Help your conlang fluency (2)

[masako]

nye hina kyo'alapua ka
reason here be.quiet-become-PFV Q
Why has this place gone quiet?

[jal]

Gut as. Mi a mek nyu langwic, an mi nof nof ol mek Sajiwan. Ova di nyu langwic in nof don fi ray som de ya.
Good question. I'm making a new language, and I all but stopped work on Sajiwan. But the new language isn't in a state I can write something here.


JAL

[alynnidalar]

Ton namudolan. Ato rahiedir, ros?
_{NEG FEM-know | all full-MASC.PL perhaps}
I don't know. Everyone's busy, perhaps?

[Ser]

nye hina kyo'alapua ka
reason here be.quiet-become-PFV Q
Why has this place gone quiet?

anka

everyone

aldi

enjoy

kadinu-r

sun.light-DIR.INDEF

xanna

outside

Everyone's enjoying the sun outside. [Chileans don't apply.]

meina-r

good-DIR.INDEF

ibu,

more

yeknu

maybe

shi

be

parraba-r

lazy-DIR.INDEF

yai

too.sth.to

kup-esh

write-FUT

ienka-r

something-DIR.INDEF,

ten

this

budri

whether

su

with

lui

1.GEN

mexokna

given.birth

udul-i

tongue-PREP.DEF,

sra

that

budri

whether

paudei

approaching

srana-i

that-PREP.DEF

Or just being too lazy to write anything in or about our conlangs.

yalu

except

guitarplayer

guitarplayer

Except for guitarplayer.

srana

that

shi

be

kai-na

do-PTCP

kai-na

do-PTCP

davist

actually

pauna

recent

yullas

this.day

kup-ni-n

write-INF-EQUAT.INDEF

pinvidri

Vidruan

xirtu-r

book-DIR.INDEF

go

of

ayeri

Ayeri-PREP.DEF

He's been legitimately busy writing a reference grammar of Ayeri,

xirtu

book-DIR.DEF

adrokni

extend

pralka

100

ibu

more

cusne-r

page-DIR.INDEF

which is currently at more than 100 pages.

H13

H13

daia

too

Also H13,

srana

that

nutti

pick

xakna-r

fruit-DIR.INDEF

go

of

leiu-s

mountain-PREP.INDEF

who's been picking fruit up the mountain.

(DIR = direct case, EQUAT = equative case, PREP = prepositional/topical case)

[din]

(in Tormiott):

Cantarhiallott

work-1s.DEFC

a

1s

me

POS.ALIEN

ascalaintoun

thesis

/ˈkɛntaɹˌjalːət a mə ˈaskaˌlɛːntuːn/
I am working on my thesis.

*DEFC = defective aspect. I didn't know what else to call it. It's both a kind of a long-term continuous aspect, and a wish for something to continue or be completed (more successfully).

Etymology:

cantarhian ˈkɛntaɹjɪn (v) work, labour; {in defective form} to work on
- cant- ˈkɛnt (pref) on, in, or with the hands or feet; relating to touch
- rhian ɹjɛn (v) to construct, to make, to fabricate, to create; to lie

ascalaintoun ˈaskaˌlɛːntuːn (n) thesis, dissertation
- asc- ask (pref) the act(ion) of.., the result of...
- laintoun ˈlɛːntuːn (n) reason, justification, logic
- - lait- ˈlɛːn (pref) on purpose; with a certain goal or outcome
- - noun nuːn (v) to ask, to query; to request; to question, to pull into question, to doubt; to wonder (reflexive); (n) question, request

[Znex]

Tsi tʰissiʃu turmijutatsu pamituts?
2SG.NEU thesis-ABS Tormiott-INT=in PRSP-write-2SG.IMPF
Are you gonna write your thesis in Tormiott?

[alynnidalar]

Ilen iran yideir.
_{FUT that.ANIM impressive-ANIM}
That would be impressive.

[Imralu]

Gut as. Mi a mek nyu langwic, an mi nof nof ol mek Sajiwan. Ova di nyu langwic in nof don fi ray som de ya.
Good question. I'm making a new language, and I all but stopped work on Sajiwan. But the new language isn't in a state I can write something here.

Na i le zyi Zadyiwani.
I like Sajiwan

[din]

Tsi tʰissiʃu turmijutatsu pamituts?
2SG.NEU thesis-ABS Tormiott-INT=in PRSP-write-2SG.IMPF
Are you gonna write your thesis in Tormiott?

(in Tormiott):

A

1s

pai

COND

rhianatt

do-1s

no cuân,

that there

senît

never

a

1s

sia

just

me

FUT

condotiorott

get.past-1s

i

CLASS

oicair...

title

/a pɛː ˈɹjɛnɪt ˈnʊkwɛːn, ˈsəniːt a ɕa mə ˈkonːəˌtɕoɾət i ˈʊjkɛːɹ/
If I did that, I'd never get past the title...


Especially if you consider that 2 other people posted while I worked on this little sentence.

[jal]

I like Sajiwan

Bles yu!
Thank you!


JAL

[Znex]

Pali ʃienen? Kani hau ʃiku kifuʃies.
heat 3SG-INT=upon | NEG but 3SG-ABS sneeze-3SG.PF-NEG
Bless them? But they didn't sneeze.

[jal]

Bless them? But they didn't sneeze.

Mi in cende. Mi tok se "bles yu". A wo fo yu gwan bo cuing?
[minˈtʃende / mi tok se bles ju / ɐ ˈw̝ofo ju gʷɐ̃ bo ˈtʃuiŋ]
I don't understand. I said "thank you". Why are you talking about sneezing?


JAL

EDIT: added pronunciation

[hwhatting]

I don't understand. I said "thank you". Why are you talking about sneezing?

Wit ni parhundit tan Sajiwan duchun.
Because NEG understand-PRES.ACT.3SG ART-F.SG.ACC Sajiwan language-SG.ACC
Because he doesn't understand Sajiwan.

[Znex]

Bless them? But they didn't sneeze.

Mi in cende. Mi tok se "bles yu". A wo fo yu gwan bo cuing?
[minˈtʃende / mi tok se bles ju / ɐ ˈw̝ofo ju gʷɐ̃ bo ˈtʃuiŋ]
I don't understand. I said "thank you". Why are you talking about sneezing?

Hasai saisanukʰai tsimai tsulits! Jaunu, tai nisu ʃiku nawanu, "ʃatʰei tsien" ʃilan; tai nisu ʃiku nakifu, "Pali tsien"; tai nisu ʃiku nasaisan, "Sasu tsien".
now chew-SUBST about talk-2SG.IMPF | god.PL if person-ABS 3SG-ABS=SBJ-do.good.3SG.IMPF rain 2SG-with 3SG=say.3SG.IMPF | if person-ABS 3SG-ABS=SBJ-sneeze.3SG.IMPF heat 2SG-with | if person-ABS 3SG-ABS=SBJ-chew.3SG.IMPF silence 2SG-with
Now you're talking about chewing! Gods, if someone does good, one says "Thank you"; if someone sneezes, "Bless you"; if someone chews, "Shame on you"!

More: show

(since sasu can mean both "silence" and "shame", sasu tsien can mean both something like "shh!/quiet!/shut up!", or something like "you should be ashamed!/shame on you!"; in the first sense, it can be understood as being equivalent to the Anglophone's admonishment to keep one's mouth closed while eating)

[Imralu]

Pali ʃienen?
heat 3SG-INT=upon
Bless them?

Ha hiwa nenge i bye bu gye?
Is that language from a cold place?

[Znex]

ʃe; Jurupen, aspuien.
Sure; from Europe, the mountains.

[jal]

Now you're talking about chewing! Gods, if someone does good, one says "Thank you"; if someone sneezes, "Bless you"; if someone chews, "Shame on you"!

Yu nof in cende, ray? Mi a bo esplen wan nes taym: Wen taym man mek gut, yu tok se "bles yu!". Wen taym man cu, yu tok se "esus!". Wen taym man nyam, yu tok se "nyam gut!".
Yu really don't get it, do you? I'm going to explain it one last time: When someone does good, you say "thank you!". When someone sneezes, you say "gesundheit!". When someone chews/is eating*, you say "bon appetit!".

*"nyam" is colloquial for both chewing and eating. "it" is the alternative, both formal and colloquial, but is used for both eating and drinking.


JAL

[Imralu]

ʃe; Jurupen, aspuien.
Sure; from Europe, the mountains.

A. Nge i zyu ni govwe i ni ho do na i zyu i bu gye.
Ah. The speakers think that heat is something good so I thought of a cold place.

Yu nof in cende, ray? Mi a bo esplen wan nes taym: Wen taym man mek gut, yu tok se "bles yu!". Wen taym man cu, yu tok se "esus!". Wen taym man nyam, yu tok se "nyam gut!".
Yu really don't get it, do you? I'm going to explain it one last time: When someone does good, you say "thank you!". When someone sneezes, you say "gesundheit!". When someone chews/is eating*, you say "bon appetit!".

Ha ngo i hwa ho do ho i nge dyiyu "wa i ho." Ha ngo i mo do ho i nge dyiyu "zyamo wo i he ze ngu wo."
When someone does something good, you should say "you are good." When someone is eating, you should say "may your food not kill you."

[Pedant]

Yen siémtèum fù tō <Ráoga tièum.> iph pōuga. Yen tiùtèum fù tō pōuga kuei jas. Yen gīphtèum fù tō <Yìanga!> iph pōuga.
3s good-pres.imp.act if 2s <act-pres.per.act again> SUB say-pres.per.act / 3s sneeze-pres.imp.act if 2s say-pres.per.act word city / 3s eat-pres.imp.act if <health-pres.per.act> SUB say-pres.per.act
When someone does something good, you should say, “Repeat your actions.” When someone sneezes, you should tell them your hometown. When someone is eating, you should say “May it be healthy [for you].”

[Imralu]

Na i nye lu nggwimbozwa.
I'm in the bath right now.

[Arzena]

I now have a large enough lexicon to write simple poetry in Vezurian:

Leda köpi v'albán mu?
Mefe mu ir šu mefe,
Leda köpi v'albán mu?
Ev vanún fu neye

why steal-2SG DEF-heart 1.DAT
sorry 1.DAT and 2sg.DAT sorry
why steal-2SG DEF-heart 1.DAT
in water-ACC die-1SG morning

"Why did you steal my heart? / I'm sorry and you're sorry, / Why did you steal my heart? / I'll drown come the morning

[Pedant]

Fòum déitèum kiúis.
Song cry-pres.ind.caus everyone
Your poetry is very depressing.

[Pedant]

Sué gé zhō lei
Kào wì wen keph
Suephin fēs lōu
Fēsseum siōlgī
White moon hides her flight
A powerful storm brings forth darkness.
The eye that watches stars
Let it look indoors.
Beph sieph eáwí
Nōnmèi siēs sies
Ni fēsgom mé
Ōs saì gèdel.
The green forest has grown
For many hundreds of years.
I will not see it die,
Neither will my clan-children.

[Imralu]

I bawe ngo.
Va i nggwa mo. Va i nggwa zo. Va i nggwa bo.
Va i ga nwo.
There are many people.
All sometimes eat. All sometimes move. All sometimes have desires.
All will die.

[jal]

Olda yunu wil day! A se day mi tok! U-a-a-a-a-a-a!!!
You'll all going to die! Die I'm saying! Wuhahahahaha!!!!


JAL