From: Aidan Grey <grey@...>
Date: Sun Nov 24 02:13:41 2002
1. me, I
(common only):
I: Éme
Me: Mku, Kum
> It bothers me that she is late.
Mkuamèdeswe jaloso tunk
(It bothers me [something specific bothers me and here's what it is] she comes
late)
2. quick
Chad (short a)
> I hope that Sam is quick.
Tsaróm' swe Sam tèpyo chad
(I hope that Sam moves quick(ly) - not sure a person could "be" quick, in
themselves...)
> 3. preparation
Pèsshan
> I think she made a lot of preparations.
Kua'm swe tehpèsso mahru.
(I think she prepared a lot)
4. sum
Tua
> The sum of these numbers is 42.
uTua na shenshifn zu katsekkdo (42)
> I know that she sums quickly.
Meseppswe shususo chaddeh.
(I know that she figures(mathematically) quickly)
5. pity
Mìché
> It is a pity that he did that.
Zu mìchéswe tehfesa ké.
6. pipe
Their pipes are dirty.
...
I have no clue how to read this one. Plumbing-type pipes? A sort of musical
instrument-type pipes? Slang for "throats" pipes, as in, "they cannot sing
because they're sick"?
> 7. dip
(noun): nàsh
(verb): i-Vumu
> There is a dip in the road here.
Az anNàsh yna u-hara ya'.
> I hear she dips her jelly donuts in her tea.
Evoli'm swe vumu somumutia hna sochai.
(I hear it said that she dips her pastries in her tea)
> 8. outdoor
> I saw him outdoors. (adv)
Satehrru'm jáshte. (I saw him outside)
> I want to go on an outdoor adventure. (adj)
Vle'm kyo na jashtwájo.
> 9. priest
Túlohk
> The priest says that she is an honest woman.
uTúlohk lyngswe sa'z anTomo xín.
> 10. pretty
die
> I smelled the pretty flowers.
Eme techum wafyuradie.