Re: translation exercise

: A voice said to me:
: "Smile and be happy!
: Things could be worse!"
: So I smiled
: And was happy.
: And things got worse.

In Tsiréssa:

Vúl núf ka-zrhöshtos:
"I-déshhar sinn-i-hálin!
Kán kashh-ang-kegéstun!"
Kun-nul-téshhar,
Sing-kun-nul-gölan.
Sinh-cengh-ang-kagástwun


Interlinear:

Surface form
Phonemic transcription
Analysis
Free translation


Vúl núf ka-zrhöshtos:
/"vul "nuf ka.zr=."4AS.t7s/
voice 1.sg.DAT 3.TRANS-say.PAST
A voice said to me:

"I-déshhar sinn-i-hálin!
/"teS.Sa4 s1n.n1."ha.l1n/
ACC-smile COM-ACC-happy
"Be smiling and happy!"

Kán kashh-ang-kegéstun!"
/"kan kaS.'S@N.kI."ges.t1n/
3.pl.NOM IRR-3.REF-bad.AUG.pl
Things could be worse!"

Kun-nul-téshhar,
/'k1n.n1l."teS.Sa4/
STR-1.REF-smile.PAST
So I smiled,

Sing-kun-nul-gölan.
/s1N.'kIn.n1l."g7.lan/
COM-STR-1.REF-happy.PAST
And was happy.

Sinh-cengh-ang-kagástwun
/s1J.cIN.'N@N.k@."gas.tw1n/
COM-BEA-3.REF-bad.AUG.pl.PAST
And things got worse.

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