Re: Cute little sentence

> From: Adrian Morgan
>
> I think the following sentence from my conlang is quite cute :-)
>
>      /tOnOT pregeTdris OroU tOnOT arOl ix/
>
> spelt,
>      Tonot* preget*drys oriu tonot* !rol ykk
>      where (t* == pi-shape) and (! == lambda-shape)
>
> means,
>      Constructing languages always causes happiness.
>
> literally,
>      You construct language always-is you are happy.
In amman iar:

Constructing languages always causes happiness.
taghvar ierrion ernvalnel elivdil

\t taghvar           ierrion
\m tagho  =var       iar      -i   -ion
\g create =actn/proc language -plu -of
\p v      =nsfx      n        -num -gen
\x creation          of.languages

\t ernvalnel                       elivdil
\m er-  en-    valno    -e   -l    el-        -iv  -dil
\g do-  cause- be happy -agt -actn assertive- -hab -fut
\p agt- caus-  v        -val -vc   mood-      -asp -tense
\x cause.happiness                 will.always

In nathya:

Constructing languages always causes happiness.
tagwar yaio envalinoil

\t tagwar   yaio
\m tagwar   ya       -i   -o
\g creation language -pl  -of
\p n        n        -num -gen
\x creation of.languages

\t envalinoil
\m en-    valin    -o        -il
\g cause- be_happy -habitual -fut
\p caus-  v        -asp      -tense
\x will.always.cause.happiness

David

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