Re: "Bird in Tree" translation (was: Re: milimpulaktasin)

> daniel andreasson wrote:
> >
> > Hey.
> >
> > Here is a small translation of a dialogue into Nakiltipkaspimak.
> > This translation exercise was done on Conlangs_in_use a while
> > ago. The fun part is that I've recorded it as a Real Audio-file
> > and put it on my website as an example of how Pimak sounds. The
> > address is:
> >
>
> <snip>
>
In Gevey:

Zlofak ye rhab-nise.
Te kiy gluefe.
Ïscuu kivel rhaben thoele-stoene âl-tinte pole.
Soeve te shashos ke ë zhasti-stone

Zlofak ye rhab-nise.
   zlofan - look (action, imperative design)
   rhabe, ye rhab - tree (object, direct)
   nis - small (adjective)
      Look at the small tree

Te kiy gluefe.
   gluefan - see (action, transitive)
   te - I (object, [personal pronoun] subject)
   kiy - it (object, [personal pronoun] direct)
      I see it

Ïscuu kivel rhaben thoele-stoene âl-tinte pole.
   polen - stand (action, spatial)
   thoele, ye thoel - bird (object, subject)
   kivluu, yuu kivel - top, roof (object, direct)
   rhabe, ye rhab - tree (secondary object, posessive)
   stoen - beautiful (adjective)
   tint - red (adjective)
   ïst - within (preposition, spatial: ïst+yuu=ïscuu)
   âl - and (inclusive coordinating conjunction, listing)
      A beautiful red bird sits at the top of the tree

Soeve te shashos ke ë zhasti-stoene
   soevan - think (action, transitive)
   ën - is (equative action)
   te - I (object, [personal pronoun] subject)
   ke - it (object, [personal pronoun] subject)
   stoen - beautiful (adjective)
   shashos - that yes (dependent conjunction, presenting an affirmation)
   zhani - [no translation] (superlative universal pronoun, direct)
      Yes, I think it is beautiful

Rik

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