Re: Translation challenge: Fiat lingua
| From: | Christian Thalmann <cinga@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, July 11, 2006, 11:47 |
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--- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, Sai Emrys <sai@...> wrote:
> 1. Translate the phrase "Fiat lingua" into your language(s). Feel free
> to use a culturally appropriate analogue as you see fit.
Jovian:
Oud dsix a lionga. [od dziS @ liNg] "That there be a language!"
Oud dsix lionga. [od dziS liNg] "That there be language!"
Oud fi facte a lionga. [o pfi vaXt @ liNg] "That a language be made!"
It's the optative alright, but it *is* the form that nobles would
use to have people do things for them.
-- Christian Thalmann