Re: translation exercise

Christian Thalmann wrote:

>Here's an easy one to sink your teeth into.
>
>I'm considering recording an audio sample of it -- it would be cool
>to hear some conlang excerpts spoken by their creators!  If you've
>got a microphone, participate!  =)
Agree it would be fun, but no mic, and my computer seems only to play .wav
files, AFAIK
>
>
>A voice said to me:
>"Smile and be happy!
>Things could be worse!"
>So I smiled
>And was happy.
>And things got worse.
>
Kash:
kotani mangos:
"minda yumindaka!
poleni camuko!"
ende maminda
mayuminda
i yucamuko yuno.


kota-ni     mangos
word-of it  voice

minda    yu-minda-ka
smile    inch-happy/smile-IMPER
(plain _minda_ also means 'be happy'-- the inchoative is needed, 'become
happy')

pole-ni     la-muko
able-of it  COMP-bad
(Muko is one of a handful of adjs. that forms COMP with pfx. la- vs. lavi)

ende    ma-minda
and-so  1sg-smile

ma-yu-minda
lsg-INCH-smile/happy

i       yu-la-muko               yuno
and  INCH-COMP-bad   all

A voice said:
"smile, get happy,
it could be worse"
and so I smiled
and got happy
and everything got worse.

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