Re: Translation exercise with fries?

--- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, Danny Wier <dawiertx@S...> wrote:
> Most of you in the world are probably aware of McDonald's latest
> international advertising onslaught, the slogan "I'm lovin' it"
translated
> into various languages:
In Obrenje:

|Ulaze e.| [M'la:Z E] "I love it." (romantic/carnal implications
   ...might not be too much out of place when talking about the
   carnal pleasures of unhealthy fat salty foods...)
|Ulandza e.| [M'landza E] "I am loving it."  The literal
   translation of the continuous aspect probably doesn't make much
   sense.
|Tsitseze e.| [tSi'tSe:Z E] "I'm crazy about it."  That might be
   the best choice.

Jovian:

|Id awo.| [i 'da:vA] "I love it."

Oro Mpaa:

|Sia olau ei.| [Sa 'ulQ e] "I love it."  Too explicit, sounds
    like a schoolbook example...
|Memolau sia.| [mi'mulQ Sa] "... I love."  Using the inverted
    verb form and an implied object.  Since the whole phrase
    is "McDonalds -- I'm loving it", there is no doubt about
    the object.

It should be obvious that the Oro Mpaa vocab is mostly
plagiarized from Obrenje...  =P

Hombraian:

|Lo ciaro.| [lu 'kjaru] "I love it."


-- Christian Thalmann