Posts Tagged youth
1: Strange Companions (30.2)
nefyookzo (nef-FYOOK-zoh) is a small measurement from the Jeenare metric system, a bit shorter than our centimeter. Between Lore and Ondoko empires sharing large portions of the same measurement system, you’d think they could get along better — but no.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
1: Strange Companions (27.1)
More contemporaneous Lore for, essentially, “Dude, shut up.” jev — a kind of gender-neutral slangy way to refer to someone, especially youth. Originates from Old Lore loves speaking to one another in a frank tone. tsihsh (smack) lee — Something[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
1: Strange Companions (25.1)
I am so tired, but luckily no commentary’s needed for today’s strip. Here it is!
1: Strange Companions (24.3)
The signs being held up by the student protest are not particularly clever or unique for the time, but the message is strong. One is easy to explain. The one on the left reads DALJVAL KAKULTAN (Dzhahlj-VAHL KAH-kool-TAHN) or, basically,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
1: Strange Companions (24.1)
Aop is looking at a slightly faulty Vûl-to-Ondoko dictionary.
1: Strange Companions (23.3)
1: Strange Companions (23.2)
Hak*lee sheelron is my clumsy alliteration of Sonia’s very slangy Pærthean way of saying “go to hell”. The normal spelling in Old Lore is XLI HAKSILRON (*smack* lee HAHK-sheel-ROHN) which literally means “Go dive for sharks.” However, the sarcastic New[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
1: Strange Companions (20.3)
In Lore, Sonia jubilantly cries, “JOVIZ!“(jo-VEEZ) which is used on Pærth like we use “Alright!” Having “threenage” years linguistically splits the difference between fairy ages and those terrible early years we’re familiar with, but it also happens to be a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…