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#200404 - 06/11/11 09:25 AM ululate and dementia
Alane stranger Registered: 06/11/11 Posts: 1	Two of your posts this week got me thinking about states of the mind. Ululate: Did you know that in Filipino, the word for insane is "ulul"? Though I haven't done any investigation as to the etymology of this native word, I have a feeling it could have something to do with howling like mad. My other thought was brought about by your "Thought for the Day" from William Dement: Now I know where the term "dementia" came from. Thanks, AWAD!
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#200410 - 06/11/11 11:21 AM Re: ululate and dementia [Re: Alane]
LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 5373 Loc: Land of the Flat Water	Tagalog?? WELCOME ALANE Edited by LukeJavan8 (06/11/11 11:22 AM) _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep----
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#200415 - 06/11/11 02:29 PM Re: ululate and dementia [Re: Alane]
BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 5249 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague	Welcome Alane. Posts on this board do not always reach the attention of the AWAD team. You can give feedback by using the feedback - link on the Word of the Day page: Feedback
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#200424 - 06/12/11 06:04 AM Re: ululate and dementia [Re: BranShea]
Candy Pooh-Bah Registered: 09/21/10 Posts: 1705 Loc: down under	Originally Posted By: BranShea Welcome Alane. Posts on this board do not always reach the attention of the AWAD team. You can give feedback by using the feedback - link on the Word of the Day page: Feedback but do come here and post with us.
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#200444 - 06/13/11 09:42 AM Re: ululate and dementia [Re: Alane]
goofy member Registered: 01/06/08 Posts: 132	Originally Posted By: Alane Ululate: Did you know that in Filipino, the word for insane is "ulul"? Though I haven't done any investigation as to the etymology of this native word, I have a feeling it could have something to do with howling like mad. I don't know the etymology of the Tagalog word, but it's very unlikely that it's related to Latin ululāre. Edited by goofy (06/13/11 09:43 AM)
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#200458 - 06/13/11 02:17 PM Re: ululate and dementia [Re: Alane]
kah454 journeyman Registered: 09/22/09 Posts: 95 Loc: Long Island, NY USA	Ululate certainly describes the language of my Siberian Husky, in fact her command of ululation is impressive. Many times times I have attempted to communicate with her by howling back and it ignites a series of barks and howls especially at twlight time. I certainly hope my responses are appropriate. I can understand how someone from outside the family might think they had entered an asylum.
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#200466 - 06/13/11 07:39 PM Re: ululate and dementia [Re: kah454]
LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 5373 Loc: Land of the Flat Water	yuk,yuk _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep----
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