Re: A short passage.

--- Mike Ellis <nihilsum@...> wrote:
> B. Garcia wrote:
>
> >You will not kill, neither steal, nor harm the old
> so that you don't
> >acquire the danger of death. All people who violate
> this law, they
> >will be made to be condemend to die by drowning
> with stones  in a
> >river or boiling in water.
>
> Looks like it's turned into a translation exercise!
Ah yes! A translation exercise, I haven't seen one in
a while.

   Silindion:
  Eilë nakyello, enë lanyello, nimo nekyello i hyanéin

  sinë eilë harrëallo nekentë eis sammalim. Naksi
  të yomantë i nirnán më, nayoi yassintë rostë no
  sammanna renëondu limmo kileiri o nirvi mino rildo
  o naravi.

  e-i-lë      nak-yello, enë      laD-yello,
  not-SBJ-2s kill-INF   neither  steal-INF

  nimo nek-yello i   hyano-i-n
  nor  harm-INF  the aged-PL-ACC

  sinë    e-i-lë      harr-ëallo nekeT-në
  so.that not-SBJ-2s  meet-INF   pain-ACC

  eis  samma-lim. Naksi të    yo-ma-ntë
  from death-ABL  all   those who-strive.against-3p

  i  nirn-án më,  nayoi yaT-i-ntë     ros-të
 the law-ACC this let   become-SBJ-3p doom-PP

 no   samma-nna renëo-ndu       limmo    kira-i-ri
 unto death-ALL drown-GRND.INST by.means stone.PL.GEN

  o  nir-vi     mino rilda-u       o  nara-vi.
  in river-LOC  or   boiling-INST  in water-LOC


~Elliott





		
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