I decided to steal Rob Haden's sentences from his "Introduction to
Kerla"; here they are in Ikanirae Seru.
> I can speak Ikanirae Seru.
uti heko seru ikanirae seru a
I can speak kingdom language STATEMENT
> Can you speak Ikanirae Seru?
otu heko seru ikanirae seru i
you can speak kingdom language QUESTION
> He/she can't speak Ikanirae Seru.
eki ka heko seru ikanirae seru a
he/she not can speak kingdom language STATEMENT
> The man is big.
manikoso tu rako a
man be big STATEMENT
> The men are big.
imanikoso tu rako a
PL-man be big STATEMENT
> The big (thing) is a/the man.
rako hino tu manikoso a
big thing be man STATEMENT
> The big things are men.
rako ihino tu imanikoso a
big PL-thing be PL-man STATEMENT
> I go to the city.
uti ira ma ekisi a
I go to city STATEMENT
> I went to the city.
uti ha ira ma ekisi a
I PAST go to city STATEMENT
> It was I who went to the city.
ya uti ha ira ma ekisi a
EMPH I PAST go to city STATEMENT
> I am going to the city.
uti ira (sau) ma ekisi a
I go (now) to city STATEMENT
> I was going to the city.
uti ha ira ma ekisi a
I PAST go to city STATEMENT
> The boy saw the man who went to the city.
rao ha koimu manikoso se eki ha ira ma ekisi a
boy PAST see man that he/she PAST go to city STATEMENT
> The boy who threw that ball that he stole broke the window.
rao se eki ha koti eka mirari se eki ha tareko roha
boy that he/she PAST throw that ball that he/she PAST steal it
ha kotisa aniu a
PAST break window STATEMENT
> The boy who stole another boy's ball broke the window.
rao se eki ha tareko mirari ro sora rao ha kotisa aniu a
boy that he/she PAST steal ball of other boy PAST break window
STATEMENT
> I think that the girl is pretty.
uti roesi kao tu oise a
I think girl be beautiful STATEMENT
> The girl is a duck.
kao tu kuaku a
girl be duck STATEMENT
> The girl becomes a duck.
kao nesatu kuaku a
girl become duck STATEMENT
> The potion turns the girl into a duck.
aretakaku rokiya kao nesatu kuaku a
potion make girl become duck STATEMENT
> I want a cookie.
uti takiku oriti a
I want cookie STATEMENT
> I saw those three gray wolves
uti ha koimu yeka teka nake yukohe
I PAST see PL-that three grey PL-wolf
that were in the forest.
se yaku ha tu kata eniso a
that PL.ANIM PAST be in forest STATEMENT
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