My Ossetian Immersion Log

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It's interesting that don means water.

Not far from Ossetia the river Don flows, emptying its waters in the Black Sea, as do another rivers Dnepr, Dniester, Danube, all four with D and N...

[Blue Saka]

Æz agyrin bazar...


So, let's find some things at this market:

tug = blood
fizonag = Ossetian kebab
arak = a liquor

[Blue Saka]

It's interesting that don means water.

Not far from Ossetia the river Don flows, emptying its waters in the Black Sea, as do another rivers Dnepr, Dniester, Danube, all four with D and N...

Yeah.

The "highways" back in the day. The lifelines to civilizations. It's a fascinating part of the world, with such a long history. The river names have very ancient roots as well.

[Blue Saka]

Hello, everyone.

I apologize to anyone who may still be following my log. I have been quite busy lately. I will post some more vocabulary later today.

Tomorrow, I will transition into another stage of this study.


Mæ zærdæ yin zægi ænænizdzinad!

[Blue Saka]

Some words, from the last couple days:

birts = spice
tsarv = butter
næmig = grain
kæsag = fish
kærdo = pear
tsyanon = hunter

Today's list:
art-dzæst = hearth
æm-xærd = communal meal
æm-nozt = communal drink

[Blue Saka]

Salam!


Observations:

I am beginning the next stage with a theme in mind - observations. By this, I mean everyday things observed by our senses. Like I said before, this would be an increase in the amount of words memorized (5). In addition to this, I have decided to take in reading and audio/visual sources more frequently. I think there's an Ossetian language movie about the Nart Sagas on Youtube that I'll watch later. Also, I think I might dive into studying Kartuli (Georgian) sooner, because why not?


Anyways, todays vocabulary:

tærs = beech tree
rindz = animal track
zæxx = earth
marg = bird
yæng = body part

[Blue Saka]

Today's list:

tsalkh = wheel
kӕrt = courtyard
ӕfsondz = yoke
narӕg = ravine
khӕdzar = house