Re: translation exercise

On Thu, 1 Apr 1999, Fabian wrote:

> Father, what are those lights?
>
> That is the city of the Goyanim. They are a strange people. They light the=
ir
> cities at night, as if the stars weren't sufficient for their needs. They
> fight and kill each other, not realising the greater danger beyond their
> small world. And they do not hunt each other with bows and arrows. No, the=
y
> have strange devices that kill from far away without arrows. And take care
> near their strange iron horses they use to travel. They travel faster than
> any natural beast ought to, and ignore the strength of the bow and arrow.
> Best if you avoid their cities, my son.
>
> Father, whats a city?
Sici, maaalak ceqek seceleeck lluuk?

Peck Goyanim teck volto ceqerr lluu. Malogapco peleeck. Teck voltoy=20
secepcecteck lluu socopso glirr. Kereck wew eegleniill teck ugjok hyurrk.=20
Zayackuuck cuuk vi myopcoctockuuck cuuk, kevre hwolol jooll teck kuvru yevil=20
naza lirr rriisenen lluu. Vi qaarackuuck cuuk sogzuy sarrk. Malogapcok=20
yismeleek joollk myoapcoctollk seltegli serr pamotolyoy gooq tantrock lluuk.=20
Vi pezeniis malogapcok hentek vilee momgololuuk lo'ck follk llilev ehilefy=20
vemellk. Mecev zezev teltecyeswe gepeleew kangall ehileck, vi sugzoy tell=20
galo mohock rruu. Teck votoy lluzuniis lluu, tem ragotco.

Sici, maaala voltoc lluu?

an explanation:

Sici, maaalak ceqek seceleeck lluuk?
father what.INT those lights.MOD.are.they them

Peck Goyanim teck volto ceqerr lluu.
PN Goyanim their city that.is it

Malogapco peleeck.
strange people.MOD.are

Teck voltoy secepcecteck lluu socopso glirr.
their city.GEN light.they it night at

Kereck wew eegleniill teck ugjok hyurrk.
think.they star.GEN suffice.NEG.SUB their needs concerning

Zayackuuck cuuk vi myopcoctockuuck cuuk,
fight.they.each other (1) and kill.they.each other

kevre hwolol jooll teck kuvru yevil naza lirr rriisenen lluu.
big danger.MOD ACC their small world.MOD beyond is.REL realizing.NEG it

Vi qaarackuuck cuuk sogzuy sarrk.
and hunt.NEG.they.each other bowsandarrow.GEN with

Malogapcok yismeleek joollk myoapcoctollk seltegli serr pamotolyoy gooq=20
tantrock lluuk.
strange devices.MOD ACC kill.REL.they far.away from arrow.GEN with.NEG=20
have.they them

Vi pezeniis malogapcok hentek vilee momgololuuk lo'ck follk llilev ehilefy=20
vemellk.
and care.take(have) strange iron and horses.MOD they use.REL for(adverb)=20
travel.to near

Mecev zezev teltecyeswe gepeleew kangall ehileck,
most/more fast natural beast.GEN than travel.they

vi sugzoy tell galo mohock rruu.
and bowandarrow.GEN its strength ignore.they it

Teck votoy lluzuniiis lluu, tem ragotco.
their city.GEN avoid.OPT.you it, my son

Sici, maaala voltoc lluu?
father what.INT city.is.it it

(1)=97the idea "each other" is formed by adding -uuP(k) Puu(k) to the verb,=20
where P stands for the letter(s) that represent that person (e.g., m=3D1st=20
person, c=3D3rd person, ll=3D4th person) and "k" is added for plurality. For =
"to=20
each other," the "uu" is replaces with "aa."

INT=3Dinterrogative (formed by tripling first vowel)
MOD=3Dmodified=97when a noun has an adjective before it, the noun takes the=20
suffix "l" or "leek/luuk." A verb whose base is modified by an adjective=20
takes "leek/luuk" as an infix
PN=3Da word that indicates that the next word is a proper noun
NEG=3Dnegative=97formed by doubling first vowel
SUB=3Dsubjunctive=97formed with the infix "nii/naa"
OPT=3Doptative=97an extension of the subjunctive=97formed with the infix "ni=
ii/naaa"
ACC=3Dthe accusative prepostion "joo"
REL=3Drelative clause=97formed by either conjugating the verb with the perso=
n=20
after the one it should be conjugated with (e.g. a 3rd person noun with a 4t=
h=20
person verb) or by replacing the first vowel with a certain sequence of two=20
vowels
GEN=3Dneither singular nor plural, but the noun in general (I think theres a=
n=20
actual term for this, but I can't think of it right now)=97formed by adding =
"y"=20
after "i," "o," or "u," and "w" after "a" or "e."

Hopefully not too many mistakes,
Josh
http://members.aol.com/fuscian/ ......theres a pronunciation guide there