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Nortaneous wrote:kälje halmić siem äi kište cieüttautu meic sie?
[kæːi̯ ˈhaʔlmitɕ ɕem ʔæi̯ ˈkiːʂt ˈtɕøy̯ʔtɔtu mei̯ts ɕə]
if I'm always in my apartment, what's the point of cities?
(in Tormiott):
I me nempahan tîsi nouni: I rah o nît scai pasiopen ma ie, sia soumai lîai porig?
/i mə ˈnəmpahɪn ˈtɪjɕə nʏwɲə | i ɾah ʊ nɪjt skɛa ˈpɛɕowən maˈjə | ɕa ˈsʏwmɛa lɪjɛa ˈpoɾɪj/ 2S FUT instead could-2S ask-2S: 2S PROT ADV time be.at-2S apartment POS 2S.OBJ, APOD be.why-2s live-2s city? The question should be: If you're always in your apartment, why do you live in a city?
nyotonaorosene tafwa nyuphusu'uku. bel onyuşaken gem ool zizisenesene tyhewettisizo ndi çapanaoro nhepopotti tyhewetti nau lelimabattiaba like-1s-NEG-really also city-PL / PM be-3s-NOBJ OPN boring-really.RDP visit-during / and acknowledge-1s-NEG satisfaction visit or living-GEN I also don't really like cities either. Frankly they're terribly boring places to visit, and I just don't see the appeal in either living or visiting them.
Wonē byig oss dē wytzwerrē iss gutbrykig, mar dē iss dē atig dúl oss dy ig inn a statt wonē. It's practical to live close to the university, but that's the only reason why I live in a city.
Geatágá gùmú, nai furá àtsatásèsùpùyeatáne.
gi-eatá-´ gùmu-´, na-ì furá àtsatá-sèsì-Ø-pù-eatá-ne TOP-III-ABS.PL city-ABS.PL, 1SG-ERG however like-MIR-DIR-AFF-III.ABS-1.ERG As for cities, I, in contrast, do like them.
Pautoayuyeatá, àyàsàyeatá, dàmautuge fà mayai fúrulugú yàgènogòne yari yùputsilìrìne.
pautu-ayV-Ø-eatá, àyà-sV-ayV-Ø-eatá, dàma-ù=tuge fà mayai fúru-lugV-´ yàgène-Ø-go-ne yari-Ø yùpu-tsilə̀-Ø-ri-ne busy-STAT-DIR-III.ABS, colorful-very-STAT-DIR-III.ABS, there-OBL.SG=LOC also always great-person-ABS.PL make_friends_with-DIR-I.ABS-1.ERG SUB-ABS be_able-ITER-DIR-IV.ABS-1.ERG They are lively, they are very colorful, and I can always meet interesting people there.
Dem bikton u no-sol el ota wota ston, dahk an redi fi it op yu sol kos dem nahf no sol imsef.
Cities are soulless hells of concrete, dark and ready to eat your soul for lacking one themselves.
jal wrote:Dem bikton u no-sol el ota wota ston, dahk an redi fi it op yu sol kos dem nahf no sol imsef.
Cities are soulless hells of concrete, dark and ready to eat your soul for lacking one themselves.
Gu umen araug yoer ahru yom
[gʉ ʉmɛn aɾaʉg jɜ:ɾ axɾʉ jɔm] INFERRED ACT-2s say VIA city bad You're talking about bad cities.
Oi wain erduma elruhod hamnouh hod, weo ad ahru deanaugi
[ɔi wain ɛɾdʉma ɛlɾʉhɔd hamnəʉx hɔd wɜː axɾʉ dɛːnaʉgɨ] SBJ STA and-tree and-space nature exist COND PROP city good-more-much If there are trees and natural spaces, a city is much better
Montan layan in fit de bikton (o olda wan ton, fo mata). Dem u denja bis.
Mountain lions don't belong in cities (or any settlement for that matter). They are dangerous animals.
jal wrote:Montan layan in fit de bikton (o olda wan ton, fo mata). Dem u denja bis.
Mountain lions don't belong in cities (or any settlement for that matter). They are dangerous animals.
JAL
Grrowrrr meow grrek xirrygrrarrr, rro aeiougrrr meow grrek grrowrrr grrarrr? mountain.lion NEG live city-cave or human NEG live mountain.lion cave
Mountain lions don't belong in cities, or humans don't belong in mountain lion territory?
De dem Nedalan, mi-dem af wok wok Jahman ulf fo taym. Fo lok it in no montan layan de dis pah. Dem u denja pas ulf fo so.
In the Netherlands, there are stray wolves from Germany occasionally. Luckily there aren't any mountain lions in these parts. They are much more dangerous than wolves.
C'i lòrkə ezáwet Ǝmérk'ə sòxot č'omúwə yòq'o káwə šol. DIST.M mountain cat-PM the_Americas only inhabit.IPFV-A:3PM-P:3SM because true.IPFV-3SM REP
[ˈtsʼi ˈlɔɾkʰə ʔeˈzawetʰ ʔəˈmeɾkʼə ˈsɔχotʰ tʂʼoˈmuwə ˈjɔqʼo ˈkʰawə ˈʂol] That is because mountain lions only live in the Americas.
Wê jôp càing d'ot ngá naet jôp càing sí? INT cat mountain good equal young cat mountain DIR
[wɛ̤ ɟɔ̤p cɑ̀iŋ ɗɔ̄t ŋɑ́ nǣt ɟɔ̤p cɑ̀iŋ sí] Is a good mountain lion a mountain lion cub?
Grrowrrr hai, wowgrrr hai, grrmph hai, xab grrowrrr. Rrekin wowgrrr grrr grrmph meow grrowka grrowrrr. mountain.lion.cub is adult.male.mountain.lion is adult.female.mountain.lion is all mountain.lion but adult.male.mountain.lion CONJ adult.female.mountain.lion NEG small mountain.lion
There are mountain lion cubs, adult male mountain lions, and adult mountain lionesses; they are all mountain lions. However, adult mountain lions are not mountain lion cubs ('small mountain lions').
Wê ad'òp d'ìum ẽe b'iuhaei càe hí mà ciujôp càing sí? INT sound same DAT word many REL INST LANG-cat mountain DIR
[wɛ̤ ʔɐɗɔ̀p ɗɨ̀m ʔɛ̰ɛ ɓɨˈhǣi cæ̀ hí mɑ̀ cɨˈɟɔ̤p cɑ̀iŋ sí] Are many words homophones in mountain lion?