Re: Weekly Vocab #1.2.5 (repost #1)
From: | Pieterson <kyrawertho@...> |
Date: | Saturday, December 2, 2006, 13:18 |
Translation for Neimalu:
1. kizoþju or kizioþju « kizi (return) + oþju (word)
kizoþj-ar ag-ön eskrat-obuxos
answer.GEN she.ABL to_be_small.too-much
'Her answer was too short'
lentiðu kizoþj-öt ag-ön ezbeos
length answer.ACC she.ABL be_enough
'Her answer was long enough'
2. dagiðu « dagja (quiet/secret) + -iðu (abstract)
dagiðu lüs eslöv-öns
silence not be_comfortable-PST
'The silence was not comfortable'
3. no word for 'tune' but Neimalu has:
ünala (annoying tune)
lüda (sound)
nairu (music)
ajonu (sad music)
Nairu tui rantiret-eis essköv-ég-öns
music that let_go_round.he-PST be_beautiful.EVD.PST
'The music he played was beautiful'
Stil-eis wolg-r stil-éle-an sk-us
adjust.he-PST instrument.GEN adjustable.GEN he.POSS
'He adjusted his adjustable instrument'
4. bandast (tent-place)
Bandast lad-us bliski il-es-miréle-öns
camp them.POSS near not-be_visable_PST
'Their camp was nearly invisible'
zibandast-ét-öns ban xalt-a
make_camp-PST on hill.GEN
'They camped on the/a hill'
5. mauzu
Mauzu ezdergos
blood be_red
'Blood is red'
6. boros (borrow), wazboros (to let borrow, lend)
mönja-xtu saan-ur ag-us bor-laxtos om aud-old
Someone time.GEN she.POSS borrow-be_able_to if ask.they-PRES
'One who asks is able to borrow her time'
7. kwaja
raun-ur gjald-öt kwaj-an bélé pez-ets woþröþ-ön jommé
quantity.GEN money.ACC equal.GEN HAB get.we-PRES work-ABL by_us
'We get payed equal money for the work we do'
8. destüratsa « destüra (goal) + -etsa (having)
Destüratsa ag-us es-parexadiéle-öns
Determination she.POSS be_respectable.PST
'Her determination was impressive (respectable)'
9. beöniðu « beönos (be angry) + -iðu (abstract)
Beöniðu sk-us es-uastinj-öns
Anger he.POSS be_fear-making.PST
'His anger was frightening'
10. navnu
Navnu lad-us es-lent-obuxos
Name they.POSS be_long.too-much
'Their names are too long'
ABL: ablative
ACC: accusative
EVD: evidentiality
GEN: genitive
HAB: habitually
POSS: possessive
PRES: present
PST: past