The Magical Tree (Translation project)

Pikapaffa'v, pil wafkadi'sita, wabizi' wanlafisya'su

Launi'nva wabizi'z wali'z wafna'wi wafnlafisya'swi.  Wa-suvkafti'tas,
uskaspidi'tasma, ku uskastika'tasma fil, fa uskasgavla'tasma fil.

Klannanga'dyatan pla'ssi wi'sfunata.

Favasi'tan, walaaza'v ta', wabizi'n suttaki'li suyyamapi'.  Sufgli'tan
piningu'siili pizaami'li wabizi'di.  Fluvdi'lva-sunga wamanalla'n, ku
fapasvuli'itasva sufilya'sa piningu'siiba.

Zi, famyaki'ltu wabizi', pla'ssita fafillauni'tasva wabizi'z pifklaami'
pinbla' wanalukla'i.

Ku fafilvasi'tan sunnaluvdi'li, ku fanya'azza piningu'sii, ku
klanfadannanga'dyatanki pla'ssi wafna'wita.

Ku fasyawava'tanki wabizi', pla'ssi pifklaami'ta fluupati'lva.

TRANSLATION

Pi-kapaffa'-v,   pil    waf-kadi's-i-ta, wa-bizi' wa-nlafisya'su
G7-distance-LOC, beyond G6Pl-sun-PL-Abl, G6-tree  G6-magical
In the distance, beyond the horizon, [there is] a magical tree

Launi'-n-va       wa-bizi'-z  wa-li'-z    waf-na'w-i
be.loc-3PlIrr-Hab G6-tree-DAT G6-this-DAT G6Pl-fruit-pl

waf-nlafisya'sw-i
G6Pl-magical-Pl

This tree has magical fuit.

Wa=su-v-kafti'-tas,      us-kas-pidi'-tas-ma,          ku
G6Clitic=AP-if-eat-3SRat then-become-young-3SRat-Prosp and

us-kas-tika'-tas-ma         fil, fa  us-kas-gavla'-tas-ma         fil.
then-become-old-3SRat-Prosp not  nor then-become-sick-3SRat-Prosp not

If one eats it, they become young, and do not age, nor become sick.

Klan-nanga'dya-tan pla'ssi    w-i'sfuna-ta.
REC-fight-3PlRat   because.of G6-PRON-ABL

[People] fight each other over it.

Fa-vasi'-tan,   wa-laaza'-v ta', wa-bizi'-n  sut-taki'-li
suy-yamap-i'.
Past-win-3PlRat G6-day-LOC  one  G6-tree-COM G3Pl-person-PL G3Pl-few-PL

One day, a few people won the tree.

Su-f-gli'-tan       pi-ningu'sii-li pi-zaami'-li  wa-bizi'-di.
AP-Past-make-3PlRat G7-wall-INST    G7-large-INST G6-tree-CLOC

They built a large wall around the tree

F-luvdi'-l-va=sunga                 wa-manalla'-n, ku
Past-defend-3SIrr-Hab=G3PlNomClitic G6-bravery-COM and

fa-pas-vuli'i-tas-va   su-filya'sa pi-ningu'sii-ba.
past-able-go-3SRat-Hab G3-none     G7-wall-INESS

They bravely defended it and no one was able to get in the wall.

Zi, fa-myaki'-l-tu         wa-bizi', pla'ssita fa-fil-launi'-tas-va
But past-wilt-3SIrr-Incept G6-tree   because   past-not-be.at-3SRat-Hab

wa-bizi'-z  pif-klaam-i' pinbla' wa-na-lu-kla'i.
G6-tree-dat G7Pl-body-pl as      G6-that.which-cause-live

But the tree began to wilt, because it lacked bodies for fertilizer

Ku  fa-fil-vasi'-tan    sun-na-luvdi'-li,      ku  fa-nya'az-za
And past-not-win-3PlRat G3Pl-one.who-defend-pl and past-destroy-3SIrr

pi-ningu'sii, ku  klan-fa-dan-nanga'dya-tan-ki        pla'ssi
G7-wall       and REC-past-continue-fight-3PlRat-INCH because.of

waf-na'w-i-ta.
G6Pl-fruit-pl-ABL

And the defenders lost, and the wall was destroyed, and people continued
to fight for the fruit.

Ku  fa-s-yawava'-tan-ki       wa-bizi', pla'ssi    pif-klaam-i'-ta
and past-be-happy-3PlRat-INCH G6-tree   because.of G7Pl-body-Pl-Abl

f-luupati'-l-va.
past-feed-3SIrr-Hab

And the tree was happy because of the bodies, which fed it.

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