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Ngaʔo yaawaazhihnem zadowii min yaazhgiwohsoowyek.
/ˈŋaʔo ˈjaːˌwaːˌʒihnem ˈzadoˌwiː min ˈjaːʒɡiwohˌsoːwjek/
meat-ABS 3s.ABS-sharp-CMPR=REL knife-DAT INST 3s.ABS-1s.ERG-break-PST.PFV-MUST

I should have cut the meat with a sharper knife.

Det hy gamlar kurwar hase is storar lugina

Det

That

hy

3s

gamal-ar

old-F.SG.ACC

kurwe-ar

basket(F)-F.SG.ACC

hase

have.3s.PRS.SBJV

is

be.3s.PRS.IMP

stor-ar

big-F.SG.NOM

lugina

lie(F).NOM

"That he would have an old basket is a big lie"


JAL

Oi in nogahweg weumad orwe weid emde nehyudya yeude

Oi

SBJ

in

GEN

nogahweg

basket

weumad

old

or-we

NZP-3s

weid

but.simult

em-de

ID-PROX

n-ehyudya

ABST-deceive

yeude

hot

That he would have an old basket is a big lie

(literally "maybe he has an old basket, but that's a hot lie")

Wajwer forsohanas hwihtam ek skale skurtan forsokan. Niwer biwaldanas, alawer bigabanas medi synir lefir.

wajwer

few people

forsoh-anas

PST\try-3s.PST.PFV

hwiht-am

what-N.SG.ACC

ek

I

skal-e

will-1s.PRS.IMP

skurt-an

short-LOC

forsok-an

try-INF

niwer

no-one

biwald-anas

conquer-3s.PST.PFV

alawer

everyone

bigab-anas

pay-3s.PST.PFV

medi

with

syn-ir

3fs.POSS-INS

lef-ir

life(F)-3fs.INS

"Few have tried what I am about to try. None have succeeded, all paid with their lives."


JAL

Nortaneous wrote: ↑Tue Apr 06, 2021 5:57 pm

bradrn wrote: ↑Wed Apr 07, 2021 5:05 am

pabenkaptuɟeɟaɻso soʈanʈaɻle tukefafatumboq

pa-0-ben-kaptu-ɟeɟa-ɻ-s-o
1sg.A-3sg.INAN.P-should-cut-meat-APPL-ACT-PST

so-ʈanʈa-ɻle
INAN-knife-ADESS

tuke-fa-fatu-mb-oq
3sg.INAN.A-REDUP-be.sharp-INTRANS-ATTR

"I should have cut the meat with a sharper knife"

Dywar legar Guldalah Storwerduhtar anda syn swert Fyendemklibere. Samana felwerem sy murdanar.

Dywar

here

leg-ar

lie-3p.PRS.IPFV

Gulda-lah-∅

gold-smile-NOM

Stor-wer-duhtar-∅

big-man-daughter-NOM

anda

and

syn

3s.POSS.M.NOM

swert-∅

sword(M)-NOM

Fyend-em-klib-ere-∅

enemy(M)-3s.ACC-cleave-NMLZ-NOM

samana

together

felwer-em

many(M)-ms.ACC

sy

3p.NOM

murd-anar

kill-3p.PST.PFV

"Here lie Goldensmile Bigmansdaughter and her sword Enemycleaver. Together they killed many."


JAL

Gestren at ek snedislam lambes, hwatyt dak bigunanas brenan.

gestren

yesterday

at

eat.PST.1s

ek

1s

snedisl-am

piece(N)-N.ACC.SG

lamb-es

lamb(N)-N.ACC.SG

hwatyt

when

dak-∅

roof(M)-NOM.SG

bigun-anas

PST\start-3s.PST.PFV

bren-an

burn-INF

"Yesterday I was eating a piece/slice of lamb, when the roof caught fire"


JAL

So ek dysam swynam nisluhete, den wase wy hungrik.

so

if

ek

1s

dys-am

this-N.SG.ACC

swyn-am

pig(N)-N.SG.ACC

ni-sluh-ete

NEG-PST\slay-1s.PST.SBJV

den

then

wase

be.3p.PRS.SBJV

wy

3p

hungr-ik

hunger-y

"If I hadn’t slain that pig, we would be hungry"


JAL

jal wrote: ↑Sat Apr 10, 2021 4:27 pm Wajwer forsohanas hwihtam ek skale skurtan forsokan. Niwer biwaldanas, alawer bigabanas medi synir lefir.

wajwer

few people

forsoh-anas

PST\try-3s.PST.PFV

hwiht-am

what-N.SG.ACC

ek

I

skal-e

will-1s.PRS.IMP

skurt-an

short-LOC

forsok-an

try-INF

niwer

no-one

biwald-anas

conquer-3s.PST.PFV

alawer

everyone

bigab-anas

pay-3s.PST.PFV

medi

with

syn-ir

3fs.POSS-INS

lef-ir

life(F)-3fs.INS

"Few have tried what I am about to try. None have succeeded, all paid with their lives."


JAL

No yoḥfiḥin, bikkaz yuobi fọḥpȧḥsan fȧḥȧs tụsassair. Wet naf fọḥdetneishan, yẹnteng izbin pazbo.
/no joɦfiɦin bikkaz juobi fɔɦpɐɦsan fɐɦɐs tɨsassaɪɾ wet naf fɔɦdetneɪʃan jɛnteŋ izbin pazbo/
NEG 2S.PRES.PROG.fear because 2S.FUT.PROG.be OBL-INDEF-person-SG first succeed.INF with enough OBL-INDEF-determination-SG, anything 3S.PRES.PROG.be possible
Fear not, for you shall be the first to succeed. With enough determination, anything is possible.

Ramde daina iger geneonye mair goud waina halmogemne.

Ram-de

day-PROX

dain-a

PST:STA-1s

iger

meet

ge-neonye

two-group

mair

person

goud

and.then

wain-a

STA-1s

halmogem-ne.

tired-very

Today I socialised with two different groups of people and I am worn out.

Waina egyelni!

Wain-a

STA-1s

eg-yelni!

un-practice

I'm out of practice!

今日、龍どと土室どを致け。
「けび、ねんにしいどとにちいむろどをせけ。」
Kyō, Ninishido to Jitsumôryōdo seki.
[c͡çi̯o̞͜o̞ᵝ || ɲi.ɲí.ɕì̥.d̪o̞ᵝ t̪o̞ᵝ ʑi.t̪͡s̪̺ʲyᵝ.mᵝó̞͜o̞ᵝ.ɾ̪ʲi̯ò̞͜o̞ᵝ.d̪o̞ᵝ s̪e̞.c͡çì]
this-day, dragon AND earth-room.ACC do.PAST.

"Today, I played Dungeons and Dragons."

(Translating that "Dragon" as Ninishi feels kind-of odd, but I don't have a better word currently.)

Rounin Ryuuji wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 3:14 pm 今日、龍どと土室どを致け。
「けび、ねんにしいどとにちいむろどをせけ。」
Kyō, Ninishido to Jitsumôryōdo seki.
[c͡çi̯o̞͜o̞ᵝ || ɲi.ɲí.ɕì̥.d̪o̞ᵝ t̪o̞ᵝ ʑi.t̪͡s̪̺ʲyᵝ.mᵝó̞͜o̞ᵝ.ɾ̪ʲi̯ò̞͜o̞ᵝ.d̪o̞ᵝ s̪e̞.c͡çì]
this-day, dragon AND earth-room.ACC do.PAST.

"Today, I played Dungeons and Dragons."

Gu darde neinum.

Gu

INF

dar-de

PST:PROP-MED

neinum.

fun

That sounds fun.

Gen den gei aiganwaha? Mou na den rurihu noroahai?

Gen

Q

den

PST.ACT.2s

gei

do

aig-anwa-ha?

role-kind-what

Mou

or

na

POL

den

PST.ACT.2s

rurihu

lead

no-roahai?

ABST-game

What kind of character did you play? Or did you DM?

na naye anyom yempayotin muyapuak
1s during year-PL table-game-ACC do-PFV-NEG
I haven't played a board game in years.

quinterbeck wrote: ↑Sun May 16, 2021 7:44 am Gu darde neinum.

Gu

INF

dar-de

PST:PROP-MED

neinum.

fun

That sounds fun.

ほっい、在り在りれば。「ほっい、あれありれば。」
Hoi, ariareba.
generic-noise, COPULA.ADVERBIAL-COPULA-POTENTIAL
Yes, it certainly can be.

quinterbeck wrote: ↑Sun May 16, 2021 7:44 am Gen den gei aiganwaha? Mou na den rurihu noroahai?

Gen

Q

den

PST.ACT.2s

gei

do

aig-anwa-ha?

role-kind-what

Mou

or

na

POL

den

PST.ACT.2s

rurihu

lead

no-roahai?

ABST-game

What kind of character did you play? Or did you DM?

朕作ゐけ「花書者」てゆる者方が在り。「いんめすけゐけ「さけざいけとり」てゆるとりがたがあり。」
Imesekike "Sakezettori" teyuru torigata ga ari.
1sg.-make.PAST-ADJ "flower-write-person" QUOTE person-shape INDEF.NONTOPIC.NOM COPULA.
(My character is ) a homebrew class called "Floriographer."

大鬼の二分りほっいが在り。「しんとういとおれのはたわかりほっいがあり。」
Shintoeldore no hatawakari hoi ga ari.
large=large-man GEN two-part NOISE INDEF.NONTOPIC.NOM COPULA.
He's ambiguously some sort of ogre-mix.

(I also don't have a suitable word for "ogre". 大鬼 doesn't occur naturally, but neither do most words for Dungeons-and-Dragons related things.)

"Em iger alreo edih nu anwa anonwea ireahauh ineona!"

"Em

ID

iger

meet

al-reo

PROP=NEG

edih

plan

nu

RF

anwa

kind

anon-we-a

REL:EXP-3s-1s

irea-h-auh

pleasure-E-most

in-eona!"

GEN-nat.sg

"Unplanned visits are the kind we like best!"

Du gea rergoem dillona gei aaye eunno rug anyamendai allalreo edih nu araugde.

Du

PST:ACT

gea

two

rergoem

marry

di-llon-a

RS-REL:PST:EXP-1s

gei

do

aaye

tea

eun-no

COM-3p

rug

LOC

anya-mendai

day-late

allal-reo

REL:PST:PROP=NEG

edih

plan

nu

RF

araug-de.

say-PROX

Said by the couple I had impromptu tea with this afternoon.

Gmoozehek yaaygzhoomnem yaazhbeeshimen; teyom yaayezhziingʔiihen.
[ˈɡmoːzeˌhek ˈjaːjˌɡʒoːmnem ˈjaːʒˌbeːʃiˌmelen | ˈtejom ˈjaːjeʒˌziːŋˌʔiːhen]

gmoozeh-ek yaa-y-gzhoom=nem yaa-zh-beeshim-en; teyom yaa-ye-zh-ziing-ʔiih-en
machine-ERG 3s.ABS-3s.ERG-speak=REL 3s.ABS-1s.ERG-like-NEG; eye 3s.ABS-3s.DAT-1s.ERG-give-can-NEG

I don’t like online lectures; I can’t concentrate on them.

[As this post demonstrates, by the way.]

朕れや。「いんめれや。」(i-n-me-re-ya)
Iméré-ya.
1sg.NOM-also.
[i.me̞.ɾ̪è̞ jɐ̞́]
"Neither do I."

電通り教語れ倦むれば…「とどみとをりをそうしゆれあふむれば…」(to-do-mi-to-wo-ri wo-so-u-si-yu-re a-fu-mu-re-ba)
Todomitôri-wososhiyuré ōmuréba...
electricity.pass-through teach.speak.NOM be-tiresome.FUTURE
[t̪o̞ᵝ.d̪ó̞ˑᵝ.mᶣì.t̪ó̞͜o̞ᵝ.ɾ̪ʲì wo̞ᵝ.so̞ᵝ.ɕì.jýᵝˑ.ɾ̪è̞ o̞o̞ᵝ.mʉ́ᵝˑ.ɾ̪e̞.bɐ̞̀]
"Online lectures will be tiresome."

朕々の二っ語大無ひ斉しい。「いんめしんめれのはたついゆぜひそうろしい。」(i-n-me-si-n-me no ha-ta-ltu si-n-ze-hi-so-u-ro-si-i)
Iméshimé no hata-iyu zeisoroshi.
1sg.REDUPLICATE.GEN two.COUNTER.language great.NEG.similarity.ADJ.PREDICATIVE
[i.me̞.ɕíˑ.mè̞.ɾ̪e̞ n̪oᵝ xɐ̞.t̪ɐ̞̀.íˑ.jỳᵝ z̪e̞͜e̞.s̪óᵝˑ.ɾ̪òᵝ.ɕì]
"Our two languages are very different."

Palatals and /y/ all over the place. Hiragana is such a nice, sensible way of writing sounds, so I just had to ruin it, too. No on'yomi, so you get nice long "native" words instead.

Rounin Ryuuji wrote: ↑Wed May 19, 2021 2:39 pm Palatals and /y/ all over the place. Hiragana is such a nice, sensible way of writing sounds, so I just had to ruin it, too. No on'yomi, so you get nice long "native" words instead.

Hau men weini gen gumen hiraganamu gum moha oryaman

Hau

HORT

men

ACT.2s

weini

explain

gen

Q

gum-en

INST-2s

hiragana-mu

hiragana-MED

gum

INST

mo-ha

way-what

orya-man

ABL-all

Please explain what on earth you are doing with those hiragana

Em はたついゆ 'hata-iyu' - gen rugha つ ??
はたついゆ is 'hata-iyu' - where is つ ??

quinterbeck wrote: ↑Wed May 19, 2021 3:28 pm Hau men weini gen gumen hiraganamu gum moha oryaman

Hau

HORT

men

ACT.2s

weini

explain

gen

Q

gum-en

INST-2s

hiragana-mu

hiragana-MED

gum

INST

mo-ha

way-what

orya-man

ABL-all

Please explain what on earth you are doing with those hiragana

悪しい物をら。「をるしいもどをら。」(wo-ru-si-i mo-do-do-wo)
Worushi modôra.
evil.ADJ thing.ACC.PL.
"Evil things."

quinterbeck wrote: ↑Wed May 19, 2021 3:28 pm Em はたついゆ 'hata-iyu' - gen rugha つ ??
はたついゆ is 'hata-iyu' - where is つ ??

二分りの音何所在り？「はたわかりのえてえごうろあり？」(ha-ta-wa-ka-ri no e-te e-go-u-ro a-ri)
two.divide.NOM GEN sound what.place COPULA.PREDICATIVE?
Hatôkari no éti égoro ari?
"Where are half the sounds?"

朕の去季の書手怖しいほっい？「いんめのいんにしいじいのさいけだひげびげしいほっい？」(i-n-me no i-n-ni-si-i-ji-i no sa-i-ke-da hi-ge-bi-ge-si-i ho-ltsu-i?)
Imé no inishiji no sékida hijôjeshi hoi?
1sg GEN ancient.era GEN write.hand(=method) very-scary.ADJ INTERROGATIVE-PARTICLE
"Is my historical orthography very scary?"