Re: Conlangea Multilingual Phrasebook, 2nd edition

Note: ' after a syllable indicates high-pitch
` indicates a high-to-low pitch
As long as you know where the "accent" is, the rest of the pitches are
predictable.

G# means Gender #

Wazwífkal sunazabátu
[wAzwef'kAl' sunazabA'tu']
G6-dim-book G3-one.who-go/travel-BEN
Little book for a traveller

Yes
Sál
[sal']

No
Fil
[fel]

Do you speak (English/Spanish/French/Dutch/<whatever>)?
PyasXsagáfinkibu?
[pjAs___sagA'fen_j'Ci'bu']
know.how-X-speak-you-non.punct.-question
Inglis = English    ([eNgles])
Supanis = Spanish   ([supAnes]) or Ispanyul [espAnjol]
Flinti = French     ([flentSi]) or Flansi [flanSi]
Dati = Dutch        ([datSi])   or Nidilansu [nidilansu]
Takassi = Watakassí ([takAS:i])

I don't speak (conlang) very well.
Pyastakassisagáuki bitaláli fil.
[pjAstakAS:isagAw'Ci' bitala'li' fel]
know.how-Watakassí-speak-I-non.punct. goodness-inst not
(Instrumental of a noun is the normal way to express adverbs)

My name is...
Pikatúukwa klálki ___ (literal translation, I'm not sure if that's what
would be used or not)
[pikAtu:'kwA` klal'Ci]
G7-Name-my is ____

What is your name?
Pikatúuyiwa klálki pibaa?
[pikAtu:'ji'wA` klal'Ci pibA:]
G7-Name-your be-it-non.punct what?

I am the walrus, coo coo ca choo.
Kláuki lwálas, ku ku ka tyu
[klAw'Ci lwa'las ku ku kA tSu]
Be-I-non.punct G5-walrus, coo coo ca choo
If it were a domestic walrus, it would be kwálas  :-)

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