--- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, Nikhil Sinha <nsinha_in@H...> wrote:
> 1. Three birds are flying.
Volan trei aeves.
['vo:l@ trej ajvz]
Note: Fronting the verb gives it a certain expository
character, i.e. "there fly three birds".
> 2. Jovian is a difficult language.
Ja Joeva ix diffigel a lionga.
[j@ jAjv iS dif'fi:g@l @ liNg]
> 3. There were many beautiful trees in the garden.
Tsavan muode ni alburs puogri in hordu.
['tsa:v@ mu@d ni 'alb@rS 'pu@gri in 'Ard]
> 4. I am learning Jovian.
Disco en Joeva.
['diSkA en jAjv]
> 5. My name is Christian Thalmann.
Me peolo Cristsan Tauman.
[m@ 'pe@lA 'kriSts@ 'dawm@]
> 6. Where is the book?
Ue ix id buohe?
[y iS ib bu@x]
> 7. You are coming with me.
Veines cun mic.
[vejnS kum miC]
> 8. Are you coming with me?
¿Veines cun mic?
[vejnS kum miC]
Note: For a more explicit interrogative mood marking, add
the particle |o dic| [A'ziC], derived from **Latin
|o dicat (dominus)| "oh that he (the mister) say",
before or after the clause.
> 9. What is the name of that city?
¿Cod se peola ja urve?
[kAd z pe@l ja urv]
-- Christian Thalmann