Re: a traditional Nattiki fable
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, June 13, 1999, 5:46 |
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Looks as tho this didn't get much response, in fact, no replies. I
rediscovered it while cleaning out my mailbox.
Kivazi'na ku paliti'
Fakla'ilva kivazi'na flipa'ssav paliti'di ku sufkapati'lva
wafna'wipwali. Fazaza'lma, fapla'l, pil plita sufkapati'lnu wafna'wili
wafmita'ili fapasyini'l. Zi fazaza'lla pil wayaza'ta pla'ssi
waladika'kwata, ku sufgafi'ssama pifklu'wili. Safsaga'l "Fil tizluta'
piva'! Pla'ssita naivdaila'bbil-yil piklu', naiusyawi'nna" kivazi'naz
lala'sta tafyiva'lki watiki'v paliti'vav. Safsaga'l kivazi'na "Fil
naizukita'u naivyawi'nna, sunaipasyini'u wafyaza'iv wafgla'iv wafnawi'li
pinbla' wanala'uf." Saga'l paliti', "Sazadlu'fin, kivazi'na! Lis
lassi'lva-yil pidyama', zi gapaslassi'nav-yil waftiki'kwa, uspyasi'fin
pliz takaswila'sinva ta'lkwav wafna'wi kakapati'nva-yil. Sunya'zfinki
piblagazya'yiwali wanaisala'fli pla'ssita suzluta'sfinva pin sunyuta'.
Ki-vazi'na ku p-aliti'
G4-pig and G7-oak.tree
(Well, actually pig-like animal and oak tree-like plant)
Fa-kla'i-l-va ki-vazi'na f-lipa's-sa-v p-aliti'-di ku
Past-live-3SI-Hab G4-pig past-stand-3SI-Hab G7-oak.tree-CLoc and
su-f-kapati'-l-va waf-na'w-i-pwa-li. Fa-zaza'-l-ma,
AP-past-eat-3SI-Hab G6P-fruit-Pl-G7plPoss-Inst. Past-sleep-3SI-incept,
fa-pla'-l, pil pli-ta su-f-kapati'-l-nu
past-be.satisfied-3SI, after SCM-abl AP-past-eat-3SI-perf
waf-na'w-i-li waf-mita'-i-li fa-pas-yini'-l. Zi
G6Pl-fruit-PL-Inst G6Pl-all.of-PL-Inst Past-able.to-find-3SI. But
fa-zaza'-l-la pil wa-yaza'-ta pla'ssi
past-sleep-3SI-Cess after G6-period.of.time-Abl because.of
wa-ladika'-kwa-ta ku su-f-gafi's-sa-ma pif-klu'-wi-li
G6-hunger-its-abl and AP-Past-poke-3SI-Incep G7Pl-foot-PL-Inst
Sa-f-saga'-l "Fil ti-zluta' pi-va'! Pla'ssita
DatApl-Past-say-3SI "Not IMP-do G7-that! Because
nai-v-daila'bbi-l=yil pi-klu' nai-us-yawi'n-na ki-vazi'na-z
fut-if-injure-3IS=2S.nom G7-foot FUT-then-die-3SI G4-pig-DAT
la-la'sta ta-f-yiva'-l-ki wa-tiki'-v p-aliti'-v-av.
G5-bird Loc-past-sit-3SI-Inch G6-arm-LOC G7-oak.tree-LOC-LOC.
Sa-f-saga'-l ki-vazi'na "Fil nai-zukita'-u nai-v-yawi'n-na
Dat-Past-say-3SI G4-pig "Not FUT-worry-I FUT-if-die-3SI
su-nai-pas-yini'-u waf-yaza'-i-v waf-gla'-i-v waf-naw-i'-li
AP-fut-able.to-find-I G6Pl-time-Pl-Loc G6Pl-all-PL-LOC G6Pl-fruit-Pl-Ins
pinbla' wa-nala'u-f. Saga'-l p-aliti', "Sa-zadlu'-fin, ki-vazi'na!
for G6-food-Gen. Say-3SI G7-oak.tree "VAdj-stupid-you, G4-pig!
The use of present simple indicates a sudden action
Lis lassi'-l-va=yil pi-dyama', zi ga-pas-lassi'-na-v=yil
Merely see-3SI-Hab=you.nom G7-dirt, but CF-able-see-3PI-Hab=you.nom
Yay! I finally get to use the contrafactual! :-)
waf-tiki'-kwa, us-pyasi'-fin pli-z ta-kaswila'si-n-va ta'lkwa-v
G6Pl-arm-my, then-know-you SCM-Dat Loc-grow-3PI-Hab I-loc
waf-na'w-i kakapati'-n-va=yil. Su-nya'z-fin-ki
G6P-fruit-PL greedily.eat-3PI-Hab=you.nom. AP-destroy-you-Inch
kakapati' is the product of partial reduplication from kapati' (to eat).
In verbs, reduplication is inconsistent.
pi-bla-gazya'-yiwa-li wa-naisala'-f-li pla'ssita su-zluta's-fin-va
G7-act.of-feast-your-INST G6-future-Gen-Inst because AP-act/do-you-hab
pin su-n-yuta'.
in.the.same.way.as G3-one.who.is-blind.
The original:
> KUNUG DA SISIILA
>
> Odee kunug baakatem otoose tus chonaop sisiilaop da
> olholho bapasisiilaop. Bado olholho zuzop bapasisiilaop
> sashaaop opila kada, omiibod limaa. Ep ochaguweo booa
> aooweotem, da omiba diche katlhosop.
>
> "Mi nalhee dogop!" ozii ka lapop kunugop wudugitem
> baakatem oluduu lhi hanchaop bap sisiilaop. "Zigaa
> tat nashudiza katlhosop, shumaka lhostem."
>
> "Mi ishuwisha tat shumaka lhostem," ozii kunugtem.
> "Ishupila kada lam bapasisiilaop be lhiichubop."
>
> Oduu atapa chonatem sisiilatem. "Men nadee, kunug!
> Tat tetelo kima hanchalaop lhononitem sashaatem heo
> nebee udifaop, nabish baafa kan uuji lhila uumunmutem
> gibuktem sashaaop nalholho ukuuli. Zigaa nabobluka
> aa, nabobasfoo ujoshop waafimonoop!"
>
> MORPHEME-BY-MORPHEME GLOSS
>
> KUNUG DA SISIILA
> pig and oak.tree
>
> O-dee kunug baaka-tem o-toose tus chona-op
> Pst-is pig who-Nom Pst-stand under old-Obj
>
> sisiila-op da o-lholho bapasisiila-op.
> oak.tree-Obj and Pst-eat acorn-Obj
>
> (N.B.: "bapa-sisiila" = "oak.tree-fruit")
>
> Bado o-lholho zuz-op bapasisiila-op sashaa-op
> after Pst-eat all-Obj acorn-Obj what-Obj
>
> o-pila kada, o-miibod limaa.
> Pst-able.to find Pst-sleep.soundly satisfied
>
> Ep o-chagu-weo booa aoo-weo-tem,
> but Pst-awaken-him after.a.while hunger-his-Nom
>
> da o-miba diche katlhos-op.
> and Pst-begin poke/prod tree.roots-Obj
>
> "Mi na-lhee dog-op!" o-zii ka lap-op
> not you-do that-Obj Pst-say to that-Obj
>
> kunug-op wudugi-tem baaka-tem o-luduu lhi
> pig-Obj bird-Nom who-Nom Pst-sit on
>
> hancha-op bap sisiila-op.
> branch-Obj in oak.tree-Obj
>
> "Zigaa tat na-shu-diza katlhos-op,
> because if you-Fut-damage roots-Obj
>
> shu-maka lhos-tem."
> Fut-die tree-Nom
>
> "Mi i-shu-wisha tat shu-maka lhos-tem,"
> not I-Fut-worry if Fut-die tree-Nom
>
> o-zii kunug-tem. "I-shu-pila kada
> Pst-say pig-Nom I-Fut-able.to find
>
> lam bapasisiila-op be lhiichub-op."
> always acorn-Obj for food-Obj
>
> O-duu atapa chona-tem sisiila-tem.
> Pst-speak all.at.once old-Nom oak.tree-Nom
>
> "Men na-dee, kunug!
> stupid you-are pig
>
> Tat tetelo kima hancha-la-op lhon-oni-tem
> if they-could see branch-my-Obj eye-your-Nom
>
> sashaa-tem heo nebee udifa-op, na-bish
> what-Nom only look.at dirt-Obj you-would
>
> baafa kan uuji lhi-la uumunmu-tem gibuk-tem
> know that grow on-me lovely-Nom morsel-Nom
>
> sashaa-op na-lholho ukuuli.
> what-Obj you-eat greedily
>
> Zigaa na-bob-luka aa, na-bob-asfoo
> because you-Prog-act blindly you-Prog-destroy
>
> ujosh-op waafimono-op!"
> future-Obj feast-Obj
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