Re: Deep Water: Re- Conlanging
From: | Doug Ball <db001i@...> |
Date: | Tuesday, April 4, 2000, 3:30 |
And on request,Deep Waters in Skerre:
Enska uhek aka sta vik i totar i tari.
A kella ukanî hok çu cerren i kaska ûra.
Ov korska ukrein ja kæl
a hak ureta to sujar.
Interlinear:
ENSKA UHEK AKA STA VIK I TOTAR I TARI
Language be path INS way GEN river GEN time
A KELLA UKANÎ HOK ÇU CERREN I KASKA ÛRA.
ERG it (this)leads us towards home GEN ones ancient.
OV KORSKA UKREIN JA KÆL
but no.one arrives LOC it (that)
A HAK URETA TO SUJAR
ERG REL fears water deep.
Abbreviations:
ERG=ergative
INS=instrumental
GEN=genitive
LOC=locative (at is usually the best translation)
REL=relative pronoun
Re-translation
Language is the path by way of the river of time.
It leads us towards the home of the ancient ones,
but no one at it
who fear deep water.
Pronunciation Guide:
{c}=[T]
{ç}=[s] (as in French)
{î}=[ai]
{û}=[au]
all others as in the IPA
-Doug