Conlang fluency thread

[Imralu]

Pupwem, parifaepam, bižžinap pwimbinam, bibambavi femba luppap poššebel.
trail-LOC, sports-playground-LOC, government domain-habitat-LOC, bittersweet-Ø-see-1P.past parasitic-Ø oak-ACC wrap-TR-3P.past.
On a trail by the stadium on government property, I saw a parasitic bittersweet plant wrapped around an oak tree.


Tšalapombi, taespaštebi.
angry-1P.DAT-1P.past, loose-pull-TR-1P.past
I was angry, so I uprooted it.

Varas eui texi ma xu ma?
[va.ɾá se.wí teʃí má ʃú má]
anger DAT.2S.ICS CAUS.DEF.SG be.what NOM.DEF.SG be.what
Why were you angry and with what?

Egue ilaqu nu.
[e.ŋwéi la.ʔú nú]
be.again speak.Iliaqu NOM.1S.ICS
I'm using Iliaqu/Ngolu again.

[masako]

I'm using Iliaqu/Ngolu again.

itla ena noyamya
This makes me happy.

[Dē Graut Bʉr]

Ig iss still giasst. Nu pratt ig oss de niwē.
I have been silent. Now I speak again.

Enn nu zʉll ig oss dē niwe ausneppē.
And now I will shut up again.

[Znex]

Pupwem, parifaepam, bižžinap pwimbinam, bibambavi femba luppap poššebel.
trail-LOC, sports-playground-LOC, government domain-habitat-LOC, bittersweet-Ø-see-1P.past parasitic-Ø oak-ACC wrap-TR-3P.past.
On a trail by the stadium on government property, I saw a parasitic bittersweet plant wrapped around an oak tree.


Tšalapombi, taespaštebi.
angry-1P.DAT-1P.past, loose-pull-TR-1P.past
I was angry, so I uprooted it.

Ji koinje 'da koinjesu. 'Da i hvaaa noigjenda dv-alhau do vuliurazo. 'Da i mina frjilengo vouva so ji vrukje na au-ma.
1SG.NOM know-PRS.SG DEM.DIST.N.SG.DIR feeling.SG.DIR | DSBJ be.PRS.SG so satisfying-STR.N.SG INF-kill DEF.N.PL weed-PL | DSBJ be.PRS.SG 1SG.GEN favourite-WK.N.SG activity.SG.DIR when{REL} 1SG.NOM work-PRS.SG DEF.M.SG.ACC field=in

Hnsui tiguiyaukuyhacaytucyhicaa. Kuupgny hantwniywi kauwautigwunsayticaa. Kuhgkagtaganwutniicaytih cuihau k hnsui ntiwauwgtuugayygtusy.
hn-sui ti-guiyau-w<u>yh<a>-say-tusy-hi-yaa | wuupgny han-twn<iy>-w<i> ∅-wauwau-t<i>gw<u>n-say-tʰi-yaa | kuhg-wagta-g<a>nw<u>-tnih-say-tʰi cuihau k hn-sui nti-wauwau-t<u>gg<a>y-yay-tusy-∅
PRX-DEM 1.NOM-be-know<STAT>-ACT-APPL-2.ACC-POS.AFF | weeds INF-kill<INF>-CIRC 3.INM.NOM-so-satisfy<IF>-ACT-1.ACC-POS.AFF | SUBJ-pasture-care_for<IF>-HAB-ACT-1.ABS at{TIME} REL PRX-DEM 1.DAT-super-be_good<STAT>-MP-APPL-3.INM.ABS

I know that feeling. It's soooo satisfying to kill weeds. It's my favourite activity when I do gardening.

[jal]

Mi olda taym fil pon dem wit mi wit ota fi gahdm. Wen dem go nays atol, mi me pas dem stan sef.
I always feel sorry for the weed I'm removing from my garden. If they are pretty at all, I may even leave them standing.


JAL

[Znex]

Vila, ji munnoda voku, ai ji ve 'di jivve leudona sje zjena, zjena apallje so vodro vastji. Zjena ni nenda goda.
Well see, I would too, but I know that if they're left alone, they choke the other plants to death. They're not good.

[masako]

Well see, I would too, but I know that if they're left alone, they choke the other plants to death. They're not good.

ano tlana ke ayatsaku nya kata niponko
Again a human imposes his ideas of beauty on nature.

[xxx]

puw uru'yuf rwum-wprw uww myuk um wuyumw
men and animals are natural pain for all plants...

[Imralu]

Vila, ji munnoda voku, ai ji ve 'di jivve leudona sje zjena, zjena apallje so vodro vastji. Zjena ni nenda goda.
Well see, I would too, but I know that if they're left alone, they choke the other plants to death. They're not good.

Molas enio ixu eniovaru iza kka bo ixu ieri zua. Kka njeu ixu va.
[mo.lá.se.ɲój.ʃú.e.ɲo.va.ɾúj.zá.kʼá.bój.ʃú.je.ɾí.zwâ | kʼá.nʒe.új.ʃú.vâ]
Weeds are just plants that people don't want there. They don't all do the same thing.

mola

be.merely

enio

be.plant

ixu

NOM.3P.DEF.INAN

eniovaru

be.weed

i-

PRED-

za

REL

kka

be.NEG

bo

be.wanted

ixu

NOM.3P.DEF.INAN

ieri

DAT.3P.NSPEC.ANIM

zua

LOC.3S.SPEC.INAN

|

|

kka

be.not

njeu

do.the.same

ixu

NOM.3P.DEF.INAN

va

be.all

[Pabappa]

Varas eui texi ma xu ma?
Why were you angry and with what?

Fembapo wibabo.
parasite-ACC-1p hate-TR-1p
I hate parasites.

I know that feeling. It's soooo satisfying to kill weeds. It's my favourite activity when I do gardening.

Bwabo, ... pobbosi pissa sifeži .... mobeži.
remind-1P ..... speech-1P-GEN-1p-PAST tall superlative-1p.PAST.PASS .... extreme-1p.PAST.PASS
Well, this one was taller than me .... by a lot.

[masako]

I hate parasites.

ke tlokua ka
Doesn't everyone?

Well, this one was taller than me .... by a lot.

eta uesaye ka
Were you intimidated?

[akam chinjir]

I hate parasites.

ke tlokua ka
Doesn't everyone?

tija sai cunai niwa cumija waɲi na hawipiwa aka, sati kinai ma kwasu tauka kimija miwa wakiru
now IRR anyone PER anything say DS parasite TOP COM them SUB QUOT of.course those NEG easy
If you call it a parasite, of course you don't like it.

[Imralu]

Kauxa iu golu lo jeu.
parasite NOM.3P.NSPEC.ANIM human ADV same.in.type
Humans are parasites too.

[masako]

Humans are parasites too.

na ke tlanam kue nyaua omonko
I think humans are like a virus.

[jal]

I think humans are like a virus.

Soso fo tel. Minu me bwit kway fayn nahf no kipa.
Only figuratively. We're procreating just fine without a host.


JAL

[din]

Kauxa iu golu lo jeu.
parasite NOM.3P.NSPEC.ANIM human ADV same.in.type
Humans are parasites too.

Nar rocua ma t'a?
/naɹ ˈɹokwa maˈta/
be.who-3s host with 2P?
Who is our host?

[Imralu]

Nar rocua ma t'a?
/naɹ ˈɹokwa maˈta/
be.who-3s host with 2P?
Who is our host?

Valau.
The biosphere.

2P
our

Zoha tia axi ma?
mean MED INST.3S.DEF.INAN what
How does this work? (How does it mean that?)

[Zju]

Mõm wm'an fáelk aen su̧aml jónml. An x̧ó jom fáe aen su̧aml.
The biosphere isn't our host. Only an animal can be a host.

Áo̧nml dó an mńof dzéa ţótlsw zu̧án fádw fáe soaml. An mńof déa fáe "an šíl".
Each animal's population rises exponentially when conditions are right. Each animal could be a "parasite".

[masako]

Only figuratively. We're procreating just fine without a host.

ualak
Not really...

kaya ke satako namyo
The earth is our host.

[Imralu]

Mõm wm'an fáelk aen su̧aml jónml. An x̧ó jom fáe aen su̧aml.
The biosphere isn't our host. Only an animal can be a host.

Áo̧nml dó an mńof dzéa ţótlsw zu̧án fádw fáe soaml. An mńof déa fáe "an šíl".
Each animal's population rises exponentially when conditions are right. Each animal could be a "parasite".

He kauxa ias enio lo jeu. Kka zolas elua ia he kauxa.
PASS parasite NOM.3P.NSPEC.INAN plant ADV same.in.type | NEG solely animal NOM.3P.NSPEC.INAN PASS parasite
Plants are hosts too. It's not only animals that are hosts.

Ila ju Bababa vezi enio za kauxa izi enios azo.
speak NOM.3S.DEF.ICS Pabappa TOP.3S.SPEC plant REL parasite ACC.3P.SPEC.INAN plant other
Pabappa spoke about a plant that is a parasite on other plants.

Kue tiau ias enio. Mola kuzas enio vu inu va lo jeu iu eluas azo.
create food NOM.3P.NSPEC plant | merely destroy NOM.2S NOM.1P all ADV same NOM.3P.NSPEC.ANIM animal other
Plants create food. We just destroy like other animals do.