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Re: odd phrase/translation exercise

From:Henrik Theiling <theiling@...>
Date:Thursday, February 10, 2005, 0:55
Hi1

"Mark J. Reed" <markjreed@...> writes:
>... > looking back at you with a caption that says "Non sapevo che tu fossi > filosofo". This is Italian for "I didn't know that you were a > philosopher". > >... > I also thought it'd make a good translation exercise, especially for a > romlang. :)
Sorry, no romlang, but a Germanic lang S9 (Da Mätz se Basa): Ich hat nich weis dat dei ne firsof is nä. /IC hat nIC vaI)s dat daI) n@ 'fi6)sOf Is nE/ I PAST NEG know that you INDEF.SG.NOM philosopher be NEG.COMPL So many Germanic conlangs on the list these days! **Henrik