‘Not working’, ‘out of order’, ‘down’ = KAKSHIT
The word that also means ‘to be broken’ comes in handy in our modern tech age…
Telegraph line repairman (image credit: True West)
Sõdi <10> Shun. <X> Kakshit tiligraf.
Sunday 10 June be.broken telegraph
‘Sunday June 10. The telegraph lines were down.’
— Kamloops Wawa #198 (September 1901), “Besieged in Pekin by the Boxers”, page 82
I hereby inform you that when your phone or computer aren’t working, they’re kakshit!
The real-people English translation of this is obviously ‘broken’, ‘busted’, ‘out of order’ (hang a kakshit sign on that clogged toilet)…
PS: please pretend the Sõdi above is Sondi 🙂
𛰅𛱁𛰃𛱂 𛰙𛱁𛱆𛰅𛱁 𛰃𛱄𛰙𛰃𛱄𛰙? qʰáta mayka tə́mtəm?
kata maika tumtum? Qu’en penses-tu?
What do you think?
And can you say it in Chinuk Wawa?
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