Re: Conlang Journal and being a fish
From: | JS Bangs <jaspax@...> |
Date: | Thursday, September 19, 2002, 17:40 |
Tristan sikyal:
> And also... I am seeking 'I am a fish' translated into as many languages
> (preferably natlangs but I'll be nice and say that conlangs can be done too
> ;)) as I can get.
Romanian:
Sunt un pes,te.
Where {s,} should be s-cedilla (which I can't sent on this terminal).
Conlang Yivrian:
Al eyi uyo.
1sg be-PROG fish.
I currently have Modern, (Early for the sake of difference)
> Middle and Old English, Dutch, German, Yiddish, Gothic, Old Norse, Swedish,
> Danish, Latin, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Greek, Gaelic, Uzbek,
> Russian, Finnish and Japanese.
>
> If the language is written in a non-Roman script (and you can't send), make a
> note of it. If it's a Chinese lang, just send a transliteration. I get more
> that way :P
>
> (Rimmer from Red Dwarf is famed for writing 'I am a fish' on one of his exams,
> can't remember which. So I want a collection of it in lots of langs,
> basically.)
>
> Tristan
>
Jesse S. Bangs jaspax@u.washington.edu
http://students.washington.edu/jaspax/
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