Re: translation exercise

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!  =)


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


In Obrenje (/#/ = voiceless schwa):

Zyn ingo zaw.          /Zyn "iNgO zaw/
"O imlale a galimole.  /O im"la:la gali"mo:l/
Ew trunte moa bisce."  /Ew "trMnt# "mo:a "biss#/
Lom imloze             /lOm im"lo:Z/
A galimuze.            /a gali"mu:Z/
A trunte priwoc.       /a trMnt# pri"wOx/


Interlinear:

Zyn         ingo     zaw.
Say:PST:3e  voice:i  PER:1:OBL

O    imlale   a    galimole.
OPT  smile:2  and  be_happy:2

Ew   trunte   moa     bisce.
HYP  worse:i  be:GND  can:0

Lom           imloze       a    galimuze.
Consequently  smile:PST:1  and  be_happy:PST:1

A    trunte    priwoc.
And  worse:i   ICP:be:PST:0


Abbreviations:

PER:  Personal pronoun
OBL:  Oblique case
PST:  Past tense
2:    Second person
3e:   Third person with explicit subject
0:    Zero person (impersonal "it")
i:    Indefinite
GND:  Gerund
ICP:  Inceptive
OPT:  Optative mood
HYP:  Hypothetical mood

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