Quote Originally Posted by Giga Guess View Post
Quote Originally Posted by Peter_20 View Post
For example, words like "nim" and "mor" (Tolkien power! ) - it's obvious which words mean "black" and "white", because of the "bright" and "dark" sound.
See, whereas I looked at them and immediately had them switched around.

I don't think it's the fact that the words sound like the feeling you get...it's more the fact that we associate the meanings to those words.

[EDIT] Wait, I misunderstood your example Peter. Sorry.
Well, I think you pretty clearly can translate the word "iaur" - is it "young" or "old"?