I was woundering if Dai Stihó is an actual phrase, and if it, what language is it and what does it translate to? It seems spanish to me (Dai seems to be spanish)

Dai Stihó, as far as I can tell, is not of any language. It may have its roots in one language or another, but I don't believe that it is directly pulled from one or another.

That being said, I'd like to thank you for finally informing me that the accent on the o is an upper raised one. I've been looking for that for some time, being that I've not had access to the local library for a few days.

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Originally posted by Sean L.:
Dai Stihó, as far as I can tell, is not of any language. It may have its roots in one language or another, but I don't believe that it is directly pulled from one or another.

That being said, I'd like to thank you for finally informing me that the accent on the o is an upper raised one. I've been looking for that for some time, being that I've not had access to the local library for a few days.

Thank you and I am glad I was able to help you to!

PS: how did you get the line before your signature?

sorry to intrud but you know in the @ond book in whale speech my name would be Sl'ss yah!

Slash: congradulations.

campsoup1988: The line that denotes the beginning of the signature is a horizontal rule, and can be found in one of the FAQs, I believe one written by Kathy. If you can't find it with a bit of searching, post again and I'll give you the code; I'm just a bit tired right now.

Dai Stiho is a greeting it's like saying Hi. How are you? Sometimes they just say Dai which just means Hi.

The FAQ on sigs is here. The line is done with html's "horizontal rule" (HR) tag.

I personally think that dai stihó in the Speech is related to Dracon (in the Door books), especially since the Dracon verb for "to be" is stiheh, which is the same stiheh to be used for multiple-consciousness beings in the Speech--and dragons are nothing if not multiple-consciousness beings.

... and then there's the question of the Speech's relationship to Rihannsu. If mnhei'sahe ever appears, we'll know for certain.