Re: odd phrase/translation exercise

Hi!

Carsten Becker <naranoieati@...> writes:
> Ayeri:
> ------
>
>    Macoronoiayang eváng sira mayomaiyà menilanmayain.
>    ['mako'4onwAi)'AN e'vA:N 'si4a ma'joma.ia
>    me'nila'maja.in]
>
>    Ma-  coron-oi- ay- ang eva-ang sira  ma-  yoma-iyà
>    PAST.know. NEG.1sg.A   2sg.AGT TRG:P PAST.be.  3sg(ani):a
>
>    me-         nilan-  maya-in
>    INDEF_ART:P.thought.DOER.TRG
Oh, I like that!  I still think the words aren't too long! :-)

I especially like 'I didn't know' in one word and the lack of a
conjunction. :-)

> Mutated Ayeri (playing a bit instead of doing homework):
> -----------------------------------
>
>    Ing ey ang mekongwa, ang wa sa ma ing le niramja.
>    [IN Ej) AN mA 'kONwa ng wA sA mA IN le ni'4Amja]
>
>    Ing ey  ang   me-kong-wa   ang wa  sa    ma   ing
>    TRG 1sg TRG:A PS.know.NEG, AGT 2sg TRG:P PAST TRG
>
>    le        niramja
>    INDEF_ART thinker.
>
> NOTE: Actually, I could drop the case markers completely,
> making everything APV with the trigger still existing:
> _Ing ey ang mekongwa, wa ing le niramja sa ma._
Also nice!  I hope you keep both projects alive!

Ok, ok, I'll translate it into Qthyn|gai. *sign*  That's
always *tough* work. :-)

**Henrik