Re: Verbing Weirds Language

veritosproject@... wrote:
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How have your g*s' languages handled gerunds?  As a simple translation
exercise, translate "verbing weirds language."  Carsten is exempt :)"
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Huka Tunu yukita mai-puko matu yahai-"gerund" wiwi kami yukita paro mukawa puko
matu yakeware naruwa kama wi yetepewa yumukawa puko matu patu yakere wo matu
tenu:

(Translation: Tunu does not feature a word shape that is "gerund" and I do not
use a special word shape for it but use the usual noun form of verbs:)

matu = word
tenu = behaviour, attitude
matu tenu = verb
tai- = active voice prefix
taimatu tenu = "to use/say a verb", "using/saying a verb"
kai- = agentive voice prefix
kaimatu tenu = to "verb" (whatever this means), "verbing"
huka = language
roku = logics, reason > rowaku = illogics, weirdness

Kaimatu tenuwa huka yarowaku
"Verbing weird language(s)"
"To verb weird language(s)"

Kami yukaimatu tenuwa huka yarowaku.
"I verb a weird language."

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