[Fwd: Re: [Mihalic] asidua]

[Jenny Xomerang]

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Subject: Re: [Mihalic] asidua
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 15:26:06 +1000
From: linus digim'Rina <digimrls at upng.ac.pg>
Organization: University of PNG
To: Michael Goddard <Michael.Goddard at newcastle.edu.au>
CC: mihalic at anu.edu.au
References: <s1485424.026 at MC-GWDOM2.newcastle.edu.au>



Linus,

Many PNG languages have "asisua" or 'sore ass' as a swear word and could 
"asidua" be someone's version of it. Or it could it be that the word 
'asidua' is a typo or does not exist at all.

jenny


What about a typo of "pasim dua"? It has sexual connotations to it but could just as remote to what we're trying to get at.

linus

Michael Goddard wrote:

> I have never heard the term "asidua" used of any kind of women.
> This could be an extremely local neologism (or perhaps it started as a typo...)
>
> But could it be that Lawrence has misheard a more common  term?
>
> e.g.  "pasindia", which conventionally refers to freeloaders.
> It can also refer to women  who are perceived (frequently by other women) as latching on to men for a 'good time' without doing 'useful' things like cooking, washing, cleaning etc.
>
> mg
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