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Re: Weekly Vocab 3

From:Mike Ellis <nihilsum@...>
Date:Monday, April 14, 2003, 22:21
Rushing to do this, no time to check for errors right now...

Christopher Wright wrote:

>1. to steal
zoriz'ak
>Jean Valjean stole a loaf.
Z'an Valz'an s'oov zoriz'ais'. "Jean Valjean" loaf(-ACC) steal-3SG:PAST
>2. to arrest
gzacek
>He was arrested.
Gzacibza as'e. arrest-PASS be-3SG:PAST
>3. prison
saz'in
>In prison, Javert disliked Valjean.
I saz'inom Z'aver o Valz'an mu kunios'. in prison-INST "Javert" OBJ "Valjean"(-ACC) NEG like-3SG:PAST
>4. punishment
menuzut (from |menuzak| v.)
>Javert dealt many punishments to Valjean.
Z'aver o Valz'an nap pugri menuzutim zdaavmais'. "Javert" OBJ "Valjean"(-ACC) by many punishments-INST torment-3SG:PAST
>5. to escape
zoorek (also "flee")
>Finally, Valjean escaped while on a work detail.
Ihusluz Valz'an u dloravom zoorios'. finally "Valjean" at outside-work-INST escape-3SG:PAST
>6. business
sirkad, mes'ela
>He set up a business that helped many people.
Pugri pökin curios'na mes'elan k'azmais'. many people-ACC help-3SG:PAST-REL business-ACC start-3SG:PAST
>7. charity
yaryuf
>When people cried for charity, they cried for him.
Yaryuf laazadve sahuiozna pöki so tant sahuioz. charity(-ACC) need-GER cry-out-3PL:PAST-REL people for him-DAT cry-3PL:PAST
>8. to chase
ekilvek, ak'otak
>Javert chased Valjean to his [Valjean's] new hiding place.
U ac'ar surnukhazu Z'aver o Valz'an ekilvios'. to new hide-place-DAT "Javert" OBJ "Valjean"(-ACC) chase-3SG:PAST
>9. to disappear
gyokek (from ag+yok+ek)
>Valjean disappeared to do one last act of charity.
Ver adin k'okyan yaryufbenz heraku Valz'an gyokios'. for one further charity-act(-ACC) do-INF-DAT "Valjean" disappear-3SG:PAST
>10. suicide
c'avokros' (~ek to commit ~)
>Valjean's kindness made Javert commit suicide.
Valz'an tai simpayok c'avokros'eku o Z'aver sacios'. "Valjean" his kindness commit-suicide-INF-DAT OBJ "Javert" make-3SG:PAST
>11. argot
hantik - slang speech, any group-specific jargon kadraman - smuggler's jargon (mix of Rhean and Low Republicese)
>Victor Hugo took a few chapters right in the middle of the revolution to >talk about argot.
Viktor Hügo hag revolutom ver ora hantikom bazhat heraku kos'i os'likin gastenais'. "Victor Hugo" mid revolution-INST for about argot-INST discussion do-INF- DAT few chapters-ACC spend-3SG:PAST M