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Re: Translation

From:Sylvia Sotomayor <kelen@...>
Date:Saturday, September 29, 2001, 19:02
On Saturday 29 September 2001 00:31, Patrick Dunn wrote:
> I've been playing with a polysynthetic language. I thought I'd do > a translation. I'm feeling patriotic, so here it is:
You inspire me! lamáNeren! ánén anaccórien anLáon, ánén aneláNien annúál, ánén analláerien antáxa sú jamáésa anjála ól. lamérika! lamérika! setirre anhéji ankíTje mo mannárien rá jahháwien ke anérji. lamáNeren! la(n) + ma + áNeren O! + animate sg. + beautiful/awe-inspiring O beautiful one! ánén anaccórien anLáon, ánén :: cór + greater.pl :: Láon + stative with :: bluenesses :: wide/broad with broad blue skies ánén aneláNien annúál, ánén :: eláN + greater.pl :: núál + stative with :: all grains :: yellow with yellow (expanses of) grains ánén analláerien antáxa ánén :: láer + greater.pl :: táx + stative with :: great mountains :: purple with great purple mountains sú jamáésa 'njála ól. sú :: máés + singular :: jál + stative :: ól at :: plain :: fruited :: above above the fruited plain lamérika! lamérika! la(n) + mérika (2x) O! + Mérika O Mérika! O Mérika! setirre anhéji ankíTje se + et + irre :: hé + collective :: kíTje + stative from 3p.paucal to 2p.plural :: good things :: powerful mighty goodnesses mo mannárien rá jahháwien mo :: ma + nár + distributive :: rá :: háw + distributive to/for :: everyone :: to/from :: ends/farthest points to all from each end (of you) ke anérji. ke anérji ke :: érja + collective from the gods. -- Sylvia Sotomayor sylvia1@ix.netcom.com wa jamú anániTa; (not.be thing.SG one/alone.ADJ) The Kélen language can be found at: http://home.netcom.com/~sylvia1/Kelen/kelen.html