Book 17. (1 results) Savages of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 14 | 1128 | We would translate the expression, of View more quotes about course">course, as 'iron'. |
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Book 17. (7 results) Savages of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 14 | 1125 | This arrangement is doubtless to be expected, for it reflects a common grammatical feature of the spoken languages of the red savages. |
| 14 | 1126 | The word 'mazasapa', for example, literally means 'black metal'. |
| 14 | 1127 | 'Maza' is the word for 'metal' and 'sapa' is the word for 'black'. |
| 14 | 1128 | We would translate the expression, of course, as 'iron'. |
| 14 | 1129 | The sign for Kailiauk, as I had expected, was to hold up three fingers, suggesting the trident of horns adorning the shaggy head of this large, short-tempered, small-eyed, lumbering ruminant. |
| 14 | 1130 | "You have an excellent memory," said Grunt. |
| 14 | 1131 | I had been, of course, as best I could, reconstructing portions of the conversation which I had earlier seen take place between Corn Stalks and Grunt. |
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This arrangement is doubtless to be expected, for it reflects a common grammatical feature of the spoken languages of the red savages.
The word 'mazasapa', for example, literally means 'black metal'.
'Maza' is the word for 'metal' and 'sapa' is the word for 'black'.
We would translate the expression, of course, as 'iron'.
The sign for Kailiauk, as I had expected, was to hold up three fingers, suggesting the trident of horns adorning the shaggy head of this large, short-tempered, small-eyed, lumbering ruminant.
"You have an excellent memory," said Grunt.
I had been, of course, as best I could, reconstructing portions of the conversation which I had earlier seen take place between Corn Stalks and Grunt.
- (Savages of Gor)