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Re: Weakly Vocab

From:John L. Leland <lelandconlang@...>
Date:Sunday, January 18, 2004, 1:50
Rihana-ye:
Early in the morning:
Zatowa-me bythe-i
Sunrisetime-in *firstside-adj
Late in theafternoon:
Zanowa-me *hevethe-i
Sonsettime-in endside-adj
Sooner or later
*zethu hege *vethu
nowsidely or beyondsidely
lately
zewa-i
nowtime-adj
a new building
ze-i basa
new house/building (made of stone)
a recent fad
*zethe-i *gijova
nowside-adj sweetdomind
an old man
wi ba
an old building
wi basa

The man in jail can hardly heard the bird in the tree in this season, which
is bad.
*Vubobasa-me ba se *fizawadiha-me tiga-me tafa du hlo; se ha hevi.
Jail-in man this season-in tree-in bird slightly hear; this thing bad.

The bird can be heard. The bird is audible.
Tafa hlo-si-ji. Tafa hli.
Bird heard-is-able. Bird audible.

The bird flies above the top of the upper part of my hat.

Tafa seba-ye *vajate-ye te-i diha-ye teha-te tavejo.
Bird my hat-of upper part-of top-over flies.

I get the hint.
Seba *dicheva jibajo.
I(masc.sing)  hint (smallaboutmind)  understand.

Don't take me seriously.
Feba seba he fuvu bo-bi (or vajo-bi).
You (malesing.) me (male sing) not seriously take-must (or think-must)

I wish you were here.
Seba feka sehana-me ki. (or vejo-gi-ki)
I (masc.) you (fem.sing.) thisplace-in desire.(or come-to-desire)

Nothing matters but you.
Heha sepe feka *chetivajo.
Nothing but you (fem.sing.)  matters (abouthighthink)

John Leland