Re: translation exercise

Fabian wrote:

> Father, what are those lights?
> That is the city of the Goyanim. They are a strange people. They light their
> cities at night, as if the stars weren't sufficient for their needs. They
> fight and kill eachother, not realising the greater danger beyond their
> small world. And they do not hunt eachother with bows and arrows. No, they
> 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?
In Ge'arthnuns:

Dhabs si'teb, chi'k vo"lsi'p helkeli'p la chensap ho"no"i?

Cha helkens la cha stu"lans chek goyanimbauthseng no"i. Rheth la so"
nso"bs zhdebuheb no"i. Rheth la chak stu"lansach rhethenach cho"
shebso"v pse'ldho"n, su"rnavo" vauk latumsaup la vu"k nggodsu"ch
ngegedu"ch haufrin. Rheth las ho"i vu" nzho"dsu"t gateredu"t i'e vo"
o"belo"khso"b sti'aho"kho"b dvu"zc,ekho"b ngegekho"b naiat
ngko"lethala-u ebru"grakh kfo" nggavo"kh. Ngeg las orha vo"k
fwe'tradhso"if zho" vi'k sfi'fsi'f e'go"l. Gle', rheth la su"k
shpi'no"ksu"ch zhdebuheku"ch, chu"ku"p la so" klebso"b ai arzho" vi'k
sfi'fsi'f nggavo"kh sho, ven. O"c,ek la orha cho"ik skatso"id
zhdebuheto"id rhetheto"id ftau cha o"nsas, cho"ito"ich rheth la o"re ba
kfo"z hin sho, hu"hi'anaf. Rho"it la azo"na-u i'e, gu" su" gali'o"ks
e'thek i'a-ulek la hengevec,o" i'e ba sho"z daikh sho, sho"z, kfo"
ngo"idh la vo" gwe'rakhso"t vo"i fwe'tradho"is zho" vi' sfi'fsi's
jne'sul. Che herec,keths la o"c,kek, gu" oc,ek la chak shtu"lansach
rhethenach hu"mbonadef sho, ro"zc,ali'th, e'khlu"vars si'ter.

Dhabs si'teb, sa shtu"lans la chens ho"no"i?

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Dhabs si'teb, chi'k vo"lsi'p helkeli'p la chensap ho"no"i?
father/nom. my/nom., the-pl. light/nom.-pl. that/nom.-pl. present
what/nom.-pl. be-interrogative mood?

Cha helkens la cha stu"lans chek goyanimbauthseng no"i. Rheth
the that/nom. pres. the city/nom. the-pl. Goyanim/gen.-pl. be. They/nom.

la so" nso"bs zhdebuheb no"i. Rheth la chak
pres. a people/nom. strange/nom. be. They/nom. pres. the-pl.

stu"lansach rhethenach cho" shebso"v pse'ldho"n, su"rnavo" vauk
city/acc.-pl. their/acc.-pl. the night/loc. illuminate, as-if

vauk latumsaup la vu"k nggodsu"ch
the-pl.-neg. star/nom.-pl.-neg. pres. the-pl.-neg. need/acc.-pl.-neg.

ngegedu"ch haufrin. Rheth las
their/acc.-pl.-neg. suffice-speculative mood. They/nom. pres.-reflexive

ho"i vu" nzho"dsu"t gateredu"t
participial-phrase-marker the-neg. danger/acc.-neg. great/acc.-neg.

i'e vo" o"belo"khso"b sti'aho"kho"b dvu"zc,ekho"b
more the-neg. world/post.-neg. little/post.-neg. own/post.-neg.

ngegekho"b naiat ngko"lethala-u ebru"grakh kfo" nggavo"kh.
their/post.-neg outside-of realize-participial-adverb fight and kill.

Ngeg las orha vo"k fwe'tradhso"if zho"
They/nom.-neg. pres.-refl. and the-pl.-neg. bow/instr.-pl.-neg. and

vi'k sfi'fsi'f e'go"l.
the-pl.-neg. arrow/instr.-pl.-neg. hunt.

Gle', rheth la su"k shpi'no"ksu"ch zhdebuheku"ch, chu"ku"p la so"
no, they/nom. pres. some-pl. device/acc.-pl. strange/acc.-pl.,

chu"ku"p la so" klebso"b ai arzho" vi'k
which/nom.-pl. pres. a faraway-place/post. from but the-pl.-neg.

sfi'fsi'f nggavo"kh sho, ven.
arrow/instr.-pl.-neg. kill end-of-clause-marker, have.

O"c,ek la orha cho"ik skatso"id zhdebuheto"id
you/nom. pres. and the-pl. horse/post.-pl. strange/post.-pl.

rhetheto"id ftau cha o"nsas, cho"ito"ich rheth la
their/post.-pl. near the iron/gen., which/acc.-pl. they/nom. pres.

o"re ba kfo"z hin sho, hu"hi'anaf. Rho"it
in-order verb-linker travel use ECM, be-careful-imperative. They/nom.

la azo"na-u i'e, gu" su" gali'o"ks e'thek i'a-ulek la hengevec,o" i'e
pres. fast more, that a beast/nom. natural/nom. any/nom. pres. thus more

ba sho"z daikh sho, sho"z, kfo" ngo"idh la vo"
VL run ought ECM, run, and they/nom.-neg. pres. the-neg.

gwe'rakhso"t vo"i fwe'tradho"is zho" vi' sfi'fsi's
strength/acc.-neg. the-neg. bow/gen.-neg. and the-neg. arrow/gen.-neg.

jne'sul. Che herec,keths la o"c,kek, gu" oc,ek la chak
heed. the that/nom. pres. you/dat., that you/nom. pres. the-pl.

shtu"lansach rhethenach hu"mbonadef sho, ro"zc,ali'th, e'khlu"vars
city/acc.-pl their/acc.-pl. avoid-imperative ECM, behoove, son/nom.

si'ter.
my/nom.

Dhabs si'teb, sa shtu"lans la chens ho"no"i?
father/nom. my/nom., a city/nom. pres. what/nom. be-interrogative

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