Re: Gray/Grey, conscripts, 'conlang', etc.

Muke Tever wrote:
> > (I learned Swedish in Uppsala.)
> ðuhan-caððy  di-Suiddensy ruk-tan-terella-tasty  upsalla-sa-hai.
> Language.acc gen.Sweden   1sg.perf.Learn.vb.past Uppsala.ess.ad
> 'Language of Sweden, I learned at Uppsala.'
In Watakassí, one way would be:
Fapisitaswidansagáutu púpisalav (wonderful example of incorporation)
[fApiSitaswidansagAotu pupisalav]
Fa-pisi-ta-swidan-saga'-u-tu                        p-u'pisala-v
Past-know.how-language.of-Sweden-speak-I-inceptive G7-Uppsala-LOC
Literally "I started to know how to speak the Language of Sweden in
Uppsala"

I'm not sure how to use the verb pyasún (learn) in this case.  It's a
toughie.  One would have to say "I learned HOW TO SPEAK Swedish in
Uppsala", and I don't know how to deal with verbal objects of that verb
or verbs of its class.  If I figure it out, I'll post the translation.

> Long & drawn-out, ain't it?  Or am I just too used to English?  It's all
> Entish to me...
I suspect that when I figure out the proper translation, it'll be just
as long.  :-)

Part of the reason it's so long is you use some long affixes, like
-caððy for accusative and -tasty for past.

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