Christopher Wright wrote:
> 1. friend (can't believe I hadn't used this!)
> A good friend is often a source of strife.
Flna-Friend(The l is syllabic)
@xaflna @al||'emi
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> 2. to take
> For instance, my friend once took all my pens.
'Iðe-Steal(ð is implosive d)
Skô-!x'â'iðealûmi maflna man!ôtmaû.
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> 3. to tell
> She didn't even tell me.
Knê-Tell
Fneknêfîakami.
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> 4. to want
> I wanted a pen and I didn't have one.
Je-Want to(j is implosive uvular)
Jetmaqlîalima qlîfîalima.
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> 5. to buy
> I had to buy a new pen and ink.
!Esto-Buy
Nutma nuks'o !estolilima'.
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> 6. to end
> But a good friendship can't end that easily.
|Xi-Cessative aspect
I-@i-|xi@xaflnamâ, e!x'iêsniotsfamâ.
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> 7. not
> At least she's not a[n a]theist or [an/mon/dy]archist or a
> [revolutionary/conservative].*
Fî-Not
@xaksa t'e'ifîmi o-@'oksaîmi.
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> 8. to support
> But then, I'd support her no matter what.
|e-Support
I-stôtqa|ekûmaxoi.
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> 9. definition
> That is the definition of "friend".
!Xeko-Define
"Flna-sî" !x'i!xekotîsi.
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> 10. both
> We'd both do the same.
N|û-both
N|ûkxsomâxoi.
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> *I'm so controversial this week.
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> wright?
I used conservative in this example. You can really see how common
clicks are. They occur in about 25% of the morphemes, it seems, though
they due make up 40% of the phonemes. You can also see just how
polysynthetic it is. Those mood markers can be seen at the end of some
words(-xoi is the hypothetical mood).