Re: Translation Exercise:

--- In conlang@y..., William Annis <annis@B...> 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 Obrenje:

Neru blize zinze i njan, kote tsikqu i lindaz tse kwoze e kotne bi,
tash i tra kaw evve.


In SAMPA-X (liaisons written as one word):

/"ne:rM "bli:Z@ "ZinZi"njan ko:t_h "tSi:?NMi"lindaz tS= "kwo:Ze
"ko:?n= bi taS i tra: kaw Evv@/


Interlinear:

Neru       blize     zinze  i    njan,   Kote     tsikqu     i
generally  when_REL  say:1  ACC  word:i  have:3i  precisely  ACC

lindaz     tse  kwoze   e           kotne       bi,
meaning:d  TSE  want:1  pers:3:ACC  have:PTC:i  REL:ACC,

tash  i    tra   kaw  evve.
not   ACC  more  or   less.


Literal translation:

"In general, when I say a word, it has precisely the meaning
(I want it having which), not more and not less."


Symbols:

REL:  relative
ACC:  accusative
i:    indefinite
d:    definite
1:    first person
3:    third person
TSE:  generic subordinate clause initiator
PTC:  participle


-- Christian Thalmann