Re: Translation Exercise:

Not a full translation, but I had to write to say that
I'm so proud that I could start translating it without
having to look anything up!

When I say a word....no more and no less.
Suwakwe adileka maloha....linekodiha hi linekaduha.

Clint

--- William Annis <annis@...> wrote:
> Inspired by Uk and Ugh, a slight misquote of Humpty
> Dumpty:
>
> "When I say a word it means exactly what I want it
> to mean, no more
> and no less."
>
> In Vaior:
>
> Ardu evaro va orinen, parchatho en, thíal hi tuvo va
> ar parchatho en,
> lu uri miethíam, lu ta salthíam.
>
>
> ardu evar-o   va orin-en,  parchath-o en,
> when say-PRES I  word-ACC  mean-PRES  it
>
> thíal hi            tuv-o     va ar
> parchath-o en,
> how  indeed/clearly want-PRES I  that(CONJ)
> mean-PRES it,
>
> lu uri  meithíam, lu ta  salthíam.
> not URI more,     not TA less
>
>
> The URI..TA.. construction is much like 'men... de'
> in classical
> Greek.
>
> --
> wm

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