Book 13. (1 results) Explorers of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 6 | 77 | The word Schendi, as View more quotes about nearly">nearly as I can determine, has no obvious, direct meaning in itself. |
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Book 13. (7 results) Explorers of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 6 | 74 | To some extent, of course, this is a misnomer, as there are many languages which are spoken in the equatorial interior which would not be intelligible to a native speaker of the Ushindi area. |
| 6 | 75 | It is useful, however, to have some convenient way of referring to the linguistic modalities of the Ushindi area. |
| 6 | 76 | Gorean, incidentally, is spoken generally in Schendi. |
| 6 | 77 | The word Schendi, as nearly as I can determine, has no obvious, direct meaning in itself. |
| 6 | 78 | It is generally speculated, however, that it is a phonetic corruption of the inland word Ushindi, which, long ago, was apparently used to refer to this general area. |
| 6 | 79 | In that sense, I suppose, one might think of Schendi, though it has no real meaning of its own, as having an etiological relationship to a word meaning 'Victory'. |
| 6 | 80 | The Gorean word for victory is "Nykus," which expression seems clearly influenced by "Nike," or "Victory," in classical Greek. |
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To some extent, of course, this is a misnomer, as there are many languages which are spoken in the equatorial interior which would not be intelligible to a native speaker of the Ushindi area.
It is useful, however, to have some convenient way of referring to the linguistic modalities of the Ushindi area.
Gorean, incidentally, is spoken generally in Schendi.
The word Schendi, as nearly as I can determine, has no obvious, direct meaning in itself.
It is generally speculated, however, that it is a phonetic corruption of the inland word Ushindi, which, long ago, was apparently used to refer to this general area.
In that sense, I suppose, one might think of Schendi, though it has no real meaning of its own, as having an etiological relationship to a word meaning 'Victory'.
The Gorean word for victory is "Nykus," which expression seems clearly influenced by "Nike," or "Victory," in classical Greek.
- (Explorers of Gor)