Re: "Verimak": jumping into the translation marathon

I doubt that these endless gibberishes interest anybody, but I'm sure that=20
the "childish" Tunuan phonology will wring an amused smile from fellow=20
conlangers and that's what counts to me (read a few lines fast and loudly : =
I=20
find it just irresistible ;-).
I had the same problem as Boudewijn with unknown nouns, except that I=20
rendered Teo. "send" with Eng. "and then".
I didn't understand whether "(n)omdwav" refers to the items described or the=20
people. Is "(n)omdwav" an accusative ? Are "tanahs" and "sendra" intransitiv=
e=20
? I translated as accusative and transive because "aibban (poto)" is=20
accusative.
I have no words for "crown", "book", "oak" (and still don't) and a few other=20
items so I made periphrases. I kept Sally's word order as much as possible=20
although it's definitely odd and long in Tunu (any sentence longer than 4=20
words or so is too long in Tunu). The almost-only 2 grammar rules of Tunu ar=
e=20
reversive and compound. But since nobody cares I guess, I did not note=20
reversive between the lines ("smoke release house" =3D "house release smoke"=
)=20
and compounds are ending with "-ing" ("house being blue" or "blue being=20
house" for "blue-house"). Duplicated words are noted "word=B2".


Mathias

First Sally Caves' text then mine :

VERIMAK
MEMASI
nevermore

Kale ilid vepat verimak vrydaf
Memasi oti oru wa tate omi kamu ome samosamo uti niki
nevermore be must that fear feel you regard heat=B2 being sun

r=F5 nivvu=F5rod ilid tenuo tehsat.
epo ome ranerane uti nenatu.
alternate regard fury=B2 being cold_season.

Fy fyl ofykya uarfy ritimika,
Maka yona oru kamu wa ona wi kamu
work which.act must you that act perfective you

uarfy hovikary eua,
teke ome "opikari" ora wi kamu
direction regard "hovikary" wend perfective you

fyl rilbet uarfy uena.
wese seni oma wi kamu.
which.source reward receive perfective you.

Beton orwemaht jetan-jo,
Takataka iti memete yepi riki ipi niki a
person=B2 being young who.liken metal likening sun they

hdo hmekivarn ilid kodyrn,
epi ika wa koto ha ono tuto uko poka uke miki wa
liken one.making that dirt no benefit tap using smoke releasing house that

il f=F5m hmai nomdwav uoa.
suri oti yu oru a.
dust be processive must they.

Vekte ilid hrelen verimak vrydaf;
Memasi oti oru wa tate omi kamu ome wa siri ota isa tamu uma taka ona piku=20
ute mamata wa=20
nevermore be must that fear feel you regard that fold do one.applying rule=20
receiving man do hair having eyes;

zeaamna fy vilrrandoid takt=F5rl;
kosu ora kamu ome rake yotu itu kone yeti rakerake
beyond wend you regard rage which.express one.expressing command who.be rage=
=B2=20

enyvo fimu=F5l-jo vera tepilaf;
simo oti wa kina ha ota kamu ("enyvo" ?) ;
advice be that care no act you (?)

rin fyry tsema toryo tenvvyo.
kamu ("tsema" ?) kopu isi poro yepa ruturutu.=20
you (?) tree being quake who.sociate reed=B2.

Reik, kyam, kad=F5hs-jo,
raroraro umo poki ute isa tamu yepo tupitupi imu tiri yepo penapena ise saki=20
ha wa
ring=B2 applying head having one.applying rule, and/or etc, etc. =20

aibban poto hmai omdwa sendra,
sate ome kata uti totoke ora oru kakare a

send fomp hmai nomdwav uoa.
weri wa suri oti yu oru a eti toma.

Fepre ilid fefiril verimak vrydaf,
r=F5 mr=F5molid ouo to dorifan.
Memasi oni oru wa tate omi kamu ome niti ito tuki yepo toto ime tate yoke=20
poro uta nepe.

Vera vrydaf viljjano r=F5 rendy rankoid.
Simo osi wa tate ha omi kamu ome tunu iti pepura wome ruke ya tunu imu supu=20
eka a.=20

Fyl taitfo uo tabllyso uarfy trammalta.
Tetera ote wi kerakera ipa sikusiku yotu kamu.

Amyelden j=F5ven, deluanharn, rav=F5yarn:
Itu rapi yeti memete yepa ino rapi yepa imi rapi a

e aibban nomdwa tanahs,
kekapa ota yu oru a oti kata usi totoke

send fomp nomdwav uoa.
weri wa suri oti yu a eti toma.