Christopher Wright wrote:
>This one's for randomness.
Then what's all this continuity?
>1. to know
s'iznek
>I know how to wield a sword.
Miz vratakrhot s'iznim.
sword(-ACC) "wield"-INF-method(-ACC) know-1SG
>2. contents
vasig'
>I know the contents of that letter.
Eya tilera vasig' s'iznim.
that letter-GEN contents(-ACC) know-1SG
>3. might
atva
>The army's might is not to be mocked, because the four of them can throw
>you in the dungeon.
K'örvada atvan mu pilkak fadit, daze eya tar lon i teijotu valdak rez.
army-GEN might-ACC NEG mock must-2SG , because those four you:ACC into
dungeon-DAT throw-INF can-3PL
(Tar zar? Ansic'i k'örvad ve...)
>4. murder
berzo (noun; berzo-herak v.)
>They did that to me, saying I murdered someone.
Yant er herioz, du berzo-heraim zduadve.
me:DAT that(-ACC) do-3PL:PAST , THAT murder-V-1SG:PAST say-GER
>5. to release
agsvabak
>They released me because the judge is my uncle.
Daze smec'nik yai jart c'e ba yan agsvabaiz.
because judge my uncle be:3SG COND me:ACC release-3PL:PAST
>6. feud
viiba
>Now there is a feud between my family and the army.
Lud mez'dem yai gzok'om ki k'örvadom viiba anc'e.
now between my family-INST and army-INST feud exist:3sg
>7. sheep
höz'
>They raid our sheep in the night.
C'eraz yei höz'in zoriz'az.
night our sheep-ACC steal-3PL
>8. poverty
byedba
>They shall soon reduce us to poverty.
Emz'e yen i byedbat agkos'irzi.
soon us into poverty-DAT reduce-3PL:FUT
>9. vengeance
nakim
>We are taking vengeance, though.
Ak' nakim herirva.
but vengeance make-1PL:FUT
>10. funding
aurzöt
>We have convinced the ruler to cut funding to the army. Now they, too,
>shall be forced to poverty.
U k'örvaduna aurzöt tomaku emirnik unpaz'aimu. Lud tiaz s'ki u byedbat
sacibza yerez.
to army-DAT-REL funding(-ACC) stop-INF-DAT ruler(-ACC) convince-1PL:PAST .
now they also to poverty-DAT cause-PASS be:3PL:FUT
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