Re: A short poem in Lassaptakl

> u-siu-ut
> in-city-the
>
> tupa-li ai ssuis-li
> drum-PL and flute-PL
>
> ai u-pumu-ut
> and(but) on-mountain-the
>
> mum sassa-ti-li-it tlifu-li-it
> only whisper-ing-PL-the pine-PL-the

In Tokana, this would come out as follows
(è = e + acent ague, for those who can't see
diacritics):

   itè tiesate
   lohan toum em pai
   le itè tomlai
   tiefu haio kam

This comes out nice and compact, with five
syllables (two stressed and three unstressed)
per line.  I like it quite a bit!  A literal translation:

   in the town
   (the) voice of drums and pipes
   but on the mountain
   only (the) wordless-whisper of pines

Interlinear:

   itè tiesat-e
   the.DAT town-DAT

   lohan toum em pai
   voice drum and pipes

   le itè tomla-i
   but the.DAT mountain-DAT

   tiefu haio kam
   only whisper-without-words pine

Matt.