now but you sure can. wait nevermind i got it. penumbra phantasm
posthumous commentary: i haven't even heard penumbra phantasm yet idk what the fuss is about
July 26th (Day 136)
lomprezu
hat, cap; cap (on a parasol / umbrella)
etymology
clipping of lei um prexe zut "thing made of two holes", originally two physical holes for a selsian's antennae to pass through and remain functional while the rest of the body is covered
examples
tzasu So'i koso naetzi, na prexe zut neko muj sun. itz nata lomprezu suan ñek muj lakos zut zer rux - so So'i grabbed a disk, and made two holes in it. then she put the new hat on herself, through the two antennae
wato fe monōk lomprezu az lori! - that third guy should wear a hat!
notes
wow this reminds me of a certain Selsimicu Story that just came out somewhere that's pretty wild
posthumous commentary: coined while writing cekwas ta lomprezu (...ujx)! you should read that
July 27th (Day 137)
manā
(X) of origin, of birth; home, mother
etymology
from mana "parent¹"
examples
tzat qu ōtonol manān natan cu? neko suploto! - is that over there his home country? it's huge!
asa Iñliz e neko mīcujan manān asan cu xixe eswa! - i speak English like it's my mother tongue!
notes
ok NOW it's college time finally. so here's this before i go. here i come night classes (i hate night classes)
July 28th (Day 138)
nolma
native, local (to a certain place, most likely the topical one)
etymology
from nol "place; country*" + -ma (-ese, -ian, -ish; "from this place")
examples
aj, az qoktu ken! az tiwī! tzat oto sesefēms nolman raj lew ken ko'on? - hey, don't be scared! try some! are you seriously not gonna try the native drinks?
anpaze, nata Ka'e man nolma. noqu ken - wrong, he's native to Ka'e. not over there.
notes
i was considering making yesterday a double feature with manā and this in one day but i felt like stretching it out would be more useful to me. too bad i almost forgot i planned to do that and was about to make this a completely different word before i remembered. oh well. material for tomorrow!
July 29th (Day 139)
umsuno
manufacturer's emblem, mark, signature; brand, logo**
etymology
clipping of "u'u um sunoto"; u'u "mark, spot, blotch" + um (compositional genitive particle) + sunoto "maker, worker" (sun "work, do; make" + -oto)
examples
az umsuno jakin ten tempep! - remember to add our brand mark!
asa reñsu mon pokao, wañ. umsuno ta Pomni, nitsa iowa. umsuno ta Matzo, u! neneko natan leq melu'o - i ask for three reñsu, yes. mark of Pomni, quite good. mark of Matzo, ooh! theirs are always jam-packed
ma... ñekruxas. asa umsuno ta reñsu pi bewtoz ken. oto neko cenar man tux? - hmm... hold on. i don't recognize this reñsu's mark. where'd you get it from?
notes
and here's the word in question! manufacturing mibtu or individuals will come up for emblems representing themselves to stamp on their products so they can be identified once they disperse into the trade networks (and traced back to a perpetrator if anything's wrong with them), especially for the reñsu bricks used as semi-currency. it opens a lot of doors! anyways i gotta go to class now if i wait any longer it's gonna be rush hour at the metro and i hate rush hour at the metro
posthumous commentary: hehehehe... pomni
July 30th (Day 140)
sōksolas
please
etymology
from earlier phrase akin to "let me chop you up", using tseok "chop, split, divide" & sol "free, able; may", + -(a)s (nominalizer)
wait what
ok so basically this comes from the notion of slicing a fruit in half and the putting the open face of the halves on an absorption patch, to quickly absorb the juices of it. and it's like. i guess a fable?? the person you are requesting something of is the fruit. you are trying to drink them. i don't know if this makes sense it might just not
examples
tzat oto tepxom setok um texmeste fej jazra'e, sōksolas? jaki neko zuke - can you go trade for a setok of citrus jam, please? we lack it
sōksolas az lifē eswa ken - please don't say that
notes
hey remember when i brought up the hit song You're Welcome from Moana (2016) earlier this month. yeah i was going to go translate that into selsimicu for fun before realizing i didn't have a word meaning you're welcome. nor please. neither of those existed yet (and i know less is more and shit but like there wasn't actually a reason for why those wouldn't be there i just straight up forgot). so i made this and the word that will almost certainly be tomorrow's word (oh boy can you guess it). you don't have to understand the etymological metaphor it really does not matter but as we all know i am an etymology fiend so i couldn't help myself
July 31st (Day 141)
zasklafi
you're welcome
etymology
from earlier phrase "scatter me later"; "az asa kulcax frimun" (standout words being kulcax "scatter, disperse" & frimu "in the future, later")
why did you do this
sequel to the other metaphor fable thing. you suck a fruit of its juices, and what's left? well the skin and all the seeds usually. what are you gonna do with that? well, if you don't need it for anything else, scatter them! it helps the plants grow. it helped you, so you help it!
examples
asa neko tux! zasklafi - i got it! you're welcome
asa leipī icon eswa: zasklafi! cacasui li za'o li saiño fej - i'll just say, you're welcome! for the tides, the sun and the sky
notes
so what the hell was in that eel
posthumous commentary: like... y'know... the lyric from You're Welcome. y'know
August 1st (Day 142)
bīnkawas
nature, wilderness; ecosystem, environment
etymology
from bīnkawa "natural, wild", itself from binikas wanun "within the pink / green*", + -(a)s (nominalizer)
examples
bīnkawas caujofi - nature is cool
mana, az uzi! kotizu bīnkawan! - mom, look! a wild animal!
oto falsañjo uzi watken?? ...ma, nanata bīnkawas oton twel leqot mairuñ ken. no'o manmarū - you've never seen a falsañjo?? ...well, they kinda don't exist by your ecosystem. it makes sense
notes
happy august! it's toki pona month! among other things! it's also the unceremonious selsimicu month but who cares about that (the ceremonious one is september) (we're almost there) (kinda)
August 2nd (Day 143)
wif
hypothetical; hypothetically, think about if, imagining that; could*, would*, could've*, would've*
etymology
taken from part of wifaño "story, tale; fiction, fantasy"
examples
xazufke! Feñ, oto nata ces tweksin! oto nata ces wif, moxtrus fe suploto wif! - that's enough! Feñ, you nearly hit him! imagine if you had hit him, the injury would've been huge!
cenar oto leipī e neko manmarū xixe eswa? neko kfusas wif icon cu. - why are you saying this like it answers itself? it's purely a hypothetical scenario.
oto leqū sucra wif! asa leq iñtuamo! - you would like that! i trust!
notes
i'm currently working on an archive of all of these WOTD entries for the Learn Selsimicu website! unfortunately i also have to make a dinky logo for college so i won't get that done today and probably not tomorrow either. oh boy it's happening
posthumous commentary: i sure wonder how that went
August 3rd (Day 144)
malāi
first ñawba of an awpoxlixe; Monday**; day of Plaza'o('s manifestations)
etymology
from *m?l (deprecated / reconstructed root, likely meaning time or moment) + aikae "sunbathe, photosynthesize"
examples
oto sūfamat asa fej malāi faukan muj wanten fetzu - you need to send me the spreadsheet on next Malāi
asa malāi trum - i hate Mondays
asa e za'o malāi ukeq tepsu tekon rajcata - i swear the sun shines more on Malāis...
notes
another {multiple day}-long project while i go through my second week of college. days of the awpoxlixe! yay! i came up with all of these like three hours ago so they'll all be braaand spankin new baby. here's one out of six! ok bye bye now
August 4th (Day 145)
molwōlk
second ñawba of an awpoxlixe; Tuesday**; day of Onamiu('s manifestations)
etymology
from *m?l + olkwo "hydrate, drink, absorb"
examples
nata kēxtanol e mon ukle man e saija xi ukle fej molwōlk ukeq muj - she is in class from hour 3 to hour 10 on Tuesdays
itz molwōlk cawoka tekon ruxjul... - and then Molwōlk brings in more rain...
watke mwel ta molwōlk trum - no one hates a night on Molwōlk
notes
day two of six! i don't have as much to comment on as i thought since the definition and etymology do almost all the heavy lifting, so uhm... you'll wanna catch up with the Malxoma Pantheon for this week if you haven't! ok bye
August 5th (Day 146)
malpīx
third ñawba of an awpoxlixe; Wednesday**; day of Ēbemuf('s manifestations)
etymology
from *m?l + either pixil "joke, jest" or paxplix "laugh*"
examples
malpīx onajun! az texfaixota kirxeben jakin tiwī! - prosperous Wednesday! try our free woodfruit!
pxx, oto mos pfaluno tux! malpīx ta Ēbemuf mairuñ! - pfft, you were tricked! it's Ēbemuf's Malpīx!
oto "itz wawato malpīx ukeq pixil tekon" eswa akpiru asa oto raj imonxo - if you say "and people act funnier on Malpīx" i am going to tackle you
notes
three of six! we're halfway through! yeah uhhhhh we're getting there don't worry. i'm out of anything funny to say. ironic isn't it
August 6th (Day 147)
melfēm
fourth ñawba of an awpoxlixe; Thursday**; day of Mibiqa('s manifestations)
etymology
from *m?l + fem "to love"
examples
asa peqoja kul melfēm ukeq man-jazra'e. so'oka nu'an neko fej-jazra'e nokao! - i sell a lot of ice cream on Melfēm. all the lovebirds keep buying it!
atke nata melfēm ukeq kēxtanol ukeq kew fetzu ken - but she doesn't have to go to class on Thursdays
So'i malāi man melfēm fej zweñ. nata mwel ukeq raj suajul - So'i is leaving from Malāi until Melfēm. he'll be back tonight
notes
every single college semester since i enrolled i've always had at least one day with no classes, like, completely on accident. that usually ended up either on monday or friday. or both in the case of my first semester. and this semester it'sssssss thursday. which makes it feel less like a three day weekend and more like i should be doing something and am not. soooo pretty significant downgrade imo. anyways day four out of six!
August 7th (Day 148)
maljūz
fifth ñawba of an awpoxlixe; Friday**; day of Twanusu('s manifestations)
etymology
from *m?l + jufzi "stargaze; reminisce, admire", itself from jof- (out-, ex-) + uzi "see, look"; lit. "look out"
examples
oto maljūz ukeq leq jufzi? ...pi manmarū. oto awpoxlixe nu'an ukeq ao. - you're really stargazing on Maljūz? ...that tracks. you do it every week.
ruzipex, maljūz tziñ. suns suajul. - okay, Maljūz is finished. work returns
melfēm ukeq, asa susu'i um kelox man-jazra'e. maljūz ukeq, asa neneko nen tāzi'ao kiax - on Thursday, i sell the donuts ("rings of grain"). on Friday, i throw away the ones that remain
notes
i forgot it was a holiday today i'm sorry mi gente you can throw tomatoes at me i have no patriotism (battle of boyacá day) (i bet something interesting's happening tomorrow.....) (ooo)
August 8th (Day 149)
malkēx
sixth (and final) ñawba of an awpoxlixe; Saturday**, Sunday**; day of Kextafiz('s manifestations)
etymology
from *m?l + kexta "teach, instruct"
examples
ñekruxas... otsin "Satertej" li "Santej" ukeq sun ken, tzat fi? atke jaqi malkēx ukeq sun wañ. no'o ipol ken! - hold on... you don't work on "Saturday" and "Sunday", right? but we do work on malkēx. they aren't the same!
malāi, molwōlk, malpīx, melfēm, maljūz, malkēx. ñawba ta awpoxlixe! - Malāi, Molwōlk, Malpīx, Melfēm, Maljūz, Malkēx. the days of the week!
om ta malkēx newe iowa. e fena nu'an kēxtanol muj tzun! - Malkēx noons are quite uneventful. it's cuz all the kids are in school!
notes
and that's six out of six! i now have a personal anecdote to share finally but my tummy hurts so i'm not going to. this is only kind of a non sequitur. happy 25th anniversary Toki Pona and happy birthday Cyd! i will not be on suno pi toki pona today (tired... ough) but one of my toki pona videos will play at the end right before the finale! alright move along toki pona it's selsimicu time now! (no it's not) (there's like 6 or 7 weeks left) (haha 6 7)
August 9th (Day 150)
zaute
bright, light, illuminated, clear(ly visible); real
etymology
cognates with zutam "light (non-celestial; from the sun or moon), lantern, torch, etc.; to warn", and perhaps za'o "Sun, sunlight" too
examples
oto li Kris "qetsil zauten" muj ewena. nol en nu'a luz fej zaute - you and Kris live in the "Light World". a place where everything looks real
aj! reñsu pi cufalum twel scom ken! neko zaute ken! asa neko raj tux ken. - hey! this reñsu bar doesn't measure at a cufalum! it's not real! i will not take it.
asa zmal zauten iñleuja! - bright mornings are my favorite!
notes
watched spider-man brand new day it was very very good i liked it. just did the sundaily selsimicu too if you haven't seen it i straight up just ripped a line from it to use here. strangely productive sunday for me. class tomorrow. lesson of the week is i need to stop buying twix it is never as good as i feel like it's going to be when i buy it. ok bye bye
August 10th (Day 151)
nācajan
map
etymology
from naca "trace, trail; track record" + -jan (thing made up of many collective Xs)
examples
nācajan toin caujan leqot pfaile. tema leoq anpaze twel - a map that's too big may lie. the shape might be somewhat wrong
nācajan e bātunol noqu mairuñ xukona - the map signals the baby farm is over there
notes
i gotta go look for a bus in like less than 10 minutes ideally so here is a shorter entry. also my excuse to post the Niburu map again. this time with the continent names! yay ok bye
posthumous commentary: or well i would've had to if the earthquare that happened earlier this very day hadn't closed down my college for the day. oh well i explain that in the next entry be patient
August 11th (Day 152)
osrafe
fill, stuff; bury*; cast, make mold of
etymology
from os- (complementary, necessary opposite) + rafes "dig, burrow, excavate" (if you take away dirt, you've gotta put it somewhere else!)
examples
eifa peprezcu no'on leq osrafe??? - humans bury their dead???
nata jofoñ pi loja um bluspei lori osrafe na nata raj tabol - he's filling this jar with a paste of yeast and is gonna feed it
sa'e fe um osoña soñasnoto nitsan lutān ta Ñōñzutue man osrafe tux... neko jazra'es onajun mos cu! - that glass cube was cast by the greatest glassworker of Ñōñzutue... it was a prosperous deal!
notes
oh yeah there was an earthquake yesterday over here that was pretty wild. didn't get hurt since i was out walking my dog and thus had already "evacuated" by all practical means. i went to class afterwards and i turn up to see the whole uni closed. because of. you guessed it. the earthquake. and my classes today are virtual too. not sure if we'll be back tomorrow. oh well less money i have to spend hooray
August 12th (Day 153)
so'oka
lover, partner; sweetheart, honey, baby (petnames); lovebird (someone very obviously and visibly in love)
etymology
from so'o "pupil, pinhole" + -oka (shard, fragment, element from X's larger whole). in the past, so'o meant "moon", since selsians have a single eye with a white pupil and black sclera, looking like the moon in the night sky. Moon → Moon Shard → (due to mythology regarding Mibiqa) lover
examples
tzat oto neko so'oka fej fej-jazra'e? fe jamu. - are you buying this for your partner? that's cute.
ce? cenar tzun "so'oka" ...setok um prexe ta luz xukona?? - huh? why does "so'oka" mean... portion of the eye hole??
pxxxxx, oto nēuscutzi! so'oka setok um femwena xukona. - pffft, you're stupid! so'oka means portion of the moon.
notes
ok yeah we're back to normal that only took a day. i don't have anything else to add oh wait i do actually the archive's done! it's been done for a bit i just forgot to link it. you can now comb through Selsimicu Word of the Day's 120+ words separated into 30ish day pages! tomorrow i'll upload this month-span's words since we've reached the day and i don't have class. check that out if you haven't! ok bye bye
posthumous commentary: well... you know how that went! thank you for reading! Month 5 out.