I finally finished up weekly vocab 6... only to have 7 come the next day
:~) anywho, here is part three of vocab 6 in Minyeva.
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> 7. sheep
jlome = sheep
vye fle jupa i jlome o lao a zigeqa
they HAB steal PAT sheep of us at nighttime
> They raid our sheep in the night.
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> 8. poverty
babi = to be poor
gre twi vye babi i lao
soon FUT they [make] poor PAT us
> They shall soon reduce us to poverty.
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> 9. vengeance
klavi = to revenge, take vengeance
ceba vla klavi lao.
however PROG revenge we.
> We are taking vengeance, though.
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> 10. funding
place = to fund, supply, support
lao ko suti i te dojuglai u mi moi ploce i te mwasi.
we PFV [make] decide PAT the ruler FOC to cancel funding PAT the army.
> We have convinced the ruler to cut funding to the army.
--> convince ends up rendered as "make decide".
potu twi pabi i cla vye.
consequently FUT poor PAT also they.
> Now they, too, shall be forced to poverty.
--> i use the word 'cla' for both 'and' and 'also'.
> ~Wright
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Garrett Jones
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