jal wrote:Ye, whatever. Im in no man mi won se im. Folong yu marit som Karlos an an, an yu layf wok down hill. Ova tel mi, yu af ric?
Yeah, whatever. It's not a person I'd like to know. Before you know, you marry a Carlos or the like, and your life goes down hill. But tell me, are you rich?
Ahes obani xue talas otu nu. Balu nu. Tuhu eni ja taqu. Ti leu nu je
[a.ˈhes.so.ba.ˈniʃ.ˈʃwet.ta.ˈlas.so.ˈtun.nu | ba.ˈlan.ˈnu | tu.ˈhuː.eˈniʒ.ˈʒat.ta.ˈʔu | ˈtil.le.ˈun.ˈnuʒ.ˈʒe]
yes rich also quite powerful NOM.1s.ICS | imperial.guard NOM.1s.ICS | known DAT.1s.ICS NOM.3s.DEF.ACS king | PRF save NOM.1s.ICS ACC.3s.DEF.ACS
"Yes, I'm rich and quite powerful. I'm a
balu (imperial guard). I personally know the king and consider him a friend. I once saved his life."
The use of ja indicates that Jahu is socially close enough to the king for bodily contact to be allowed, which is an honour bestowed upon few among the balu and Jahu almost certainly has this honour because he once saved the king's life. Just quietly, although I don't know how he saved the king's life, I have good reason to suspect that he has since regreted this and is somewhat tortured by it. His nose wrinkles up at times when he mentions the king.
Mie tahe ue temmo? Kke hales u vela vejo moru bani ugi muja
[ˈmjet.ta.ˈheː.ˈwet.tem.ˈmo | ˈkʼeh.ha.ˈles.ˈsuv.ve.ˈlav.ve.ˈʒom.mo.ˈɾub.ba.ˈniː.u.ˈŋim.mu.ˈʒa]
but important ACC.2s.ACS CAU-what | IMP.NEG ask NOM.3s.NSPC.ANIM unmarried.woman TOP.C how.many money GEN.3s.NSPC.ANIM initiated.man
"But what's it to you? An unmarried woman must never ask about how much money a man has."
Kilo te xua igilixi xu ho kolorika.
[ki.ˈlot.ˈteʃ.ˈʃwaːj.ŋi.li.ˈʃiʃ.ˈʃuh.ˈhok.ko.lo.ɾi.ˈka]
word good LOC.3s.DEF.INAN English NOM.3s.DEF.INAN QUOT
golddigger
"English has a good word, that being
golddigger."
Jahu is using here the gravitas register, which replaces high tone on final syllables with greater syllabic weight (geminating following consonants, lengthening vowels before other vowels). He's speaking dominantly as well (with inaccessible first person and accessible 2nd person nominals), as he did with Jego in the beginning, but I'm not quite sure what exactly is triggering the gravitas register here but it's likely more than one thing. I haven't worked out exactly when it's used yet, but it's only used by men and the impression I often get is that it conveys a kind of arrogance, when speaking down to someone or trying to impress someone. It's a bit like a puffed chest. It is also frequently used in public speaking and can be used briefly to highlight the importance of a particular sentence or phrase.. The normal register is faster, with more evenly timed syllables and sounds "lighter" and more sing-song with a mix of high and low tones.