Elliott Lash wrote:
> (1) Io ei nowad íl?
> "What is your name"
teov'rja pre-saçtø gørëjj ?
[teov(o)^xja pxe:^sa.Ct9 g9xEj:]
(indicative-retrospective-real)'thou which-name (immaterial quality into self)
= Which name do you apply to yourself?
> (2) Pan ei Dinneg i.
> "My Nindic is limitted/small"
rüxe-çakesar'sull teov'kja.
[xyx\e:^Cakesax(a)^su4: teov(o)^kja]
(diminutive-quantity of)-shaquelingua'(immaterial possessed object)
(indicative-retrospective-real)'I
= I contain a little quantity of shaquelingua.
> (3) Ni belchyr efann echidd. Neiddaw, seffraenaw ni.
> "Do not question her. Please, I will take care of
> her."
ske-dopëss tul'tëjj.
[ske:^dopEs: tu4(u)^tEj:]
none-question (immaterial object toward)'(him/her)
= No question to her.
jødaçç ; toj'kikh be-zaleri tóór'kja.
[j9daC:] ; [toj(o)^kik_h be:^za4exi tOOx(O)^kja]
please ; [from](him/her)'(immaterial quality acquired) worried
(indicative-future-retrospective-narrative)'I
= Please, (I say that) I will worry about her.
> (4) Ni ei mi boed, ei mi nachen echyth.
> "I am no fool, but I am lost"
ske dóki-çókta lavifulu'vurr tiv'kja.
[ske: dOki^CO.kta 4avifu4u^vux: tiv(i)^kja]
none but-lost insane'behavior (indicative-progressive-real)'I
= I am not insane but lost.
> (5) Ei gwechod íl nenne eraedd. Ban gwior i ieder
> negior ni goth?
>
> "Your anger is very dangerous. Who will save her if
> you hurt her?
teov'raja-tøçufa zexe-tsubaç'tull.
[teov(o)^raja:^t9Cufa zex\e:^tsubaC(a)^tu4:]
(indicative-retrospective-real)'thy-anger (augmentive-quantity
of)-danger'(immaterial expressed object)
= Your anger gives a lot of danger to perceive.
dos'rja be-rileevo gør'tëjj ;
[dos(o)^rja be:^xi4eevo g9x(9)^tEj:]
(conditional-future-unreal)'thou suffering (immaterial quality into)'(him/her)
= If you make her feel pain,
jos'pra-juça be-këjhtaa gør'tëjj ?
[jos(o)^pxa:^juCa be:^kEj.taa g9x(9)^tEj:]
(implicative-future-unreal)'which-person rescued (immaterial quality
into)'(him/her)
= (then) which person will rescue her?
Interesting exercise but not enough difficult! ;-)
See ya,
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Remi Villatel
maxilys@normandnet.fr
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