On Fri, 19 Apr 2002 12:30:40 -0400, Aidan Grey <grey@...>
wrote:
> Brought to you by S (for Sluggy) and F (for Freelance) and excalamations.
>
> ( see
http://www.sluggyfreelance.com it's a very great web-comic, and
>even has special gold foil episodes! I recommend it to all the twisted out
>there - this weeks vocab and context sentences will make a lot of sense
>after reading some of it...)
> Vocab:
>
> 1. bunny / rabbit
dev [dEv\] (rabbit, also hare)
"Bunny" could be either "devits" ["dEv\Its] (affectionate) or "devrahn"
[dEv\"4a:n] (young rabbit).
> 2. ferret
nezhahka [nE"Za:ka] (ferret)
< neka ["nEka] "polecat" + -zhah- ["Za:] "domestic"
> 3. knife
tsora ["tsO4a]
> 4. alien / foreigner
lolvin ["lOlv\In] (new derivation)
< lol ["lOl] "outside" + -vin [v\In] "person associated with..."
> 5. ouch! / ow!
aah! ["a::] (new)
> 6. help!
ushuk! ["USUk]
> 7. aaaa! (a scream of terror)
iih! ["i::] (new)
> 8. aaaargh! (a scream of pain / failure / death)
oohx! ["O::x] (new)
> 9. grrrr! (an intimidating growl)
ngyyh! ["N1::] (new)
> 10. blood
t-velh [t@"v\EK] (new)
> Context:
>
> 1. That bunny has a knife!
Sy jah devits jbindaz my tsora!
[s1 "ja: "dEv\Its j@"bIndaz m1 "tsO4a]
sy jah devits j -binda-z my tsora
NOM that bunny 3s-have -IPF ACC knife
> 2. This is my ferret. She likes to dance!
Nja jtuhnen lnezhahka. Jshoblan my vestiri!
["nja j@"tu:nEn l@nE"Za:ka j@"SOblan m1 "v\EstI4I]
nja j -tuh -ne-n l -nezhahka
this 3s-copula- -PF 1s-ferret
j -shobla-n my vesti-ri
3s-enjoy -PF ACC dance-ing
> 3. The bunny with the knife is coming for me!
Sy tsorami dev jrhahvimuz ro ke!
[s1 "tsO4amI "dEv\ j@"r_0a:v\ImUz 4O "kE]
sy tsora-mi dev j -rhahvi-mu -z ro ke
NOM knife-with rabbit 3s-move -MID-IPF to me
> 4. Does that alien eat people or not?
Sy jah lolvin jkadzamazaj my zharhaz?
[s1 "ja: "lOlv\In j@"kadzamazaj m1 "Zar_0az]
sy jah lolvin j -kadza-ma-za-j my zharh -az
NOM that alien 3s-eat -* -Q -* ACC person-kind
(-ma- hypothetical, -j general aspect)
> 5. Ouch! The rabbit with the knife cut off my arm!
Aah! Sy tsorami dev jshungan my lrim!
["a:: s1 "tsO4amI "dEv\ j@"SUNan m1 l@"4Im]
aah! sy tsora-mi dev j -shunga-n my l -rim
ouch! NOM knife-with rabbit 3s-sever -PF ACC 1s-arm
> 6. Help! I'm bleeding to death!
Ushuk! Sy lvelh jzaparuz u kazimiv!
["USUk s1 l"v\EK j@"zapa4Uz U "kazImIv\]
ushu-k sy l -velh j -za -paru-z u kazi-miv
help-IMPER NOM 1s-blood 3s-out-flow-IPF OBL life-end
> 7. Aaaaa! The rabbit is coming back!
Iih! Sy dev jnuhkamuz!
["i:: s1 "DEv\ j@"nu:kamUz]
iih! sy dev j -nuhka -mu -z
terror! NOM rabbit 3s-return-MID-IPF
> 8. Aaaargh! It cut off my other arm!
Oohx! Jshungan my xoida lrim!
["O::x j@"SUNan m1 "xO:jDa l@"4Im]
oohx! j -shunga-n my xoida l -rim
argh! 3s-sever -PF ACC other 1s-arm
> 9. Grrrr! I will step on (crush / squish by foot) that rabbit!
Ngyyh! Lsahnnolbavan my jah dexov!
["N1:: l@"sa:nnOlbav\an m1 ja" "dExOv\]
ngyyh! l- sahn-nolba-va -n my jah dexov
growl! 1s-foot-crush-intend-PF ACC that damn.rabbit
> 10. The rabbit cut off my legs. Look at the pretty pools of blood.
Sy dev jshungarhin mai lpjel. Linaizhak mai zhihri ngerek nu lvelh.
[s1 "DEv\ j@"SUNar_0In ma:j l@"pjEl lI"na:jZak ma:j "Zi:4I "NE4Ek nU
l@"v\EK]
sy dev j -shunga-rhi-n mai l -pjel
NOM rabbit 3s-sever - -PF ACC.PL 1s-leg
linaizha-k mai zhihri ngerek nu l -velh
look.at -IMPER ACC.PL pretty puddle from 1s-blood