On Sat, 17 Jun 2000, Mia wrote:
A long time ago (more than a decade), I tried to create a Cursus
Internationaal Chariaan, a course in Denden, and among the pleasantries
you note were the first sentences of what would be Denden... Of course,
things have changed since then, and every Charyan can have his own
favourite way of saying 'ni chifanle ma?'...
> A TRAVELER'S PHRASEBOOK
Tan afrandan tan denor gutin
RTV traveler RTV speak book
> Section 1: Pleasantries
Yuhod beriru: Caca.ca
Chapter first chatter-chat
> Xasa! (Alternate transliteration: Shasa!)
Cinni! ( yuhai maran: Cini!)
>
> Goodbye!
> formal: Domyet!
Tan aluan: Neran tan palzura
RTV court: walk RTV imperiality
> informal: Sulsu!
Tan yal: ete.hau gerran!
RTV friend: eat.IMP meat
> Ta
Ray
Good
>
> No
> Gwe
Tau.ray
neg.goed
>
> Mahayet
Tan sire
RTV wish
>
>
> Verayet
Huwane seri/sero
thank 2msHGH/2fsHGH
>
> do txendoro...
Seri/sero ... denor tau.denor?
2msHGH/2fsHGH ... speak NEG.speak?
>
> ...anlandor? [English]
tan ingilis den?
> ...espanlador? [Spanish]
tan epanol den?
> Ka dora beÿndjaf (mÿjador) .
Do ... denor tau.tau.ray!
1sMGH ... speak NEG.NEG.good
>
> Ka doradja beÿn (mÿjador).
> I speak-neg. well (Mÿjador).
Do ... denor-denor yi.yi.yi
1sMGG ... speak.DEL little.DUP.DUP
>
> Kan meme gahope _________ et ka.
E.do aqdentan.e _____
poss.1sMGH am_surnamed.RPT _____
>
> What is your name?
E.sero/i aqdentani.e hen?
poss.2m/fsHGH am_surnamed.RPT what?
> Do txenatvo beÿn?
E.sero gerran ga?
poss.2msHGH meat NOM?
> Ka atva beÿn.
>
E.do gerran ga
poss.1sMGH meat NOM
> I am not well.
> Ka atvadja beÿn.
> OR
> Ka atva beÿndjaf.
>
E.do naunogh.zi ga.
poss.1sMGH illness.AUG NOM
> I am the walrus, coo coo ca choo.
> Ka eta ad mehelis, ku ku ka txu.
E.do lan.garal.qaush ga, qu qu qa chu.
poss.1sMGH lip.hair.fish NOM, coo coo ca choo
Um...
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