Re: Let Me Introduce Myself
From: | Peter Ramsey <p.r.ramsey@...> |
Date: | Wednesday, September 19, 2001, 18:07 |
Roger Mills asked in regards to the follwing,
>Below are the first three verses of the Babel Text:
>
>1. Ous vela varim samix shpaga modajat. Nam holsamix fokim bejt.
>2. Kan prasejtektanat varim i os, fädat növíj tala i Shinar-la ej dá növíj
>sejfasedat.
>3. Növíj an-a-andr djikat, "Venu, davu dzo vej koshim favu ej nim agno
>fatordu." Növíj koshta putjat llokdo kanna ijej bitjma llokdo pash.
As best I read it, it sounds good. What are "x" and "ll"? More, more!
"X" is the ach-laut, frequently transcribed "kh," "ll" is simply a liquid
"l" doubled. "ä" is the "a" of "cat," but nasalized. "j" is an /i/ glide and
palatalizes the preceding consonant. "ö" is the "oo" in "look."