Re: "Common" Tongues

Zesh (Robert B Wilson )| de, myálodaressedil <han_solo55@...> réd
2003.02.22. yúwaud e-qi miyiud 23:37:33 -5h:

> On Sat, 22 Feb 2003 21:35:29 +0100 Mau Rauszer <maurauser@...> writes:
>
> i was just giving more information about the name of the language, in
> case anyone was interested.
>
> according to what i've read, most of what is known of adunaic is
> "classical adunaic", while westron developed from "low adunaic", sort of
> like how the romance languages developed from vulgar latin, while
> classical latin is more well known.
oh, thanks. I am always interested in Tolkien :)

> > Umenaítenye, yai mirepestenna enge.
>
> what language is this and what does it mean?
Oops. i forgot the translation. It is in Long Wer the lang I used to write
exclamations like that.
'Cause Meyadhew is too far from speakable :)

Umenaí.t.e.nye "correct me"
correct.2s.IMP.1s-acc

umenaí- (umenai-) is derived from the adjective 'mena' "good" (irregular comp.
mina sup. númen dim. minyo),
      by 'u-'  causative prefix + '-í' verbal ending

umenait "you correct" > imperative 'umenaíte' with stem vowel lengthening and
final -e
-nye  object pronominal ending.

Ya.i mir.e.pest-.e.nna enge
say.1s some.A.wrong-thing.A.ACC if.

enge  "if"
yai "I say" < ya- "say" + -i 1s ending
mirepestenna "something wrong"
     Note: with verbs of speaking, you should use the nominative instead of
accusative for the words, and the accusative
for the one who hears the words. If there is no indirect object then the
accusative can be used.
mir-  "something, some-"
peshet or peste (pest-) wrong thing derived from the adjective 'pesh' "bad" ba
nominal ending '-t'
-nna accusative ending

Thus the whole phrase means "Correct me if I am wrong."
--
Mau
Ábrahám Zsófia alias Mau Rauszer
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