Re: "Vente Boral i Sul" n'Terkunan

Henrik Theiling wrote:
> Hi!
>
> On the train, I translated the Northwind and the Sun into Terkunan.
> Since it is a romlang, I suppose it is not too hard to follow, but if
> you have any quetions, please don't hesitate to ask:
>
>    Vente Boral i Sul
>
>    Un di, vente boral i sul diskota sopre ki d'ilz do esa'l pru forte,
>    kande n'kus momente, ambrator pasa r'esande nvulta n'kalde mantil.
>    Ilz kuvena k'el kul ten'esa kusedra'l pru forte ki ariv' a fik'
>    ambrator kita se mantil.  Si, vente boral kuminsa sufla ku tot se
>    posat, ma pru'l sufla, pru l'ambrator stringa n'se mantil i n'fin,
>    vente boral deva resingra.  Si, sul kumensa brela n'kel, i suptu
>    ambrator kita se mantil.  Akur, vente boral deva rekungrosa ke sul
>    esa'l pru forte d'ilz do.
>
> Bye,
>   Henrik
>
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Very nice!  It is easy to follow, which, at least for me, makes it
easier to discern the character and flavor of this particular language.
Could you explain "ariv' a fik'" for me?  What do the apostrophes represent?

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