Re: Conlang Travellers' Guide (was Re: I have a dream)

 --- Roger Mills wrote:

> >Or I should try to dig up Mia Soderquist's Conlanger's Travelling Guide (or
> >something like that)... It's has been some time ago when I saw it, somewhere
> >in the list's archives, but what I remember from it was really funny.
>
> Here is the most recent incarnation, as of 17 June 2000 (Mia's post would
> have appeared a few days earlier).  The _original_ Travellers' Guide is in
> the Brown archive, _quite early_; if you know how to search that archive
> (searching Yahoo's is easier I think) you can find it.
Thanks Roger, having so many new people on the List (myself including), or old
people with new languages, I think it is good if some of the better texts
and/or translation exercises reappear from time to time.
This is a very good example.

Here we go. First line is Hattic, second line is Askaic.
c^ should be read as c-haczek.

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A TRAVELER'S PHRASEBOOK
Section 1:  Pleasantries

Hello!  (neutral)   (colloquial) (formal)      (when answering the phone)
         Ašar!       Ej!          Jošer toch!   Vzorã!
         Ašar!       Opa!         Toch usis!    Zohelvam!

Goodbye!
        Zo spächuzu!
        Zo spychuzau!

Yes
        C^u.
        Tsu.

No
        Nä.
        Naj.

Please
        Ejkaf.
        Miltam.

Thank you
        Zãhaf.
        Zyñuuš.

Do you speak English/Spanish/French/Dutch/Russian?
        Joguce juš agles/hišpanes/frãskes/golãdes/ruskes?
        Jovtse añleñ/hišpaneñ/frantseñ/golanskeñ/ruskeñ?

I don’t speak Hattic/Askaic very well.
        Na jogaf chades äfa još.
        Nai jovu fešto askaneñ.

My name is Jan.
        Minã sfoš Jevan.
        Mai ade jenu Jovan.

What is your name?
        Him minaš sfoš?
        Gvaru jenu ade zvi?

How are you?
        Him sfoš võš?
        Gve zvi tender?

I am well.
        Võ af sfoš još. (shorter form) Af još.
        Mai uso tender. (shorter form) Mai uso.

I am not well.
        Võ af sfoš näjoš.
        Mai unuso tender.

I am the walrus, coo coo ca choo.
        Ã af valrus, ku ku ka c^u.
        Valrus ašam, ku ku ka tšu.

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Now, I can't wait for the second section!

Jan



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