Re: odd phrase/translation exercise

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Hey!

On Thursday 10 February 2005 01:10, Mark J. Reed wrote:

 > This is Italian for "I didn't know that you were a
 > philosopher".

Ayeri:
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   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

NOTE: New word "nilan": thought - nilao: to think


Mutated Ayeri (playing a bit instead of doing homework):
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   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._


Daléian: ... resurrected
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   Ci raneád la rán na penanca.
   [si ,4ane'a:d la 4a:n na pe'nAnsa]

   Ci  rane-a-  ´d   la   r<a>n  <>+´ na
   1sg know.1sg.PAST that be.2sg.PAST INDEF_ART

   pen-  an-    ca
   think.DOER:m.ACC

NOTE: New word "penava": to think -> penan = thinker (m)


Carsten

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