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Re: Weekly Vocab 14

From:Mike Ellis <nihilsum@...>
Date:Sunday, July 13, 2003, 1:08
Christopher Wrighted:

>I missed a week. So sorry![1]
Nuc mu anc'e z'e, don't worry about it. Mair yarjukom orpadad: 2594 orpe Sonra yarjukom orpadad: 2602 orpe
>1. chin
ag'o kö (jaw)
>That man just broke my chin!
¡Ejio alta yai ag'on krakios'! that-guy* just-now my chin-ACC break-3SG:PAST *slangish
>2. shirt
kamis
>Now there's blood on my shirt.
Lud ot kamisom c'erek anc'e. now on shirt-INST blood exist:3SG
>3. vowel
lau
>Of course, I can't say any of this, since I can only pronounce one vowel
with a broken jaw. Muduz'ie daze krakibza köm adin laun zar keipalbak rem ba tora zduak mu rem. of-course because broken jaw-INST one voewl-ACC only say-INF can-1SG COND this-GEN say-INF NEG can-1SG
>4. to cause, incite
sacek
>This has incited me to throw the man around the room.
Östrud ceyam otok' zvingeku tor yan sacios'. around room-INST man(-ACC) throw-INF-DAT this me:ACC cause-3SG:PAST
>5. weak
mola
>Of course, I am too weak to do so.
Muduz'ie ver tor heraku skijie mola c'em. of-course to this(-ACC) do-INF-DAT too-ADV weak be:1SG
>6. pain
derep
>To the pain in my chin is added the pain of broken ribs.
Ag'o tai derepu ai krakibza droyi tei derep jamabza. chin ITS pain-DAT SUBJ break-PASS ribs THEIR pain add-PASS
>7. faith
k'rudyok
>I have faith, though, that I will be miraculously healed.
Dire k'rudyok c'e, du nap uvetirom k'polzirma. though faith be:3SG, that by miracle-INST heal-1SG:FUT
>8. to reward
kafa-kudak
>After one week, it has become apparent that God does not reward people for
losing brawls. Adin s'emanz g'ec'a, wentri du s'id böroim weimeku Yad pökin mu kafakudas'. one week pass, apparent THAT for fights-ACC lose-INF-DAT God people-ACC NEG reward-3SG.
>9. offense
umal(ak)
>Still, I meant no offense in likening his girlfriend to Regis Philbin.
Tai des'on so Rijis Filbinom unmikakom umalak mu plök'iom. his girlfriend-ACC with Regis Philbin-INST liken-INF-INST offend-INF NEG intend-1SG:PAST
>10. sympathy
sifzenz sifzentak (sympathise, have sympathy)
>You'd think God would have some sympathy for that reason.
K'rudakar du er aze Yad sifzentor. think-able THAT that be:GER God sympathise-3SG:HYP M