Re: Vocab #7

1. Hmm! No word for 'book' apparently, so I'll have to borrow!
A liburu hir, bureta i beretin nai da
[that] [book] [far] [thick-er than], [this one] [look at - rel.] [at this
moment] [Aux,1ps]

2. Ladakin nalkadero bareta 24-hora da
[sit-durative] ['flat-thing' -my-adessive] [long(time) -er than] 24 hours
[Aux 1ps]

3. Maleti malario, lan meleta dina da
[study] [student-comitative], [Aux.3pp-relative] [wise-er than] [like-me]
[Aux.1ps]

4. Asteta nina, ailesto astekia maida
[stronger than] [like-him], [latest(one)] [test-locative] [Aux (intend
to),1ps]

5. Gereta eteanna rainastekidea i malarieten da
[badder-than] ['before-ly'-essive case] [mid-test-my-locative] [this] [group
of students-genitive] [Aux.1ps]

6. Midan mareta nurina ailesto astekia, rainastekina dilde na
[Aux(hope)-1ps-rel.] [greater than] [counting] [final] [test-locative],
[mid-test-essive] [to-me][Aux.3ps]
Note: This uses the construction 'to have' formed by the appropriate
personal form of the dative plus the 3ps Auxiliary, or in other words "I
hope I have a greater score from the finals than from the midterms"

7. Gorketa maidan
[stressed-er than] [Aux.(intend)-1ps-rel]
Notes: gor = worried, which with the intensifier -he gives gorke 'stressed,
enervated'.

8. Naguan goretieta etean da
[recently] [busier-than] [before] [Aux.1ps]

9. Toro 678 janome Tustekin dida
[create] [678] [answer, reply] [Tuesday-durative] [Aux(must).1ps]

10. Maletieki eteanna bareta ina beda
['con-study'] [before-ly] [longer than] [this one-essive][Aux(negative)-1ps]
(and that's probably true!!)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Aidan Grey" <grey@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 7:15 PM
Subject: Vocab #7

Personally, I think these are the best thing to hit the list since I've been
on it. If we're being picky, I suppose that some of the constructions
(sewing beads on bunnies, etc) were a bit too contrived or silly (puts on
Monty Python sergeant-major voice) but that's a very minor thing. Great job,
O harried Aidan (or should that be aidaned Harry?)
Mike
>     On a side note, I wonder if these have been useful to people? I mean,
> do people have requests for topics? Have I been too obtuse in my
selections
> of subject matter? Or are they great / fantastic / more amazingly amazing
> than the most amazing thing one could ponder? Just want to check in and
see
> how people are feeling about the exercise.

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