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

From:Jim Hopkins <espero9@...>
Date:Sunday, April 22, 2001, 23:40
TRANSLATION

Look at the small tree.
I see it.
A beautiful red bird is in the top.
It is beautiful, isn't it?

In Druni:

A: Tá derevushisóva zumyáte.
B: Djuróva shunyáru.
A: Banadjínit tuhibit lirlír díni djúrit pitían onyára.
B: Banadjinyára djúr, késh rá.

tá - the, definite article
derevushisóva - noun, diminutive accusative singular of "derevúsh" [tree]
zumyáte - verb, 3rd person singular active imperative of "zúmya" [to look at]
djuróva - pronoun, accusative singular of "djúr" [it]
shunyáru - verb, 1st person singular active present of "shúnya" [to see]
banadjínit - adjective, indeclinable [beautiful]
tuhíbit - adjective, indeclinable [red]
lirlír - noun, nominative singular [bird] 
díni - preposition requiring Locative Case
djúrit - adjectival pronoun, indeclinable [its]
pitían - noun (nominalized preposition) accusative singular
onyára - verb, 3rd person singular active present of "ónya"
banadjinyára - verb, 3rd person singular active present of "banadjínya" [to 
be beautiful]
djúr - pronoun, nominative [it] used for emphasis
késh - question particle
rá - adverb [no]

Thanks,
Jim H
Tá Druntán

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