For Verdurian.
On 19 Apr 02, at 12:30, Aidan Grey wrote:
> Vocab:
>
> 1. bunny / rabbit
lapis /"lapis/
> 2. ferret
Hm, no ferrets on Almea, apparently. "mesocrico" /mEsO"krikO/ is a bit
like a hamster or guinea-pig.
> 3. knife
tranosh /tra"nOS/
> 4. alien / foreigner
kanheu /qa"nEu/
> 5. ouch! / ow!
> 6. help!
> 7. aaaa! (a scream of terror)
> 8. aaaargh! (a scream of pain / failure / death)
> 9. grrrr! (an intimidating growl)
I'll leave these off, since I don't want to invent my own... the listed
inventory of interjections is rather small.
> 10. blood
krof /qrOf/
> Context:
>
> 1. That bunny has a knife!
Ce-lapis tene tranosh!
/kE"lapis "tEnE tra"nOS/
That=rabbit has knife!
> 2. This is my ferret. She likes to dance!
Eto e mesocrico esë. Shate lavisir!
/"Eto E mEso"krikO E"sjE "SatE la"visir/
This is hamster my. Likes to-dance!
> 3. The bunny with the knife is coming for me!
So lapis cum soán tranoshán zhe pro et vazhir!
/sO "lapis kum sOn tranO"San ZE prO Et "vaZir/
The rabbit with the knife comes in-order-to me to-hurt!
(With irregular "zhe" rather than the regular "zhane"; the infinitive
is "zhanen", "to come".)
> 4. Does that alien eat people or not?
Ce-kanheu crezhe lesüasi iy rho?
/keqa"nEu "krEZE lE"syasi i RO/
That=foreigner eats rational-beings or no?
"lesüasî" includes all intelligent beings of Almea: not only humans but
also ilii, ktuvoki, flaids, elcarî (dwarves), múrtani (goblins), and
others.
> 5. Ouch! The rabbit with the knife cut off my arm!
So lapis cum soán tranoshán azhtranne brak esë!
/sO "lapis kum sOn tranO"San aZ"trannE braq E"sjE/
The rabbit with the knife away-cut arm my!
> 6. Help! I'm bleeding to death!
Not sure how to do this one properly. How about:
Sicha krovai er shushmai!
/"sitSa qro"vai Er SuS"mai/
Continually I-bleed and I-will-die!
> 7. Aaaaa! The rabbit is coming back!
So lapis onzhe!
/sO "lapis "OnZE/
The rabbit again-comes!
> 8. Aaaargh! It cut off my other arm!
Azhtranne fäsul brak esë!
/aZ"trannE "fa:sul braq E"sjE/
Away-cut remaining arm my!
> 9. Grrrr! I will step on (crush / squish by foot) that rabbit!
Geshmai ce-lapis ab nagan esë!
/gES"mai ke"lapis ab "nagan E"sjE/
I-will-crush that=rabbit with foot my!
> 10. The rabbit cut off my legs. Look at the pretty pools of blood.
So lapis azhtranne cruri esë. Rihanei soem didhitisem shuteem krofei!
/sO "lapis aZ"trannE "kruri E"sjE ria"nEi sOm diDi"tisEm Su"tEEm
qro"fEi/
The rabbit away-cut legs my. Look-at the delicate/pretty puddles of-
blood!
Cheers,
Philip
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Philip Newton <Philip.Newton@...>