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Lexember 2024 Day 7
Paggara / paragga / pabbagga
/pɑ.kːɑ.ɾɑ, pɑ.ɾɑ.kːɑ, pɑ.pːɑ.kːɑ/
Etymology: onomatopoeic (?)
Today's triplet of words are from the domain of Kolic music, specifically pertaining to the musical genre of Kaegðanna /ka͜ɪː.ðɑ.nːɑ/ (from kaegða /ka͜ɪː.ðɑ/ meaning "three"). Despite its name, Kaegðanna's characteristic trait is its subdivision of beats into five quintuplets.
The quintuplets are, however, grouped into three uneven groupings, hence the name. The beat is felt in this limping motion of three, but where the limping occurs can depend on the lyrics.
Therefore, the Kolic people have devised these three words to communicate the three main rhythmic patterns in kaegðanna.
Paggara represents 2+1+2, paragga 1+2+2 and pabbagga 2+2+1.
There is also a rhythmic embellishment often labeled "paraga" /pɑ.rɑ.ɣɑ/, which denotes three straight triplets in the same time as the five quintuplets.
#Look it's still the seventh don't look at the clock alright?#After all the Kolic people recognise the sunrise as the start of the new day#I'm the DM i decide what time it is#Anyway yea this is my first entry to this year's Lexember#or actually to Lexember as a whole#because I only found out about it a couple days ago#now that I thisnk about it this would've been a banger entry two days ago#since it was the fifth and kaegðanna revolves a lot around quintuplets#but well#it's what it's#Also I will NOT make a new entry every single day. i don't wanna burn out#but I will try to be at least semi-frequent#Maybe next year I can join Lexember somewhat more seriously#Lexember#Lexember 2024#conlang#constructed language#kolic#kvils kólän#lexicon#vocabulary
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