Re: Do you speak english?

Remi Villatel <maxilys@...> wrote;
>
> An easy translation exercise:
>
> Do you speak [insert your conlang name]?
>
> Because it's so easy, I demand politeness, deference or formalism (you
> choose) in the question, the pronunciation (CXSAMPA), the IMT
> (Interlinear Morphemic Translations) and/or a very literal translation.
    Gladilatian:

Napu mehyohot nyhyamset u?

/'na pu/ /me 'hjo hot/ /ni hja 'msEt/ /u/

You [are] associated-with.gladifer.(abstractor) (question).user-of.language
someone.

Literally: Are you someone who uses the language associated with
gladiferkind?

Less formally: Mehyohot nyhyamset napu?  (Although the first form isn't
really all that formal.)

    Seezzitonian:

Maluwe, bettapaapizznnii Paapaitijizz Seezzitoyit? (asking a woman)
Malai, bettapaapizznnii Paapaitijizz Seezzitoyit? (asking a man)

/mA 'lu we/ (/mA 'laI/) /bE t_dA 'p& pID n_di/ /'p& paI tI ZID/
/'se DI to jIt/

kind-one-VOC question-speak-SUBJ-PRES-2S language-ACC-SUBJ-PRES
Seezzito-ASS-TS

VOC - vocative
SUBJ - subjunctive
PRES - present
2S - 2nd person singular
ACC - accusative
ASS - associtative
TS - transportable singular

Literally: Kind one, do you speak the language of Seezzito?

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                 Dennis Paul Himes    <>    himes@cshore.com
                   http://home.cshore.com/himes/dennis.htm
        Gladilatian page: http://home.cshore.com/himes/glad/lang.htm
       Seezzitonian page: http://home.cshore.com/himes/umuto/lang.htm

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