Re: some insane West Greenlandic sentences
From: | Eddy Ohlms <etg@...> |
Date: | Monday, January 5, 2004, 22:31 |
Robert Jung wrote:
> <Ininnukalaarniarlungaana>The thing is, Im going to my room for a
> bit <Aamarutissarsiurvissarsiurtutuaasuq>
> "... Who is the only one looking for a place to prospect for
> coal" <Irsiqqissaavviginiqartariaqarpugut>
> "One must be able to hear exactly what we
> say" <Ilinniaqqikkiarturtinniqartussaq>
> "One who should be sent to further his
> studies" <Illartinngitsuursinnaanngilai>
> "He couldn't help making them
> laugh" <Pissusissamisuurpalunniavissumik>
> "Trying hard to appear
> natural" <Tusaanngitsuusaartuaannarsinnaanngivipputit>"You simply
> cannot pretend not to be hearing all the
> time" <Atuakkiurtunngurtussaavutit>"You should become a
> writer" <Uqarituukasippungaasiit>"Silly me, I went and spoke out of
> turn as usual!"
That reminds me of my conlang, Kûtêlku, which is also poly and can have
very long words.
Jafêk|xok!'ûlaqlîlima.-I want a very big house.
Kûlk!xeqmâk|oakîmi.-He hunted it regularly and was allergic to it.
K||aik|iljamlatqîk!'ûla'iljek||êk'oalimi.-He was ready to try to make me
construct and clean a building by hand.
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