Re: Re- Conlanging

On Mon, 3 Apr 2000, Padraic Brown wrote:

> On Sat, 1 Apr 2000, Acadon wrote:
>
> >Owis Ek'wooskwe
> >
> >Gwrreei owis, kwesyo wl@naa ne eest, ek'woons espeket, oinom ghe
> >gwrrum woghom weghontm, oinomkwe megam bhorom, oinomkwe ghmmenm ooku
> >bherontm.
> >
> >Owis nu ek'womos ewewkwet: "Keer aghnutoi moi ek'woons agontm nerm
> >widntei".
> >
> >Ek'woos tu ewewkwont: "Kludhi, owei, keer ghe aghnutoi nsmei widntmos:
> >neer, potis, owioom r wl@naam sebhi gwhermom westrom kwrnneuti. Neghi
> >owioom wl@naa esti".
> >
> >Tod kekluwoos owis agrom ebhuget.
> >
> >[The] Sheep and [the] Horses
> >
> >On [a] hill, [a] sheep that had no wool saw horses, one [of them]
> >pulling [a] heavy wagon, one carrying [a] big load, and one carrying
> >[a] man quickly.
> >
> >[The] sheep said to [the] horses: "[My] heart pains me, seeing [a] man
> >driving horses".
> >
> >[The] horses said: "Listen, sheep, our hearts pain us when we see
> >[this]: [a] man, [the] master, makes [the] wool of [the] sheep into
> >[a] warm garment for himself. And [the] sheep has no wool".
> >
> >Having heard this, [the] sheep fled into [the] plain.
> >
>
>
> Also in Talarian:
>
> Owios hahos-he.
>
> Wellan-cohes, wiitit walmanusha-ne owios-cas hahaams, shatla macusha
> waconar-can romet, alrilos-cas-he wiram sherewan-canu ffarti.
> Owios-cas hahaffes ffaahit: Cartah-cohe-he mamas achhaneta, wirahaha-
> romomtos. Ahas-cohe owiah-cohe ffaahit: Harcato! Owie, cartah-cohe-he
> wosas achhaneta, wirawalmanffartaromtos, owiah-he walnar-can-ne!
> Tlewehetel, owios-cas sechhoman-tanam-han chhaatenit.
>
>
> Owios haho-he.
> sheep horse(du)-and
>
>
> Wellan-cohes    wiitit                  walmanusha-ne   owios-cas
> hill-theLOC     see(3sPret-Pres)        of-wool-none    sheep-theNOM
>
> hahaams         shatla  macusha waconar-can     romet
> horsesACC       one     big     waggon-the      lead(3sPres)
>
> alrilos-cas-he          wiram   sherewan-canu   ffarti.
> other-of-two-the-and    manACC  speed-theINSTR  bear(3sPret)
>
> Owios-cas       hahaffes        ffaahit:        Cartah-cohe-he
> sheep-the       horsesDAT       spake(Pret)     to-heart-the-andDAT
>
> mamas   achhaneta       wirahaharomtos
> my      pain(3sM-P)     man-horse-driving-oneNOM
>
> Ahas-cohe       owiah-cohe      ffaahit:        Harcato!
> horses-theNOM   sheep-theDAT    said(Pret)      hark(Imper)
>
> Owie            cartah-cohe-he          wosas   achhaneta
> sheepVOC        to-heart-the-andDAT     our(du) pain(3sM-P)
>
> wirawalmanffartaromtos  owiah-he        walnar-can-ne!
> man-wool-wearing-oneNOM to-sheep-andDAT wool-the-noNOM
>
> Tlewehetel      owios-cas       sechhoman-tanam-han
> at-heard(ppl)   sheep-the       lands-the-toDAT
>
> chhaatenit.
> flee(3sPret)
And now in Shemspreg:

Owi Echwoskwe

ne wilnam wesent owi seskwi echwosom: sos gwer wezhom, sos mej gemom
deukentom; soskwe shemom oochu ferentom. owi weukwi echwosom: me cherd es
gwer shemos ajent echwosom sekwent. echwos speprigi: chleu owi! cherdes
es gwer seskwent shemos, potis, apo owis wilnam khwer westrom werjentom,
adkwe owim ne es wilna. chechlunt owi weuri en arum.

owi   echwo -s  =kwe
sheep horse -PL =and
Sheep and horses

ne  wilna -m   wes  -ent owi   se-   skw   -i    echwo -s  -om
not wool  -OBL wear -PTC sheep PERF- see.0 -PAST horse -PL -OBL
A sheep without wool saw horses:

so   -s   gwer  wezho -m   so   -s   mej   gem  -om  deuk -ent -om
that -GEN heavy wagon -OBL that -GEN large load -OBL pull -PTC -OBL
that (one) pulling a heavy wagon, that (one) a large load;

so   -s   =kwe shem  -om  oochu   fer  -ent -om
that -GEN =and human -OBL quickly bear -PTC -OBL
and that (one) bearing a human quickly.

owi   we-   wkw     -i    echwo -s  -om
sheep PERF- speak.0 -PAST horse -PL -OBL
(the) sheep said (to) the horses:

me cherd es      gwer  shem  -os  aj    -ent echwo -s  -om  sekw -ent
1s heart be.PRES heavy human -GEN drive -PTC horse -PL -OBL see  -PTC
"My heart is heavy, seeing the human driving the horses."

echwo -s  spe-  prig    -i
horse -PL PERF- speak.0 -PAST
The horses said:

chleu    owi
hear.IMP sheep
"Listen, sheep!

cherd -es es      gwer  se-   skw   -ent
heart -PL be.PRES heavy PERF- see.0 -PTC
(Our) hearts are heavy having seen

shem  -os  poti   -s   apo  owi   -s   wilna -m   khwer westro   -m
human -GEN master -GEN from sheep -GEN wool  -OBL warm  clothing -OBL

werj -ent -om
make -PTC -OBL

the human, the master making warm clothing from sheep's wool

ad =kwe owi   -m   ne  es      wilna
to =and sheep -OBL not be.PRES wool
and the sheep has no wool."

che-  chlu   -nt  owi   we-   wr     -i    en aru   -m
PERF- hear.0 -PTC sheep PERF- turn.0 -PAST in field -OBL
Hearing (this), the sheep turned away into the field.

Dirk

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Dirk Elzinga
dirk.elzinga@m.cc.utah.edu