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Re: Translation Project! (was Re: Let the hammer fall!)

From:The Gray Wizard <dbell@...>
Date:Sunday, January 21, 2001, 17:52
> From: Eruanno none > > >Never one to pass on a translation exercise. In amman iar, assuming a > >hortative modality: > > > >Let the hammer fall. > >nastil ini lamprad eoroniel > > > >\f Let the hammer fall > >\t (der) nastil in i lamprad > >\m der -0 nas- -dil in i lampo =rad > >\g you -[A] hortative- -fut agt.to.thm the strike =tool > >\p 2per -nom mood- -tense ptp det v =nsfx > >\x you do agt.to.thm the hammer > > > >\t eoroniel > >\m er- orono -ie -l > >\g do- fall -agt/thm -actn > >\p agt- v -val -vc > >\x fall > > Your language sounds almost Quenya-ish.
Well, those on this list familiar with amman iar know that conculturally it is related to Eldarin tongues, but probably influenced more by Sindarin than Quenya.
> I would like some background on everyone's language, like who would have > used it? Where? and When?
See my website (www.graywizard.net) where you will find an abundance of information about amman iar including a rather extensive reference grammar (www.graywizard.net/Conlinguistics/amman_iar/amman_iar.htm). See specifically (www.graywizard.net/Conlinguistics/introduction.htm) for a brief discussion of the language's concultural background. David David E. Bell The Gray Wizard dbell@graywizard.net www.graywizard.net "Wisdom begins in wonder." - Socrates