Monday, February 3, 2020

mon., 3 feb., 2020: an alternate tongan diet, ii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse


[NOTE: these terms are weaponized language, & meant to give offense. Which is the whole & compleat point of insult & invective, obscenity & blasphemy, & other political speech.]
TONGAN (POLYNESIAN):  Kai ta’e!   
TONGAN (POLYNESIAN):  Kai tenga!  ‡‡

    ‡) “(Go) Eat shite!” / “(Go) Eat shit!” ;
  ‡‡) “(Go) Suck bollocks!” / “(Go) Suck balls! 

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