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Negishai qi Ría -- North Wind and the Sun in LW

From:Mau Rauszer <maurauser@...>
Date:Wednesday, September 11, 2002, 16:54
Negishai qi Ría

Tánya Negishai qi Ría ya, únen ga useruna, taqeh liyi guyahet ya, tinamad
mutotagitabit. Newentwiya, eq engwa taqe udzse entanien ta guyahetam
tagitalwem, gwileqelu taqe ud useruna. Fisse Negishai ya, neb nahtelwes mí
úwu fisseweya, úwu gwindi ta guyahet ya tagitalwem, qi ta gé, anti sfielwe
de. Geher sil Ría ya mutan qi entaní ta guyahet de tagitalwem, qen dwi
negishai ya gwileqen únen Ría useruna.

Tánya Neg.i.shai qi Ría ya, ú.n.e.n ga user.una*, taqeh liyi guyahet ya, tinam.ad
mut.o.tagi.t.a.b.it.

Argue North.ATT*.wind and Sun PAST, be.ATT.INF.ACC powerful.AUG**, when come
traveller PAST, packed hot.ATT.weave.ATT.LOC-MALE.in.

* ATT still stands for attaching sound
** AUG stands for the augment adjective which can be translated as 'the more powerful of them'

Newent.wi.ya, eq engwa taqe udzs.e entani.e.n* ta guyahet.a.m tagit.a.lwe.m, gwileq.e.lu
taqe ud user.una.

Agree.3duMALE.PAST, that can who make.INF [get free].INF.ACC* the traveller.ATT.ACC-MALE
weave.ATT.3sPOSS-MALE.ACC-MALE, admit.ATT.PASS who FUT-PERF powerful.AUG.

* the affix e(n)- is often used to modify the root's meaning to reflexive.

Fisse Negishai ya, neb nahte.lwe.s mí úwu fisse.we.ya, úwu gwi.ndi ta guyahet ya
tagit.a.lwe.m, qi ta gé, anti sfie.lwe de.
Blow [North Wind] PAST, all force.3sPOSS-MALE.SOC but most blow.3sMALE.PAST, most
take.TRAN the traveller PAST weave.ATT.3sPOSS-MALE.ACC-MALE, and the end, die
wish.3sPOSS-MALE PAST-PERF.

Ge.her sil Ría ya mut.a.n qi entaní ta guyahet de tagit.a.lwe.m, qen dwi Negishai
ya gwileq.e.n ú.n.e.n Ría user.una.
(This.time)=now shine Sun PAST hot.ATT.[adverb suffix] and [get free] the traveller PAST-PERF
weave.ATT.3sPOSS-MALE,
so must [North Wind] PAST admit.INF.ACC be.ATT.INF.ACC Sun powerful.AUG
--
Mau
Ábrahám Zsófia alias Mau Rauszer
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