>From: Aidan Grey <grey@...>
>Reply-To: Constructed Languages List <CONLANG@...>
>To: CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU
>Subject: Vocab #4
>Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 12:30:40 -0400
>
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Lahabic
> Vocab:
>
> 1. bunny / rabbit
hosotrakhe [hVsVtr{k_he]
HOSOT [hVsVt]
-ra-
animate nominative affix
-khe
animate nominative suffix
> 2. ferret
to’go’rakhe [t7:h7:r{k_he]
TO’GOS [t7:gVs]
-ra-
animate nominative affix
-khe
animate nominative suffix
> 3. knife
khusukendlei [k_hVsVkendw2y]
KHUSUK [k_hMsMk]
cut
-en- [en]
inanimate instrumental affix
-lei [lei]
inanimate nominative suffix
> 4. alien / foreigner
ghele’rakhe
GHELES [g_telez]
foreign
-ra- [r{]
animate nominative affix
-khe [k_he]
animate nominative suffix
> 5. ouch! / ow!
Gahat! [g{h\{t]
GAHAT
pain
> 6. help!
Ghauinma’! [g_t{uinmQ:]
GHAWID [g_t{uid]
protect
-ma’- [mQ:]
inanimate dative affix
> 7. aaaa! (a scream of terror)
Haiit! [h\{iit]
onomatopoetic
> 8. aaaargh! (a scream of pain / failure / death)
Hakat! [h\{k{t]
onomatopoetic
> 9. grrrr! (an intimidating growl)
Yoror! [jVrVr]
YOROR
scare
> 10. blood
ba’ddegwainalei [bQ:ddeg_w{in(lei]
BA’BH
-de-
inanimate genitive affix
GWAYN
water
-a- [en]
inanimate nominative affix
-lei [lei]
inanimate nominative suffix
> Context:
>
> 1. That bunny has a knife!
Gwimmenaha’n ru’khe khotehosotrakhe khusukempo.
[g_wymm2n{h{ndjM:k_he k_hVtehVsVtrak_he k_hMsMk2mpO]
Gwimmenaha’n ru’khe – 3 sg aor rel pres ind act
Gwimmena- have
Gwim with
MENA be
Khotehosotrakhe – an nom sg
kho- this
-te- animate genitive affix
hosotrakhe rabbit
khusukempo – inan loc sg (due to gwim-)
> 2. This is my ferret. She likes to dance!
Tyaiena’l li’pa na’pha’to’go’rakwos. Hiyagma’dharabon ru’khe.
[t_j{ienA:lli:p{ nQ:p_hQ:t7:g7:r{k_wOs]
[h\ijagmQ:d_t{r{bOndjM:k_he]
Tyaiena’l li’pa – 2 sg aor rel pres imv
TYAIEN- see; behold
na’pha’to’go’rakwos – an gen sg
na’- EGO
-pha’- an dat aff
to’go’ra- ferret
Hiyagma’dharabon ru’khe – 3 sg impf rel pres ind act
Hiyagma’dharab – want to leap/dance
HIYAK – leap/dance
-ma’- inan dat aff
DHARAB want
Note: V-ma’-dharab is the standard desiderative form of the Lahabic verb
> 3. The bunny with the knife is coming for me!
Yaiyikon ru’khe khusukendehosotrakhe.
[j{ijikVndjM:k_he k_hMsMkendehVsVtr{k_he]
Yaiyikon ru’khe – 3 sg impf rel pres ind act
khusukendehosotrakhe – an nom sg
khusuken- knife
-de- inan gen aff
hosotrakhe rabbit
> 4. Does that alien eat people or not?
Khoteghele’rakhe khemiton ru’khe dhabramen nedhe’l kyelkhemiton ru’khe?
[k_hVteg_tele:r{k_he k_hemytVndjM:k_he d_t{b.r{m2n ned_te:l
k_jelk_hemytVndjM:k_he]
Khoteghele’rakhe – an nom sg
Kho- this
-te- an gen aff
Ghele’rakhe – foreigner
khemiton ru’khe – 3 sg impf rel pres ind act
dhabramen – an acc pl
dhabra- a person/Dhabra
nedhe’l - or (NED and + SE’Lbut)
kyel - not
> 5. Ouch! The rabbit with the knife cut off my arm!
Gahat! Khusukun ru’khe khusukendehosotrakhe ba’tyaiendro’nento’r
gheum na’kwos.
[g{h\{t][k_hMsMkMndjM:k_he k_hMsMkendehVsVtr{k_he bQ:t_j{iendj7:nent7:r
g_teunnQ:k_wOs]
Gahat! Ouch!
Khusukun ru’khe – 3 sg pf rel past ind act
khusukendehosotrakhe – an nom sg, rabbit with the knife
ba’tyaiendro’nento’r – inan acc sg
ba’- corporeal prefix
tyaiendro’n - point
-en- inanimate instr aff
-to’r inanimate acc suff
gheum away from (takes gen.)
na’kwos me an gen sg
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