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Thanks Rory, It is indeed a terrific Lakhota resource, and you are most welcome, anytime.<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Incidentally, that perceptive observation of yours about a possible more active/volitional component in kunsyakel, in that context, makes a lot of sense to me. </div><div>And I agree about the humour & dynamism which might be added to the writer's expression, by such a possible nuance. </div><div>Hena un lila pilamayayelo.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Clive.<br><div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>On 06/02/2008, at 4:55 AM, Rory M Larson wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><br><tt><font size="2">> </font></tt><font size="3">E.g. '</font><font size="3" color="red">kunsyakel</font><font size="3">' : I'm not sure exactly <b><i>why</i></b> the father would be 'pretending/simulating' anything, at this point?! </font> <br><font size="3">Unless 'kunsyakel' here has a weakened sense, meaning not much more than : "apparently/seemingly/to outward appearances"? </font> <br><font size="3">But of course for that idea we have s'elecheca/s'ele/s'e/sekse.</font> <br> <br> <br><tt><font size="2">I'm guessing the "seemingly" sense is approximately correct here, which would mean that kunsyakel doesn't necessarily imply that the pretense is false. Perhaps kunsyakel suggests an active/volitional role in the appearance that is lacking in the s'elecheca/s'ele/s'e/sekse set, which might be too weak and passive for the author's intentions. While the latter set might give: "The father seemed totally bewildered...", using kunsyakel the result might be: "The father was actively emitting signals of total bewilderment...", surely a much more powerful and humorous way of expressing the situation.</font></tt> <br> <br><tt><font size="2">Sounds like you have found a wonderful resource. Thanks for sharing!</font></tt> <br> <br><tt><font size="2">Rory</font></tt> <br></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>