Re: Weekly Vocab #2.1.1 (repost #1)

Whilst waiting for the torch...

>> 1. to think
Urianian: dankid (think, feel, sense), minde (think, wonder,
consider), lisid (think out, find out, know)
Gaajan: inisatu (wonder, think about - formally a mediopassive: ask
oneself about, from inisa - ask)

>> I think about many things.
U: Mindam ixuset megi. (consider-1s.pres something-acc.pl many-pl)
G: Os dedau inisatu anjit. (many artifact-pl think-about I-do-to-them)

>> 2. to plan
U: talmid (scheme, plan)
G: itu aim (have purpose), -an (intentional) + aux.cond

>> I plan to go to town today.
U: Talmam birde tuni tona. (plan-1s.pres go.inf day-inst.sg town-acc.sg)
G: Kyriala asek jagaan jutjo. (town-term today travel-int I-do-cond)

>> 3. road
U: ban (paved road), rin (passage, mountain range), sin (way, march,
journey)
G: biden (paved road), reni (way, path)

>> I will go by the low road.
U: Birsam bandu nudir. (go-1s.fut road-loc.sg down.rel)
G: Iguik bidenam jaga ajut. (low-sup road-loc travel I-will-do)

>> 4. cloak / coat / culturally acceptable heavy outer garment
U: galg (coat, outer garment, long cloak), gaz (cap, hood, hood-
cloak), gazp (hood, hood-cloak), ben (cloak, some kind of garment),
G: sunin (short cloak), rakitu (long ornamental cloak), firin (short
back cape)

>> I took my warmest cloak.
U: Frangem ma galga geigud. (bring-1s.pret my coat-acc.sg warm-sup)
G: Meloik rakituma kura jat. (warm-sup cloak-my grab I-did-to-it)

>> 5. to stumble
U: trimid (stumble, stagger, walk unsteadily)
G: iskasiwane (stumble, fall down)

>> I stumbled on the road.
U: Trimjam bandu. (stumble-1s.pret road-loc.sg) or Trimjam bana (with
road-acc.sg = onto the road)
G: Bidenam iskasiwane jut. (road-loc stumble I-did)

>> 6. wind
U: un
G: us

>> The wind was fierce.
U: Vrimpi undis. (blow-hard-3s.pret wind-dem.nom.sg)
G: Us samim iju. (wind sharp/biting it-was)

>> 7. to snap
U: rabid (tear up/off)
G: sab (destroy, tear apart)

>> It snapped my cloak.
U: Rabi ma galga. (tear-up-3s.pret my coat-acc.sg)
G: Rakituma sab ja. (cloak-my destroy it-did-to-it)

>> 8. to freeze
U: teide (turn solid, from cold or otherwise)
G: jamu

>> My ears are freezing.
U: Ma esi tejan. (my ear-nom.pl freeze-3s.pres)
G: Wenauma jamutu junji. (ear-pl-my freeze-mpass they-are)

>> 9. ice
U: jak
G: sjuja

>> I think they have become ice.
U: Virkam jaka irfavjani. (believe-1s.pres ice-acc.sg
become-3p.perf.subj)
G: Urea at iskasjuja junjila. (believe I-do-to-it perf-transl-ice
they-are-subj)

>> 10. inn
U: astam
G: ijaje

>> I arrive at the inn half-dead.
U: Nigam astama ini elpi gevizam. (achieve-1s-pres inn-acc.sg then
half-inst.sg kill-1s.pass.pres)
G: Ijajala istaugen ilmaim sanala jut. (inn-term half-adv death-my-
com arrive I-do)

(My own addition:)

11.Happy New Year to everybody and thanks for all the fun this year.

U: Silfam bildant usan iren niu mindan je girmam elnant laman irdi
gi. (wish-1s.pres all-dat.pl 2p.gen year-acc.sg new please-
act.part.nom and thank-1s.pres all-dat.pl fun-gen.pl year-dem.inst.sg
this)
G: Eraweis arant yra iriu ataint osai waluawin yraekin utate
antaintes. (happy-adj new year wish I-do-to-it-for-you[pl] all-dat
fun-pl-gen year-this-gen thank I-do-to-you[pl]-and)

LEF