Re: odd phrase/translation exercise

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