Wenja Language: majish
Smarkaka, salwa! Shaja alya Winja kam-kamya warshtas warhamas : majish. Majish is the basic word meaning “big, large, great” and is often yelled in the context of the Udam —
Wenja Language: salwa
Smarkaka, salwa! “Salwa” is a word that we’ve used quite a bit in the last couple weeks in our Wenja lessons, though it’s never been explicitly discussed. Meaning “all, whole,
Wenja Language: su hasa-kwa
Smarkaka, salwa! Shaja kam-kamya warshtas warhamas : su . “Hello, all! Today we’ll be talking about a very common word : su.” The base meaning of this word is “good”, though you’ll hear
Wenja Language: pacha
Hésu wos, sókwyos (sa smarkaka Izila-ha)! Shajas dajris warshta : pacha. Meaning “to see”, pacha is a very common word in the Wenja language. When sneaking around an Udam outpost,
Wenja Grammar: Reduplication
Smarkaka! Shaja gastiya samkway dahamas. Na Winja warshtas warhamas, tu, ya rahi Winja dangwa-su aw-awam, sis warhamas: “reduplication.”(Today we’ll be doing something a bit different. We’ll not be talking about a