Re: Weekly Vocab 23

Again, I'm skipping the word count.

Christopher Wright wrote:

>1. obedient
pac'linekri

>It is a joy to have obedient children.
Pac'linekri k'odoi anc'ek prai c'e.
obedient children exist-INF joy be:3SG


>2. family
gzok'o

>That contributes greatly to the peacefulness of a family.
Er i gzok'or feit dag'ie jama.
that into family-GEN peace-DAT much-ADV add-3SG


>3. thought
karjo (idea)
fkas'mut (consideration)

>A thought and a kind word do as much, though.
Dire fkas'mut ki simpa orep ebie heraz.
THOUGH thought and kind word that-much do-3PL


>4. politician
stadrhotnik, s'öbröv*

>A politician might have the kind word, but never the thought.
C'ekre du s'öbrövom simpa orep anc'ör, ak' ai fkas'mut muc'orod.
possible THAT politician-INST kind word exist-3SG , but SUBJ thought never

*this word comes from |s'öbrövak| "campaign (for office etc.)" and is used
not only for a campaigning candidate but also a politician in office. This
reflects the average Rhean's distaste for politics in general.
S'öbröv uplekziv ba au s'öbröv.
"When the campaigner is elected, he's still a campaigner."


>5. civility
bölutad, yok'aba

>Thus government contains the trappings, but not the substance, of civility.
Rhu reks'asanom bölutada nisruti anc'ez, po vasig' de.
thus government civility-GEN appearances exist-3PL , but substance NEG


>6. civilization
kvajikz

>Does this mean that government is not a part of civilization?
¿Du reks'asan kvajikza dil deg'e c'u tora imic'na c'e?
THAT government civilization-GEN part not-be-3SG QU this-GEN meaning
be:3sg ?


>7. to move
zaiprawak

>If you don't like it, move to Cuba. It's not any better, but they're
>honest.
Adis mu kunit ba, u Kuba-t zaiprawye. Ayyan deg'e, ak' vöstakri c'ez.
IF NEG like-2SG COND , to Cuba-DAT move-2:IMP . Better not-be-3SG , but
honest be:3PL


>8. to meet
strec'ek

>A ConlangCon is a place for conlangers to meet and discuss olives.
G'aduizkanaihok nudom g'aduizkanoki strec'idve ibuin bazhat heraz.
conlangcon where-INST conlangers meet-GER olioves-ACC discuss V-3PL


>9. existence
anc'ehakik
du ... anc'e(z)

>It also establishes the existence of various conlangers more certainly.
Zeremyanie du k'okec' g'aduizkanoki anc'ez smüte s'ki.
certain-MORE-ADV THAT other conlangers exist-3PL prove-3SG also


>10. feelings
zenta
mez'dita - "hard" feelings

>No hard feelings, but I can't be sure any of you are actually people.
Bez mez'ditar, ak' du liza hakic'ie pöki c'ek' zerem deg'em.
without hard-feelings-GEN , BUT THAT you:PL-GEN true-ADV people be:2PL
certain not-be-1SG

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