Re: Valentine's Day Translations

Nik Taylor wrote:

> In honor of Valentine's Day, I thought I'd ask for a translation of "I
> love you".
>
    In rtemmu, there are at least five ways to say it:

 1.  va'i  furive!   (va'i = the following is an emotion;  fu- = mutual;
rive = love)  This is an emotional outburst.

2.  inana faifurivehe zhu!  (i = the speaker knows;  nana = my thoughts are
developing normally
                                          about a concept that is developing
normally;
                                          fai- = away from;  -he = with
respect to the following;  zhu = though others may be present,
                                          only one person is being
addressed)  Loose translation: I am thinking about the concept of
                                          loving you.

3. inakehs faifurivehe zhu! (nakehs = my thoughts, normal change; the topic
of conversation is objectively changing
                                             at a normal rate) Loose
translation:  I am thinking about the effects I observe that come from
                                             loving you.

4. ikehsna faifurivehe zhu! (kehsna = I am objectively reacting at a normal
rate to the concept which is developing at
                                             a normal rate)   Loose
translation:  Just thinking of loving you is having an observable effect
                                             on me!

5. ikehskehs faifurivehe zhu! (kehskehs = I am objectively reacting at a
normal rate to an objective phenomenon, which is
                                                developing at a normal rate)
Loose translation: You're turning me on!

Dan Sulani


--
 likehsna  rtem  zuv  tikuhnuh  auag  inuvuz  vaka'a.

 A  word  is  an  awesome  thing.