What do you think of the "feel"?
| From: | Chris Bates <chris.maths_student@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, August 22, 2005, 20:59 |
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Here are some examples from the grammar I'm currently writing of my
long-stalled-very-slowly-developing conlang. These are examples I wrote
today in the first big burst of work in a while.
I'd like your opinion on: how it looks, and whether you think it sounds
good....
ic’a:makhina’a
/itS_>a:mak_hina?a/
ic’a:-ma-khi-na-’a
house-plur-pos-3rd.fem-3rd.inanim
(Those) houses of hers/theirs
’uhamakhigura
/?uhamak_higura/
’-uha-ma-khi-gu-ra
3rd.common/inanim-do-plur-dat-1st.inc-desir.
If only they would do (it) for us!
Aŋmak ’inliba’i:qi
/aNmak ?inliba?i:G\i/
Aŋma-k ’in-liba-’i:qi
Man-3rd.common 3rd.common.past-steal-comp.
That damn man stole (it)!
ninikhuŋumba
/ninik_huNumba/
nin-ikhu-ŋumba
1st.sing.past-see-cond
I would see (it)
ŋ’umalhu!
/N_kumaKu/
ŋ’u-c’u-lhu!
Run-dual-imp
You two, run!
Aŋmamak ic’a:khida’a ’inlibamanimi’
/aNmamak itS_>a:k_hida?a ?inlibamanimi?/
Aŋma-ma-k ic’a:-khi-da-’a ’in-liba-ma-nimi’
man-plur-3rd.common house-poss-1st.sing-3rd.inanim
3rd.common-take-plur-pit.
Poor me, the men took my house (away from me)
umahi nikhuq’aru
/umahi nik_huq_>aru/
uma-hi n-ikhu-q’aru
woman-2nd 1st.sing.pres-see-surp.
I see you!
Ihukhin nal’uŋmat’i nindardu’i
/ihuk_hin naK_>uNmat_>i nindardu?i/
Ihuki-n na-l’uŋma-t’i nin-dardu’i
Moon-3rd.fem 3rd.fem-touch-SS.seq 3rd.fem-jump-narrative
…and she jumped up and touched the moon
Ihukin nal’uŋmat’i nindarduhu:tha
/ihuk_hin naK_>uNmat_>i nindarduhu:t_ha/
Ihuki-n na-l’uŋma-t’i nin-dardu-hu:tha
Moon-3rd.fem 3rd.fem-touch-SS.seq 3rd.fem-jump-dubitative
…and supposedly she jumped up and touched the moon
niŋ’u’a, aŋmamak ic’a:khida’a chirna’inlibama’a
/niN_ku?a aNmamak itS_>a:k_hida?a tS_hirna?inlibama?a/
nin-ŋ’u-’a, aŋma-ma-k ic’a:-khi-da-’a chirna-’in-liba-ma-’a
1st.sing.past-run-ind, man-plur-3rd.common house-pos-1st.sing-3rd.inanim
because-3rd.common-steal-plur-ind
I ran away because the men stole my house
’imamdaŋha:’a
/?imamdaN_0a:?a/
’in-mamda-ŋha:-’a
3rd.common-send-passive-ind
it/he was sent (to)
nimamdaladikhiga’a
/nimamdaladik_higa?a/
nin-mamda-ladi-khi-ga-’a
1st.sing-send-cause-dat-3rd.common-ind
I made him send (it)
’aŋ’u’imak aŋmamak
/?aN_0u?imak aNmamak/
’a-ŋ’u-’i-ma-k aŋma-ma-k
3rd.common.pres-run-rel-plur-3rd.common man-plur-3rd.common
the men who run
mi dalu nacuri’a
/mi dalu nadZuri?a/
mi dalu na-curi-‘a
I than 3rd.fem-white-ind
She is whiter than me
Aŋmak gir ’i:mak’u?
/aNmak gir ?i:mak_>u/
Aŋma-k gir ’-i:ma-k’u?
Man-3rd.common where 3rd.common.pres-be.loc-ques
Where is the man?
Okay, they're pretty random, but still....
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