LL-L "Lexicon" 2002.08.29 (04) [A/E]

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From: "" <johnno55 at excite.com>
Subject: LL-L "Lexicon" 2002.08.28 (04) [A/LS]

Beste Laelanders,
                 Elsie Zinsser wrote:

Na aanleiding van Mathieu en Luc se verwysing na woorde vir die geluide

wat
diere maak:
In Afrikaans _tjank_ hondsoorte. Hiënas _lag_ (hulle _giggel_ nie soos

in
Duits nie). Leeus _brul_ en katte _kerm_ (behalwe as hulle _miaau_ of

van
tevredenheid _spin_)
Terloops, as ons van ‘n tier praat, maak ons die geluid _njar!_ maar
dis

waarskynlik nie algemeen nie.

I must confess _njar_ is not known to me or my Afrikaans collegues so
it
appears to be localised in its usage.
However, as a English speaking student of Afrikaans/Nederlands I was
always amazed at the _raak sêgoed_ Afrikaans has. The word _kerm_
reminded
me of the expression _Kerm soos 'n kat oor 'n derm_  which in English
means
to cry or complain about nothing (The English seems so much blander.).
Is
there anything similar in the other lowlanders languages?

John le Grange

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