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Long Wer -- Hia qi Mau Day One paragraph 1-3.

From:Mau Rauszer <maurauser@...>
Date:Sunday, August 18, 2002, 10:15
Well, 'tis's the beginning thoughts of my novel. (It looked quite different when I
translated it to LW early)

                Hia qi Mau
                [Ré Waget]
(lawe wagulo)
Egenga Yah de uaget nag petedwo tagitalwedit hedzsiy she sefandi ta Silingit dzsiy,
sehem de neb usertalwes utirah. Mí enyini ta dzsiut ta Ugashal, enuqor gualwe
gérefeq. Na ú doro, mindwe doried íq denwawendi lawe ntirelwen pexuq Amanar
qereq...
Shayandind silwerwel ta pembandem. Hama gittuwel hwetu uzahotagitub perombandul qi
qayashairub. Ha inqet qubedit perombandul shairiyu, ennebind hewu petem
wúanahu, wawenahu, noqqonahu, hemenahu. Haqa nequ, gámenolinayu, yazimwiyau,
mwiyau, malanu; gé doroneoruf réaya. Tú huw ta balaq welaer ta inpilinu ta
hun lían qi tengwafu lawe linayire sehemet perufer dadit.
Ta Tigidzsa, etirwe temen geamang gridzsaya mí qala, won diwendide daglawan
Yéwaq hagiantiy etiraqiyen. Qi panawendi linem pu amontagim umenah. Enandafu
runtalwu wa miyiq mí lawe nointaq hewayúrufar nisaya taqe esenif gulo Már.

                Hia and Mau
                [Day One]
(just a part)
First, te Moon waddled up to the sky in his sirvery robe though the mighty, fiery
Light Globe totally constrained him with his blinding force. But the light of
the Old One is fading now, he's at the end of his path. Is he tired perhaps,
going to sleep, or just showing his face to another part of the world...
His light is shining on the zoo. The last beams glitter playfully on the cage
grids and glass panes. Life comes alive in the deepness of the terrariums,
howling, bawing, gibbering, bleating sounds are fulfilling the air. Lions,
monkeys, seals, otters, owls are awaking, their daylight relax beends. It's a
touching impression when the nightlings hear the calling voice and all they can
do is reciting the long-lost glory of their people.
The Fireglobe can't see anything from this gray but living world as he passed his
place to the ghost white moon. And he's enshrouding the park with the night as
a grateful shadow. His lads are quieting down for a while but they immediately
restart the joyful buzzing which remains the peaceful part of the universe.

// I tried to translate it artistically but that's all I could mangle from my
beloved impressive tongue to better-not-to-say-what English.

Word-by word analysis, in the linguistical style:

Egenga Yah de ua.get nag pet.e.d.wo tagi.t.a.lwe.d.it hedzs.iy she sefandi.(ndi) ta
Sili.ngit dzs(a).iy, sehem de neb user.t.a.lwe.s u.t.ir.ah.
Waddle moon {PAST.PERF} one.ORD up sky.ATT.LOC.to weave.NOUN.ATT.3sPOSS-MALE.LOC.in
white,silver.ADJ though constrain.(TRAN)* the light.globe fire.ADJ, mighty
{PAST PERF} full(ly) powerful.NOUN.ATT.3sPOSS-MALE.SOC make-.NEG.see.PART-CONT.
First, te Moon waddled up to the sky in his sirvery robe though the mighty, fiery
Light Globe totally constrained him with his blinding force.

ATT stands for an attaching vowel. TRAN for the transitive suffix -ndi which is
mainly used in artistical LW.
* in the word sefandi, the -ndi ending has been skipped because the bad sounding of sefandindi.
Note that the past perfect is not used as in English but that's simply a finished
past tense (I took the original meaning of the word :).

Mí en.yini ta dzsiu.t ta Ugash.a.l, e(n).nuq.o.r(un) gua.lwe gé.ref.e.q.
CONJ.but become-.weak the bright.NOUN the old.ATT.POSS
[become-.distance.ATT.little]=approach way.3sPOSS-MALE end.3sPOSS.ATT.DAT
But the light of the Old One is fading now, he's at the end of his path.

Na ú doro, mind.we {dori.e}.d íq denwa.we.ndi lawe ntir.e.lwe.n pex.u.q Aman.a.r qer.e.q...
Perhaps be.2s/3s/3pl tired, go.3sMALE {to sleep}.LOC CONJ.or show.3sMALE.TRAN only
face.ATT.3sPOSS-MALE.ACC {land, country}.PL.DAT (the) World.ATT.POSS
other.ATT.DAT...

Shayand.ind sil.wer.wel ta {pe.mband.e}.m.
shine.TRAN light.great.3sPOSS-MALE the {animal.close.e}=zoo.ACC-MALE*
His light is shining on the zoo.

*human-made things are always male-gendered.

Hama gittu.wel hwet.u {u.z}.ah.o.{tagi.t}.u.b per.o.mband.u.l qi qaya.shair.u.b.
{glitter, shine} rays*.3sPOSS-MALE last.PL {make-.bolting}=close.PART-CONT.ATT.{to
weave.NOUN}=cloth, weave.PL.LOC-MALE house.ATT.close.PL.POSS-MALE CONJ.and
{sheet, book, paper}.glass.PL.LOC-MALE
The last beams glitter playfully on the cage grids and glass panes.

*only has pulral form.

Ha inqet qube.d.it {per.o.mband}.u.l shair.iy.u, en.neb.ind hew.u pet.e.m
wúan.ah.u, wawen.ah.u, noqqon.ah.u, hemen.ah.u.
wake life {valley,depth}.LOC.in {cage: see above}.PL.POSS-MALE glass.ADJ.PL
become-.full.TRAN voice.PL {sky, air}.ATT.LOC-MALE bark.PART-CONT.PL
howl.PART-CONT.PL gibber.PART-CONT.PL bleat.PART-CONT.PL
Life comes alive in the deepness of the terrariums, howling, bawing, gibbering,
bleating sounds are fulfilling the air.

Ha.qa neq.u, {gámen.o.lin.ay(a)}.u, {yazi.mwiya}.u, mwiya.u, malan.u; gé {dor.o.neo}.ruf ré.aya.
wake.listen lion.PL {monkey.ATT.night.ADJ}.PL {sea.otter}=seal.PL otter.PL owl.PL end
{sleep.ATT.new "renewing"}=relax.3plPOSS day.ADJ
Lions, monkeys, seals, otters, owls are awaking, their daylight relax beends.

T.ú hu.w ta bal.a.q {wela.e}.r ta inp.i.lin.u ta hu.n lía.n qi te.ngwa.fu lawe
{li.nayir.e} sehem.e.t pe.ruf.e.r da.d.it.
NEG.be.2s/3s/3pl word.PL the cause.ATT.NOUN {to hear}.POSS the child.ATT.night.PL the word.ACC
call.ACC CONJ.and NEG.can.3pl only back-.{to remember} might.ATT.NOUN
{people,race}.3plPOSS.ATT.POSS past.LOC.in
It's a touching impression when the nightlings hear the calling voice and all they
can do is reciting the long-lost glory of their people.

Tú huw ta balaq {infinitive} -- it's a touching impression
tengwa lawe {infinitive} -- can't do anything but...

Ta Tigi.dzsa, et.ir.we tem.e.n ge.aman.g gridzs.aya mí qala, won di.we.ndi.de
dag.law.a.n Yéwa.q hagi.ant.iy et.ir.aq.iy.e.n.
the globe.fire NEG.see.3sMALE nothing.ATT.ACC this.world.ABL grey.ADJ CONJ.but
curious CONJ.for give.3sMALE.TRAN.PAST-PERF place.3sPOSS-MALE.ATT.ACC Moon.DAT
{white,silver}.death.ADJ NOT.{see.listen}=notice.ADJ.ATT.ADV
The Fireglobe can't see anything from this gray but living world as he passed his
place to the ghost white moon.

Qi pana.we.ndi lin.e.m pu {amon.tagi}.m u.mena.(a)h.
CONJ.and cover.3sMALE.TRAN night.ATT.ACC CONJ.like {hide.weave}=cover.ACC make-.good.PART-CONT
And he's enshrouding the park with the night as a grateful shadow.

E(n).nanda.fu run.t.a.lwu wa miyi.q mí lawe noin.t.a.q hewayú.ruf.a.r nis.aya taqe eseni.f
gulo Már.
become.quiet.3pl little.NOUN.ATT.3sPOSS-MALE one second*.DAT CONJ.but only restart.NOUN.ATT.DAT
buzzing.3plPOSS.ATT.POSS joy.ADJ who remain.3s part Maat.POSS**

* miyi is actually 0.54s as they use a different time counting system.
** Maat is the feline order concept, similar to the Egyptian equivalent.
--
Mau
Ábrahám Zsófia alias Mau Rauszer
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