Re: a King's proverb
| From: | Sylvia Sotomayor <kelen@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, June 19, 2001, 5:37 |
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> In a message dated 6/15/01 10:24:16 AM, daniel.andreasson@TELIA.COM writes:
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> << "Before you choose your enemy, speak his language." >>
>
OK. Finally! I had to figure out all my time/tense/aspect words for
this....
il anniTen ñi masénren jeñikárarae il sere antaxóniemae.
il anniTen ... il = before
ñi = be + present perfect
masénren = enemy + animate singular
jeñikárarae = choice + singular + 2p sg possessive
sere = be + perfective + null source + 2p sg goal
antaxóniemae = language/custom + set of many + 3p sg possessive
or
before is-become enemy your-choice, be-to-you
his-language/customs
or
Before (he) becomes your choice of enemy, receive his language.
-Sylvia
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