Re: odd phrase/translation exercise
From: | René Uittenbogaard <ruittenb@...> |
Date: | Saturday, February 12, 2005, 0:20 |
Mark J. Reed wrote:
> "I didn't know that you were a philosopher".
I opted for "wisdom-lover" as the Calénnawn translation of "philosopher":
Éše hi panalúta zóno sónntiše nùmiba-viváyna.
/'ESE hi pana'luta 'zono 'sOn:tiSE ,numibavi'vAjna/
É-še hi panalúta zóno sónnti-še nùm<ib>a-vi-váyna.
1SG-PAST not know that 2SG-PAST wise<ABSTR>-AGT-love
I didn't know that you were a wisdom-lover.
René