Takiyyudin phonology, and the starling's song

John Vertical wrote:

> I don't think I'll bother. I mean, this *was* just a random example
> that doesn't necessarily have a solution, right?
Well, it's a system that doesn't necc. have a historical solution; it's
designed under other constraints. I wouldn't call that "random".

So I started translating the starling's song...

T. allows, but doesn't require, incorporation into verb forms. Verbs
have a default argument arrangement where case markers aren't required;
reordering the arguments within the verb or pulling them out of it
requires case markers in anything moved leftward.

It's considered most elegant if you are able to use the
fully-incorporated forms at all times, partly because of the challenge
of stepping around words that are obligatorily one colour. It's somewhat
a luxury to spend all the time and energy learning traditional poetic
kennings for colour-switches.

This text isn't gonna do that, partly because I find it more interesting
to use both strategies, and partly because I don't have the vocab yet.

Of heroic deeds does the starling's song sing.
Idairisuse'tzaigoshmo' khengmiluusjaiisu'daitayahin.

idair-isu-se'tzai(G)-gosh-mo'  khengmil-uusjai(B)-isu'-daita-yahin
glory-GEN-deed     -MANY-ACC sing    -starling -GEN -song -IMP.PRES

The heron its clothes in the morning rain washes.
Iighamghayanglisupenenjichinisuellasghashtsengyahin.

iigham-ghayang(B)-lisu-penen   -jichin -isu-ellas-ghash-tseng-yahin
wash  -heron     -its -clothing-morning-GEN-rain -MANY -LOC  -IMP.PRES

-Shreyas