...delurking...
I couldn't resist translating these into Kar Marinam. Hope the accents come
through all right. If anyone wants to know how to pronounce it, I finally
put this up: http://www34.brinkster.com/fuscian/kmphon.html
on 7/28/03 12:26 PM, Christopher Wright at faceloran@JUNO.COM wrote:
> 1. to stand
> I am standing in the [place where ruling body meets; palace entry].
'sòram'
sòrer pàmlör hgáshly gÿram .
> 2. only
> I feel like I'm only an ant, staring up at the murals in awe.
'uhìntep'
uhìnt dholep ebas èsgehop muralek ewamsum wody gÿri .
('dhol' is actually 'bug', not 'ant', and 'mural' is borrowed)
> 3. banana
> I've got a hankering for a banana right now.
sorry, no banana
bananalím gasi pälentebìr .
> 4. excitement
> That first bite sends jolts of excitement through my bones.
'remél'
páh smagäf`ywy sgásgir hremél gènrapi dòmel nludohar ëliga .
> 5. blue
> Blue four-sided triangles dance through my head.
'gylémÿs'
páh shòmwy wënïli gyl sintëpròshémÿsir shomir hmesga .
> 6. juice
> That juice must have been past its prime.
'brùl'
bädeshesöp màsdanhir brùlur ás .
(quite literally 'I think that juice fell from the cliff')
> 7. better
> No matter; it's better this way.
'kösgösnam' ('köskösnam' underlyingly, from 'kösnam')
läwydrá úgonshoser ynt kösgösnam ty .
> 8. distant
> My hands are distant; the sky is close.
'sókemp'
sókemp shÿsgÿr nèlek gelà .
> 9. unconscious
> I shall soon be unconscious.
'dhÿnrimsu'
dlòp dhÿnams gÿri .
> 10. rough
> I fall to the floor, my face scraping on the rough carpet.
'róhnam'
besh´yplöm ímè róh kapryntam dhàsir apago .
('kapryty' is borrowed)
> Four months in action! Hooray!
>
> ~Wright
These exercises are great. Thank you!
Josh Roth