Abi and I have been having some discussion about the proper spelling/pronunciation of Oyo Komos. Given that Abi can't properly pronounce (or often neglects to pronounce) L, R, or SH, and that in Russian unaccented vowels are ambiguous, the theoretical possibilities are numerous:
Oyo Komos
Oyo Komosh
Oya Komos
Olya Komos
Orya Komos
I asked Abi before starting this blog whether it was Komosh or Komos. She wavered, but chose Komos. But now it turns out that the first word is probably Oya, possibly Olya (it hadn't occured to me to ask about that). Oh well. I guess whoever first writes down a language gets some leeway with the spelling.
Months later: Josh finally figured out where it comes from! In the summer of 2005, Abi was with Mira at Mathcamp in Portland, OR and went to a mini-daycamp where one of the units they had was Spanish. "Oyo komos" is "Ola, como estas?"
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