Re: Weekly vocab revival?

> This was fun.  Have others just not posted anything or not translated anything?
> I found this fun any would be happy to get inspired by other work.
I've given it a shot, but I really want to give more thought to the
modal adverbs, and I lack the time.

This is what I came up with so far:

1.
nuxímmu		: committee

2.
medúte		: tower

The committee has(have) decided to erect/build a (bell-)tower.
O nuxímmu or códdivra zóno medúte gla notélbo.

3.
-ro (suffix)	: exactly
scoq		: [unit of length, approx. 131cm]

It will be exactly 73 metres [or suitable equivalent] tall.
Zégla prohíru sciq uqítte stóxo tésro.

4.
xanéro		: crane/derrick

5.
zúmo		: bell

They will need a crane to lift the bell(s) into place.
[still needs to be translated]

6.
reyz (pl. riyz)	: fishing net
láype		: to hunt (derived: viláype: hunter; for a particular
		  kind of animal: [animal]-láy, e.g. bòrmo-láy: fisherman)

The fishermen have lost their nets.
O bòrmo-líy or ðóygevra s-viw riyz.

7.
éllud (pl. éllid)	: napkin

The [ethnic slur of your choice] people eat with their fingers and
do not use napkins.
O tacsíy fésnimo uráronur o viw cúti be hi uráro sen éllid.

8.
avalëu /a'val_ju/	: to rummage around/to poke/Dutch peuteren
cíffil (pl. cíffiil)	: cooking pot/pan

They just rummage around in the pot with their fingers
Bési avalëumo cul *fuld o cíffil-i uráronur o viw cúti.

cul *fuld	: only, just (modal adv) [for the time being; I don't really
like this construct]

9.
brucóto		: bankrupt
(picked at random. the sound similarity is purely coincidental :))

10.
bènxo-énëig		: toothpaste
énëig /'En_jig/
(pl. énëiig /'En_jyg/)	: medicine
béltu			: to buy sth. (from so.: _num_)

The king is bankrupt.
On inárta brucóto.

He can't even afford to buy toothpaste.
Fa hi bèltu-gáwna [not even] f-bènxo-énëig.

René