Tatoeba

TAGALOG: Ang tinubuang-bayan kong Pilipinas ay parang haluhalò ng Méhiko at Hawaii. Medyo nagtagál akó sa Hapón. Ang bansáng pagkupkóp kong Kánada ay mailáp na lupà ng mga Indiyó pa sa akin.

ESPERANTO: Mia hejmlando Filipinoj estas kiel miksaĵo de Meksiko kaj Havajo. Mi loĝis en Japanio dum kelka tempo. Mia adoptita lando Kanado estas ankoraŭ sovaĝa indiana lando laŭ mi. 

ENGLISH: My homeland the Philippines is like a blending of Mexico and Hawaii. I lived in Japan for some time. My adopted land Canada is still wild Indian country to me.

日本語：私の故郷のフィリピンはメキシコとハワイの融合のようなものです。 私はしばらく日本に住んでいました。 私は養子となったカナダがまだ野生のインディアンの国だと思います。

 LOJBAN: i le mi pavzda gugde poi flipo cu tai mixre lo mexno e lo xavli i mi ze'a xabju le ponjo i pe'i le mi plicu'a gugde poi kadno cu za'o cilce ke rindo tumla

We Like Rabbits

I have essentially personally encountered three kinds of Buddhism (Zen Buddhism, Theravāda Buddhism, and Pure Land Buddhism), and five kinds of Christianity (Roman Catholicism, Baptist, Pentecostal, Jehovah's Witness, and Mormonism). But despite my adventures into religions, I still believe in Science Fact and Science Fiction. And I do not dismiss the many forms of Animism, including Shintō and Dào, as well as other Native around this world. (I count 13.)

I can speculate all I want about the nature of the universe and "reality," but such would be just speculation. I can say that our reality is like a computer simulation. I can say that our reality is like a hologram. I can say that our reality is like a dream. There are many more I-can-say's. They are speculations. As humans, we are like rabbits in that even if higher beings were to tell us the truth, we still might not understand.

Tatoeba

ESPERANTO: Mia hejmlando Filipinoj estas kiel miksaĵo de Meksiko kaj Havajo. Mi loĝis en Japanio dum kelka tempo. Mia adoptita lando Kanado estas ankoraŭ sovaĝa indiana lando laŭ mi. 

ENGLISH: My homeland the Philippines is like a blending of Mexico and Hawaii. I lived in Japan for some time. My adopted land Canada is still wild Indian country to me.

Vraka Strando

ĉe la Vraka Strand'
vestaĵ-laŭvola ludant':
indianeske

Viktor Nonong Medrano (2020-06-11)

HARVEST

*Gazebo and Swing*

Near the faraway jungle houses
was a quaint jungle gazebo
where there had crept a jungle snake.
A cozy canopy glider swing
was in the flipping garden.
Beyond were _gratiles_ berries clinging.
Not at all was the family compound barren.

Viktor Nonong Medrano (2020-06-09)


*Balloon Vines*

Creeping balloon vines
outside urban apartment:
Yeah Filipiña!

Viktor Nonong Medrano (2020-06-09)


*Temples and Josses*

Stubborn _urusai_ crowds
Blue sky and white clouds
Joss sticks in front of Josses
Chopsticks in a rice bowl of Pork Chops
Flips in an inflatable kiddie pool
"You want to join us?" says the school
A crowd of teens with 1970's hairdos
In a corner store of clerks not just Hindus
A walk to the green grove temples
Down south on Number Three Road
Iced Apple Green Tea with Bubbles
Phonograms with Logograms like cryptic code
At night, the wondrous full moon showed

Viktor Nonong Medrano (2020-06-09)


*One Head-shaven, One Black-haired*

One Head-shaven, One Black-haired
Big bulging white man
Looks part-Amerind
Fancies an Eastern lady
Drives a green car shared
Another one handsome
Reminiscent of tamarind
Both seeing a wild shaman
Under massive trees shady

Viktor Nonong Medrano (2020-06-08)


*Blond and Squid*

In Stockholm and Helsinki
Looking for hairy blond men
Grey ice cream squid-inky
Isla Lulu Tagalog practice, amen

Viktor Nonong Medrano (2020-06-08)


*Red Savannah*

big red savannah
around the Spanish mansion:
whirlwind near a cliff

Viktor Nonong Medrano (2020-06-05)


*Chlorine*

Labyrinth and like Amerind
Sushi rolls not so choosy
Swimming pool and jacuzzi
Plasticky chlorine smells
Saunas and mighty bells

Viktor Nonong Medrano (2020-06-05)


*Silly Rabbits*

Hi, silly rabbits!
You have white, brown, and black fur
on your fat bodies.

Viktor Nonong Medrano (2020-06-04)


*A Crow Flies*

a crow flies towards
yonder coniferous tree:
unraining grey skies

Viktor Nonong Medrano (2020-06-04)


*Blue Rose Garden*

big blue rose garden
around the Spanish mansion:
smell of new bark mulch

Viktor Nonong Medrano (2020-06-04)


*Red, Orange, Yellow*

Red, Orange, Yellow
Summer Thai temple days mellow
Sweet Duck on East Hastings Street Menus
Philosophical nighttime venues
After speculative fiction movies
Born in the time of being groovy
We the Japanesque marshmallows

Viktor Nonong Medrano (2020-06-03)


*Lychee in Syrup on Ice*

Lychee in Syrup on Ice
Not everyone in East Van eats rice
Back in Tōkyō are Rāmen-Ya
Offices like temples of Maya
Isla Lulu platter-sized hamburgers
Kitsilano condo boiled cauliflowers

Viktor Nonong Medrano (2020-06-03)


*Childhood Number 5*

Illuminares Lantern Festival
Trout Lake and snowcapped mountains
Vintage books and clothes
East Van character homes
Where people are not drones
Cafés and chow mein are a carnival
Esperanto meetings no rival
Downtown and Gastown excursions
Holistic Europe-Asia confusions

Viktor Nonong Medrano (2020-06-03)


*Swedish Furniture and Hot Chocolate*

Never had Rose Hip Soup
Tasted an IKEA Almond Cake
Sitting at the handsome dock
Faraway Lake Sammamish gawk
Coconut Milk Hot Chocolate Grande
Lulu Island Flatlander break
Every day like a Chinese Donut Tuesday

Viktor Nonong Medrano (2020-06-03)


*Cooked Bamboo Shoots*

Cooked Bamboo Shoots
A Korean Picasso
Forever green Esperanto
Never been to Toronto
A tree with contorted roots
A fine marbled _teraso_
Vietnamese calligraphy
Imaginary geography
A basket of fruits

Viktor Nonong Medrano (2020-06-02)


*Mugicha and Pizza*

Cold Mugicha (or Barley Tea)
And Pizza Slice (or Mini Pan Pizza)
At the corner convenience store
In the Pandemic Genie Folklore
Flashbacks of Harajuku (and Ginza)
Now back here in the Big North
Glee and Sorrow gushing forth

Viktor Nonong Medrano (2020-06-01)


*Black Tea Latte*

Black Tea Latte
With Coconut Milk
From the corner Café
My tuque not of Silk
A walk in the green grove
Where crows and seagulls rove
A venerable verdant temple
Life not being so simple
A stray newspaper with a ripple

Viktor Nonong Medrano (2020-05-31)

Gazebo and Swing | Balloon Vines

Gazebo and Swing

Near the faraway jungle houses
was a quaint jungle gazebo
where there had crept a jungle snake.
A cozy canopy glider swing
was in the flipping garden.
Beyond were gratiles berries clinging.
Not at all was the family compound barren.

Viktor Nonong Medrano (2020-06-09)


Balloon Vines

Creeping balloon vines
outside urban apartment:
Yeah Filipiña!

Viktor Nonong Medrano (2020-06-09)

Temples and Josses

Stubborn urusai crowds
Blue sky and white clouds
Joss sticks in front of Josses
Chopsticks in a rice bowl of Pork Chops
Flips in an inflatable kiddie pool
"You want to join us?" says the school
A crowd of teens with 1970's hairdos
In a corner store of clerks not just Hindus
A walk to the green grove temples
Down south on Number Three Road
Iced Apple Green Tea with Bubbles
Phonograms with Logograms like cryptic code
At night, the wondrous full moon showed

One Head-shaven, One Black-haired

One Head-shaven, One Black-haired
Big bulging white man
Looks part-Amerind
Fancies an Eastern lady
Drives a green car shared
Another one handsome
Reminiscent of tamarind
Both seeing a wild shaman
Under massive trees shady

Blond and Squid

In Stockholm and Helsinki
Looking for hairy blond men
Grey ice cream squid-inky
Isla Lulu Tagalog practice, amen

Harvest

*Red Savannah*

big red savannah
around the Spanish mansion:
whirlwind near a cliff

Viktor Nonong Medrano (2020-06-05)


*Chlorine*

Labyrinth and like Amerind
Sushi rolls not so choosy
Swimming pool and jacuzzi
Plasticky chlorine smells
Saunas and mighty bells

Viktor Nonong Medrano (2020-06-05)

Harvest

*Silly Rabbits*

Hi, silly rabbits!
You have white, brown, and black fur
on your fat bodies.

Viktor Nonong Medrano (2020-06-04)


*A Crow Flies*

a crow flies towards
yonder coniferous tree:
unraining grey skies

Viktor Nonong Medrano (2020-06-04)


*Blue Rose Garden*

big blue rose garden
around the Spanish mansion:
smell of new bark mulch

Viktor Nonong Medrano (2020-06-04)


*Red, Orange, Yellow*

Red, Orange, Yellow
Summer Thai temple days mellow
Sweet Duck on East Hastings Street Menus
Philosophical nighttime venues
After speculative fiction movies
Born in the time of being groovy
We the Japanesque marshmallows

Viktor Nonong Medrano (2020-06-03)


*Lychee in Syrup on Ice*

Lychee in Syrup on Ice
Not everyone in East Van eats rice
Back in Tōkyō are Rāmen-Ya
Offices like temples of Maya
Isla Lulu platter-sized hamburgers
Kitsilano condo boiled cauliflowers

Viktor Nonong Medrano (2020-06-03)


*Childhood Number 5*

Illuminares Lantern Festival
Trout Lake and snowcapped mountains
Vintage books and clothes
East Van character homes
Where people are not drones
Cafés and chow mein are a carnival
Esperanto meetings no rival
Downtown and Gastown excursions
Holistic Europe-Asia confusions

Viktor Nonong Medrano (2020-06-03)


*Swedish Furniture and Hot Chocolate*

Never had Rose Hip Soup
Tasted an IKEA Almond Cake
Sitting at the handsome dock
Faraway Lake Sammamish gawk
Coconut Milk Hot Chocolate Grande
Lulu Island Flatlander break
Every day like a Chinese Donut Tuesday

Viktor Nonong Medrano (2020-06-03)


*Cooked Bamboo Shoots*

Cooked Bamboo Shoots
A Korean Picasso
Forever green Esperanto
Never been to Toronto
A tree with contorted roots
A fine marbled _teraso_
Vietnamese calligraphy
Imaginary geography
A basket of fruits

Viktor Nonong Medrano (2020-06-02)


*Mugicha and Pizza*

Cold Mugicha (or Barley Tea)
And Pizza Slice (or Mini Pan Pizza)
At the corner convenience store
In the Pandemic Genie Folklore
Flashbacks of Harajuku (and Ginza)
Now back here in the Big North
Glee and Sorrow gushing forth

Viktor Nonong Medrano (2020-06-01)


*Black Tea Latte*

Black Tea Latte
With Coconut Milk
From the corner Café
My tuque not of Silk
A walk in the green grove
Where crows and seagulls rove
A venerable verdant temple
Life not being so simple
A stray newspaper with a ripple

Viktor Nonong Medrano (2020-05-31)

From a Korean TV Show

From a Korean TV show, a Korean says, "You'd rather learn a phonogram!"

Anthropology

People have variety.  My preferred model of anthropology has four subspecies of the human species:  Mongoloid (variants Sundadont, Sinodont, and Super-Sinodont), Caucasoid (variants Nordic and Mediterranean), Negroid (variants Congoid and Capoid), and Australoid (variants Veddoid, Negrito, Papuan, Melanesian, Aborigine).

After Life (Wandafuru Raifu)

I have seen a Japanese movie called After Life (Wandafuru Raifu) about what happens after death.  The movie has a different idea in that the favourite scene in one's past life repeats and repeats after death.  One again and again experiences the favourite scene in one's life.  Japanese do not just think about regular, standardized ideas about life and death from standard religions.  Why I like Japanese is that they can think "out of the box."

On a related note, some people have suggested that life is like a movie that just unfolds.  It is the Life-as-a-Movie Paradigm.

Quarter-Cree Linda

Cutting rhododendron flowers at neighbour Barb's is Linda. I say, "You're part-Native? I can see it in you! You're a real Canadian!" She says that her father was half-Cree. Linda was born in a barn in the province of Alberta. Linda now lives with the Chans', the Spanish mansion. "You should be proud!" I say...

Kuwento | Rakonto

TAGALOG:  Interesado akó sa maraming mga wikà bilang akadémikong pampaligtás.  Ang mga wikà ay mga kalidoskopyo at mga bintanà sa iba-ibáng mundó.  ESPERANTO:  Mi interesiĝas pri multaj lingvoj kiel pri akademikaj liberigiloj. Lingvoj estas kiel kalejdoskopoj kaj kiel fenestroj al aliaj mondoj.  INTERLINGUA:  Ego es interessate in multe linguas como instrumentos academic liberative.  Le linguas es como kaleidoscopios e fenestras a altere mundos.

TAGALOG:  Kuwento sa Ibáng Planeta:  Sa malayong planeta, may dalawáng araw sa bugháw na langit, si Malakás at si Magandá.  Nagtanóng ang isáng anák sa kanyáng iná, "Nanay, bakit may dalawáng araw sa langit?"  Sabi ng iná, "O, anóng klaseng tanóng iyán?  Ilán ang matá mo?  Dalawá.  Ilán ang kamáy mo?  Dalawá."  Sumagót ang anák, "Pero, nanay, isá lamang hô ang ilóng ko..."  ESPERANTO:  Rakonto sur Alia Planedo:  Sur forega planedo, ekzistas du sunoj ĉe la blua ĉielo, Fortulo kaj Belulo. Ido demandas al sia patrino, "Kara Panjo, kial ekzistas du sunoj ĉe la ĉielo?" La patrino diras, "Ho, kia demando estas tio? Kiom da okuloj ci havas? Estas du. Kiom da manoj ci havas? Estas du." La ido respondas, "Sed, Panjo, mi havas nur unu nazon... "  ENGLISH:  A Story on Another Planet:  On a faraway planet, there are two suns in the blue sky, Strong and Beauteous.  A child asketh the mother, "Dearest mother, why are there two suns in the sky?"  Saith the mother, "Oh, what kind of question is that?  How many eyes hast thou?  'Tis two.  How many hands hast thou?  'Tis two."  The child respondeth, "But, mother, I have but one nose..."  日本語：とある惑星の物語：遠い惑星の空には、力様と美様と呼ばれる２つの太陽がありました。幼い子供が母親に「お母さま、なぜ空には太陽が２つあるの？」と尋ねました。母親は「あらやだわ。この子ったら。あなたには目がいくつある？２つだろう。手はいくつある？２つだよね」と言いました。子供は「でもね、お母さま。鼻は１つしかないよ」と答えました。LOJBAN:  i a'u drata plini lisri i u'e ua bu'u lo darno plini ke blanu tsani la tsali e la melbi cu remei solri i cusku fa lo verba fi le ri mamta fe lu i ga'inai io doi dirba mamta bu'u le tsani ri'a ma ba'e remei solri li'u i le mamta cu cusku lu i ga'i ue le preti cu mo i do zo'u ba'e xomei kanla i ju'ocai ba'e remei i do zo'u ba'e xomei xance i ju'ocai ba'e remei li'u i le verba zo'u danfu fa lu i io e'inai ku'i doi dirba mamta le mi nazbi cu pamei po'o li'u

TAGALOG:  Kuwento sa Ibáng Planeta: Sa malayong planeta, may dalawáng buwan sa gabíng langit, si Magaán at si Mabigát. Nagtanóng ang isáng anák sa kanyáng amá, "Tatay, bakit may dalawáng buwan sa langit?" Sabi ng amá, "O, anóng klaseng tanóng iyán? Ilán ang matá mo? Dalawá. Ilán ang kamáy mo? Dalawá." Sumagót ang anák, "Pero, tatay, isá lamang hô ang ilóng ko..."  LOJBAN:  i a'u drata plini lisri i u'e ua bu'u lo darno plini ke nicte tsani la linto e la tilju cu remei lunra i cusku fa lo verba fi le ri patfu fe lu i ga'inai io doi dirba patfu bu'u le tsani ri'a ma ba'e remei lunra li'u i le patfu cu cusku lu i ga'i ue le preti cu mo i do zo'u ba'e xomei kanla i ju'ocai ba'e remei i do zo'u ba'e xomei xance i ju'ocai ba'e remei li'u i le verba zo'u danfu fa lu i io e'inai ku'i doi dirba patfu le mi nazbi cu pamei po'o li'u

Kaŭkazoidaj Variantoj

Mia preferata antropologia modelo pri kaŭkazoidoj havas du variantojn, kiuj estas la nordianoj kaj la mediteraneanoj, kiuj ja iom intermiksiĝas.

Favourite Words

About my conlang Vling, maybe I just like the word 'bog'. My other favourite English words are 'whirligig', 'tumbleweed', 'serendipity', 'gargoyle', 'jelly', 'storm', 'ambiance', 'steampunk', 'logogram', 'gazebo', and 'thistle'.

Amongst conlangs in general, I would really prefer something like my Xoqolat, which is still a prototype. It is a Lojbanic Latinate language, which should really have omnipredicativity like Classical Nahuatl (Aztec) of Mexico. It means that any noun or verb in the language is, in fact, a full predicative sentence, such as "Xōchitl" (It is a flower) or "Xocolātl" (It is chocolate) in Classical Nahuatl. (Lojban is somewhat like Classical Nahuatl in this way.) My Xoqolat alludes to the movie Chocolat starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. (The Spanish word chocolatería is a favourite. One pronounces the 'X' in 'Xoqolat' like the 'sh' in 'shy'.)

Français : Huit Huîtres

"J'ai ramassé huit huîtres."

~Tatoeba

A Tagalog Vignette

Kuwento sa Ibáng Planeta:  Sa malayong planeta, may dalawáng araw sa bugháw na langit, si Malakás at si Magandá.  Nagtanóng ang isáng anák sa kanyáng iná, "Nanay, bakit may dalawáng araw sa langit?"  Sabi ng iná, "O, anóng klaseng tanóng iyán?  Ilán ang matá mo?  Dalawá.  Ilán ang kamáy mo?  Dalawá."  Sumagót ang anák, "Pero, nanay, isá lamang hô ang ilóng ko..."

(A Story on Another Planet:  On a faraway planet, there are two suns in the blue sky, Strong and Beauteous.  A child asketh the mother, "Dearest mother, why are there two suns in the sky?"  Saith the mother, "Oh, what kind of question is that?  How many eyes hast thou?  'Tis two.  How many hands hast thou?  'Tis two."  The child respondeth, "But, mother, I have but one nose...")

Japanese Onomatopeia

Japanese has the most extensive repertoire of onomatopeia of any language that I know. A couple of examples are: くすくす (Kusukusu) "is the giggling sound used to describe suppressed laughter." ゲラゲラ (Geragera) "describes the sound of guffawing in a rather loud voice." There are many.

"Ayran"

Someone posted "Ayran" at the YouTube forum of the Coronavirus Pandemic Real Time Counter. Many Europeans are learning English. English is not one of my favourite languages, because it is not like banana or carrot. I estimate that about a fifth of the world population has at least an inkling of English. It may be possible that one day in the future, a third of the planet would have at least an inkling of it.

Sex and The Middle Way

Buddhists think sex is not a big deal.  The key is moderation, The Middle Way, in all things.  Buddhism is not like Christianity.

Some Bits about Buddhism

Theravāda is the prevailing branch of Buddhism in places like Thailand. It relies a lot on chanting in Pāḷi and learning the Pāḷi Canon, the Tipiṭaka (The Three Baskets). Zen and Amidism are of the Mahāyāna branch of Buddhism. All Buddhists practice meditation.

Zen Buddhism is the sect of Buddhism which has been really well-known in the West.  Zen tries to be non-logocentric, as it steers away from words.  Riddles called kōan are used to break rationality.  Simplicity is key, as Zen absorbed from Dào (Taoism) in ancient history.

Some people are seeking a universe without drudgery.  In the sect of Pure Land Buddhism, or Amidism, adherents believe in a universe called Pure Land, where there is no sickness or suffering and where one could attain Enlightenment much easier.  In our universe, one would repeat the name of Amida Buddha, so as to attain Pure Land when one dies.  Amida Buddha is different from the historical Gautama Buddha, who is different again from Maitreya Buddha, the buddha of the future.

Acorns and Natives

Acorns were a traditional food of many indigenous peoples of North America, and served an especially important role for Californian Native Americans, where the ranges of several species of oaks overlap, increasing the reliability of the resource.^[20] One ecology researcher of Yurok and Karuk heritage reports that "his traditional acorn preparation is a simple soup, cooked with hot stones directly in a basket," and says he enjoys acorns eaten with "grilled salmon, huckleberries or seaweed."^[21]Unlike many other plant foods, acorns do not need to be eaten or processed right away, but may be stored for a long time, much as squirrels do. In years that oaks produced many acorns, Native Americans sometimes collected enough acorns to store for two years as insurance against poor acorn production years.

After drying them in the sun to discourage mold and germination, women took acorns back to their villages and cached them in hollow trees or structures on poles, to keep them safe from mice and squirrels. The stored acorns could then be used when needed, particularly during the winter when other resources were scarce. Those acorns that germinated in the fall were shelled and pulverized before those that germinate in spring. Because of their high fat content, stored acorns can become rancid. Molds may also grow on them.

The lighting of ground fires killed the larvae of acorn moths and acorn weevils by burning them during their dormancy period in the soil. The pests can infest and consume more than 95% of an oak's acorns.^{[citation needed]}

Fires also released the nutrients bound in dead leaves and other plant debris into the soil, thus fertilizing oak trees while clearing the ground to make acorn collection easier. Most North American oaks tolerate light fires, especially when consistent burning has eliminated woody fuel accumulation around their trunks. Consistent burning encouraged oak growth at the expense of other trees less tolerant of fire, thus keeping oaks dominant in the landscapes.^{[citation needed]}

Oaks produce more acorns when they are not too close to other oaks and thus competing with them for sunlight, water and soil nutrients. The fires tended to eliminate the more vulnerable young oaks and leave old oaks which created open oak savannas with trees ideally spaced to maximize acorn production.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn

Acorns as Food

Acorns served an important role in early human history and were a source of food for many cultures around the world.^[16] For instance, the Ancient Greek lower classes and the Japanese (during the Jōmon period)^[17] would eat acorns, especially in times of famine.^{[citation needed]} In ancient Iberia they were a staple food, according to Strabo. Despite this history, acorns rarely form a large part of modern diets and are not currently cultivated on scales approaching that of many other nuts. However, if properly prepared (by selecting high-quality specimens and leaching out the bitter tannins in water), acorn meal can be used in some recipes calling for grain flours. In antiquity, Pliny the Elder noted that acorn flour could be used to make bread.^[18] Varieties of oak differ in the amount of tannin in their acorns. Varieties preferred by American Indians such as Quercus kelloggii (California black oak) may be easier to prepare or more palatable.^[19]

In Korea, an edible jelly named dotorimuk is made from acorns, and dotori guksu are Korean noodles made from acorn flour or starch. In the 17th century, a juice extracted from acorns was administered to habitual drunkards to cure them of their condition or else to give them the strength to resist another bout of drinking.^{[citation needed]}

Acorns have frequently been used as a coffee substitute, particularly when coffee was unavailable or rationed. The Confederates in the American Civil War and Germans during World War II (when it was called Ersatz coffee), which were cut off from coffee supplies by Union and Allied blockades respectively, are particularly notable past instances of this use of acorns.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn

Acorn

Acorns from small to large of the Willow Oak, Quercus phellos (very small, at center); the Southern Red Oak, Quercus falcata; the White Oak, Quercus alba; the Scarlet Oak, Quercus coccinea; from southern Greenville County, SC, USA. Scale bar at upper right is 1 cm.

Diagram of the anatomy of an acorn: A.) Cupule B.) Pericarp (fruit wall) C.) Seed coat (testa) D.) Cotyledons(2) E.) Plumule F.) Radicle G.) Remains of style. Together D., E., and F. make up the embryo.

The acorn, or oaknut, is the nut of the oaks and their close relatives (genera Quercus and Lithocarpus, in the family Fagaceae). It usually contains a single seed(occasionally two seeds), enclosed in a tough, leathery shell, and borne in a cup-shaped cupule. Acorns are 1–6 cm (0.39–2.36 in) long and 0.8–4 cm (0.31–1.57 in) broad. Acorns take between 6 and 24 months (depending on the species) to mature; see  the list of Quercus species for details of oak classification, in which acorn morphology and phenology are important factors.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn

Yuchi Language

Yuchi (Euchee) is the language of the Tsoyaha (Children of the Sun), also known as Yuchi people, living in Oklahoma. Historically, they lived in the southeastern United States, including eastern Tennessee, western Carolinas, northern Georgia, and Alabama, during the period of early European colonization. Many speakers of the Yuchi language were forcibly relocated to Indian Territory in the early 19th century. Some audio tapes exist in the collections of the Columbus State University Archives in Columbus, Georgia.^[3]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuchi_language

Initiation

Welcome to Rose 'n' Jelly!  It's the first day...