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Re: Weekly Vocab 31

From:takatunu <takatunu@...>
Date:Saturday, December 13, 2003, 20:50
Christopher Wright <faceloran@...> posted the Weekly Vocab 31.

In case someone actually reads this, now I write [u] as /o/ because with /u/
the script of my conlang had too any "legs" and needed more round shape.
The sounds are unchanged: A, I, K, L, M, N, NG, O, P, S, T. Plus W and Y to
write O and I before another vowel.

1. oil---matilo
If I'm to bake today, I need some oil.

O sakango wai pikani a pilama papamini monala o pitisi pamanga ai a kotino
matilo.
In case that I do need be-sun-ed bake in day this then there's need oil.

2. shop (noun)---pikina
There's a shop down the road.

A pikina o tanasi yo sotini pamanga.
There's shop in along of road this.

3. to stroll---kimimilo
I stroll towards it.

Pikani a kimimilo o kotona wa pamanga.
I do walk in direction that's this.

4. flood---monato samiki (flood (of) water)
A flood springs up and blocks the road.

Samiki a kililisi a monanato a pananango sotini.
Water does spring does flood does encompass road.

5. another---kowanongo (< konongo "the very same")
I turn to take another route.

Pikani a kamamani a taninima sotini kowanongo.
I do turn do wend road else.

6. to split---sikokongiwanga ("to split self")
The earth splits beneath my feet, but I jump across just in time.

Talango a sikokongiwanga o mowakingi yo tilosa-tilosa yo pikani o tanangi
wai pikani a samimiti a taliliso kolisi o katonga sitako.
Ground does split in underneath of feet of me in restriction that I do jump
do cross hole in enough early.

7. to bleed---pamamasi kanaso ("blood-ing ooze").
I fell, though, and now my shin is bleeding.

Pikani a tosisima o mosilo ai tosilo piwatalo pamono yo pikani a pamamasi
kanaso o malisa.
I do fall in concession well frontpart downpart leg of me does blooding ooze
in now.

8. to continue---sakima, sakikima
I continue toward the shop.

Pikani a sakima sakikiti pikina.
I do keep_on go_to shop.

9. army---tanimi ("military")
The army stands to prevent access to the shop!

Tanimi a samomongo a patotonga takikili pikina!
Army does act does hamper enter shop!

10. to run---kosisini
I run in regardless, grab the oil, fling some money on the counter, and run
back out!

Pikani a potaki sitatalo tanimi a kosisini a takikili pikina a pososota
patika matilo a sikasikati pakasi oyangi pasini pisoti a kosisini a
tawakikili pikina!
I do not pay_attention army do run do enter shop do handing take oil do
make-fling money oblobj table trade do run do exit shop!

11. home---manato
But now I can't get home past the flood and ravine.

O tanangi o malisa ai pikani a potaki konato makakala manato yangi pikani o
tilolongi samiki monanato wi kolisi polingi.
In restriction in now well I do not can return home to me in go_past water
flooding and hole cliff.

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