Re: Tutorial #2

I'm too lazy to do Tamahi this time, so I'll stick with good ole
Ebisédian.

On Sun, Feb 29, 2004 at 07:23:07AM +0100, takatunu wrote:
> Is this a window?
a'ne naci' rota'ci?

> Yes. This is a window.
ji'e. naci' rota'ci.

> Is that a table?
a'ne naci' kaju'ci.

> No. That is not a table. That is a bed.
my'e. naci' my'kajuci. naci' iro ruu'ci.

> who?
oghi'?

> this/that person
uro bis33'di.

> Who is it?
ghi' jhidi'?

> It is John.
chi'di ejo'hani.

> Who is she?
ghi' jhiti'?

> She is Kate.
jhiti' `ykati'.

> Is he John?
a'ne chi'di ejo'hani?

> No. He isn't John.
my'e. chi'di emy'johani.

> I, me
ebi'.

> You
jhidi'.

> He, she, it
chi'di, jhiti', naci'.


> I am John.
ebi' ejo'hani.

> You are Kate.
jhiti' `ykati'.

> You are a woman.
jhiti' biz3tai'.

[Ignoring the fact that there are very, very few circumstances where this
isn't outright rude in Ebisédi culture.]

> I am a man.
ebi' pii'z3di.

[Ignoring the fact that this is closer to meaning "I am [that] person".]

> You and me are people.
ebi' zo jhidi' 3bis33'di.

> She is a woman.
jhiti' biz3tai'.

[Ignoring the fact that this doesn't mean what a literal English
translation means... the gender on the pronoun already makes it obvious
that she is a woman; the Ebisédian given here would most likely be
understood as "she is the woman" (some specific woman implied by context),
as opposed to the redundant statement "she is a woman".]

> You and her are women.
cujhiti' zo rojhiti' 3biz3tai'.

> He/she is a student.
jhidi' fini'.

> I am a student.
ebi' fii'ni.

> He/she and me are students.
jhidi' ebi' 3finei'.


T

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