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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)
naširu (music)
ajonu (sad music)

Naširu	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-aš
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 sažan-ur	ag-us		bor-laxtos		om žaud-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

rašun-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-parexadižéle-öns
Determination	she.POSS 	be_respectable.PST
'Her determination was impressive (respectable)'


9. bežöniðu « bežönos (be angry) + -iðu (abstract)

Bežöniðu	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