Sample Text Game

[cenysor]

Audio


Ha matsharut ateri nunum masradu wa sat krujit tamiro.
[haː mɐˈt͡ʃaːɾʊt ɐˈteːɾɪ ˈnuːnʊm mɐˈsɾaːdʊ waː sɐt ˈkɾuːjɪt tɐˈmiːɾɔ]
ha ma-tsharu-t ate-ri nunu-m ma-sradu wa sa-t kruji-t tami-ro
NEG NEG-dying-NOM.SG.IAN human-GEN.SG.IAN live-INF NEG-endly CAUS DEM-NOM.SG.IAN wish-NOM.SG.IAN fear-ABL.SG.ANM
Man's immortality is not to live forever; for that wish is born of fear.


Nama tinit nat ha tamisu ateno matshareter.
[ˈnaːmɐ ˈtiːnɪt nɐt haː tɐˈmiːzʊ ɐˈteːnɔ mɐt͡ʃɐˈɾeːtɛɾ]
nama tini-t na-t ha tami-su ate-no ma-tshare-t-e-r
each moment-NOM.SG.IAN REL-NOM.SG.IAN NEG fear-LOC.SG.IAN human-ACC.SG.ANM NEG-make.die-HAB-IND-3SG
Each moment free from fear makes a man immortal.

Next:

Korsiro ater nesana horetere.
[kɔɾˈsiːɾɔ ˈaːtɛɾ nɛˈzaːnɐ hɔɾɛˈteːɾɛ]
korsi-ro ate-r nesana hore-t-e-re
steel-ABL.SG.IAN human-NOM.PL.ANM RECP fight-HAB-IND-3PL
Steel itself often lures a man to fight.

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[jal]

Steel itself often lures a man to fight.

Ayan imsef nof taym bet man fi fay.
Iron itself often baits man to fight.

EDIT: added audio link

Cool, I'll be sure to listen to it when I can.

Next: Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.
It a gut yu kip saylan an man tingk yu a ful, pas yu tok an tek pon olda dot.
It is good you stay silent and people think you are fool, past you talk and take all doubt.


JAL

[Matrix]

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

Cal paisci, nasc ar dorfus van ki karenadoi hoj kanta scolkis. Ki nurakith akewarado hoj gakion nil kanta hurga.
[t͡ʃal ˈpai̯ʃi | ˈnaʃ aːɹɾ ˈdoːɹɾfus van ki kaːɹɾɛnˈado.i hoʒ ˈkanta ˈʃolkis ‖ ki ˈnuːɹɾakiθ akɛˈwaːɹɾado hoʒ ˈgaki.on nil ˈkanta ˈhuːɹɢa]

Cal

more

paisci,

soft

nasc

quiet

ar

and

dorfus

stupid

van

in

ki

DEF

karen

think.deeply

-ado

-NMLZ

-i

-PL

hoj

2.SG

kanta

OPT

scolkis.

stand

Ki

DEF

nurakith

all

akewar

doubt

ado

-NMLZ

hoj

2.SG

gaki

crush

-ion

-CONT

nil

NEG

kanta

OPT

hurga.

speak

Better you should stay quiet and stupid in theory than to speak and crush all doubt.

Next: It does no harm to the romance of the sunset to know a little bit about it.
Kos kemui zu ka ki parnal ker ki scainuado ker ki buras hoj kilenion nil thark.
[kos ˈkɛmu.i zu ˈka ki ˈpaːɹɾnal kɛːɹɾ ki ˈʃai̯nʷado kɛːɹɾ ki ˈbuːɹɾas hoʒ kilɛnˈi.on nil ˈθaːɹɾk]

Kos

PART

kemu

thing

-i

-PL

zu

from

ka

3.SG.N

ki

DEF

parnal

beauty

ker

of

ki

DEF

scainu

fade

-ado

-NMLZ

ker

of

ki

DEF

buras

sun

hoj

2.SG

kilen

know

-ion

-CONT

nil

NEG

thark.

lessen

You do not lessen the beauty of the sunset when you know some things of it.

[cenysor]

Audio


Huldinote onysorite twoletit tsha anino sasu eketerut.
[hʊldɪˈnoːtɛ ɔnʏzɔˈɾiːtɛ twɔˈleːtɪt t͡ʃaː ɐˈniːnɔ ˈsaːzʊ ɛkɛˈteːɾʊt]
huldi-note o-nyso-rite twole-t-i-t tsha an-i-no sa-su ekete-r-u-t
beauty-ACC.SG.IAN.DEF down-light-GEN.SG.IAN.DEF lessen-HAB-NEG-2SG TEMP INDF-ABSTR-ACC.SG.IAN DEM-LOC.SG.IAN know-PFV-SUBJ-2SG
You do not lessen the beauty of the sunset when you know some things of it.

Next:

Majite to nominote ojiter.
[mɐˈjiːtɛ toː nɔmɪˈnoːtɛ ɔˈjiːtɛɾ]
maji-te to nomi-note oji-t-e-r
half-NOM.SG.IAN.DEF COMPR whole-ACC.SG.IAN.DEF be.huge-HAB-IND-3SG
The half is greater than the whole.

[Nortaneous]

Hlu:
Gœ yḅux̣i ni ndo chi yki ngha puk.
[kɤ jɓuɟi ni ⁿdo cʰi jkʰi ⁿgɔ pʰuʔ]
DEF bisect-NMLZ HBT good above POSS.DEF one have.MAJ

Next: I'll cut you in half with my knife.
Anga yxœmu rex̣œ ḅeng yi yḅu.
[ɔŋɔ jçɤmu reʄi ɓeŋ ji jɓu]
1S 1S-FUT INSTR.DEF knife 2S bisect

[jal]

I'll cut you in half with my knife.

Mi a go tek nayf kot pon yu af af!
1 PROG FUT INS knife cut PAT 2 half half

New one: "A man without a mistress is like a man without a wife."
Iman in af misa sem iman in af osban.
man NEG POS girlfriend/wife EQU man NEG POS spous
In Sajiwan, "misa" can mean both girlfriend and wife, so it's intentionally ambiguous.


JAL

[cenysor]

Audio


Ywen nan eneno meiriri arenir yweno nano eneno fjaniri arenir kaleter.
[ˈyːwɛn nɐn ɛˈneːnɔ mɛɪˈɾiːɾɪ ɐˈɾeːnɪɾ ʏˈweːnɔ ˈnaːnɔ ɛˈneːnɔ fjɐˈniːɾɪ ɐˈɾeːnɪɾ kɐˈleːtɛɾ]
ywe-n na-n ene-no meiri-ri are-n-i-r ywe-no na-no ene-no fjani-ri are-n-i-r kale-t-e-r
man-NOM.SG.ANM REL-NOM.SG.ANM woman-ACC.SG.ANM love-GEN.SG.IAN have-STA-NEG-3SG man-ACC.SG.ANM REL-ACC.SG.ANM woman-ACC.SG.ANM marriage-GEN.SG.IAN have-STA-NEG-3SG be.like-HAB-IND-3SG
A man without a mistress is like a man without a wife.

Next:

Tunite nat kadzhiner tunenote pekiter kun.
[tʊˈniːtɛ nɐt kɐˈd͡ʒiːnɛɾ tʊnɛˈnoːtɛ pɛˈkiːtɛɾ kʊn]
tuni-te na-t kadzhi-n-e-r tune-note peki-t-e-r kun
plan-NOM.SG.IAN.DEF REL-NOM.SG.IAN be.evil-STA-IND-3SG planner-ACC.SG.ANM.DEF be.harmful-HAB-IND-3SG SUPERL
The evil plan is most harmful to the planner.

[cenysor]

Next:

Audio


Irshen nan paikiner kainit nat jyhiner.
[ˈɪɾʃɛn nɐn pɐɪˈkiːnɛɾ ˈkɐɪnɪt nɐt jʏˈiːnɛɾ]
irshe-n na-n paiki-n-e-r kaini-t na-t jyhi-n-e-r
fool-NOM.SG.ANM REL-NOM.SG.ANM be.prosperous-STA-IND-3SG burden-NOM.SG.IAN REL-NOM.SG.IAN be.grievous-STA-IND-3SG
A prosperous fool is a grievous burden.

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[jal]

A prosperous fool is a grievous burden.

Ric ijat a pen pen kari.

Next:
Soso uman se bo dem iman pas byutiful uman.
Plain women know more about men than beautiful women do


JAL

[cenysor]

Audio


Tshaler nar hreisinere ywesi eketetere to tshalena nana huldinere.
[ˈt͡ʃaːlɛɾ nɐɾ xɾɛɪzɪˈneːɾɛ ʏˈweːzɪ ɛkɛtɛˈteːɾɛ toː t͡ʃɐˈleːnɐ ˈnaːnɐ hʊldɪˈneːɾɛ]
tshale-r na-r hreisi-n-e-re ywe-si ekete-t-e-re to tshale-na na-na huldi-n-e-re
woman-NOM.PL.ANM REL-NOM.PL.ANM be.shadowy-STA-IND-3PL man-LOC.PL.ANM know-HAB-IND-3PL COMP woman-ACC.PL.ANM REL-ACC.PL.ANM be.beautiful-STA-IND-3PL.
Plain women know more about men than beautiful women do.

Next:

Ilita nata jutshinere ashu unona mejinere kun.
[ɪˈliːtɐ ˈnaːtɐ jʊˈd͡ʒɪneːɾɛ ˈaːʒʊ ʊˈnoːnɐ mɛjɪˈneːɾɛ kʊn]
ili-ta na-ta jutshi-n-e-re ashu uno-na meji-n-e-re kun
time-NOM.PL.IAN REL-NOM.PL.IAN be.right-STA-IND-3PL all thing-ACC.PL.IAN be.important-STA-IND-3PL SUPERL
Right timing is in all things the most important factor.

[schyrsivochter]

Nlm cing idlf dtylfrz clar fu wijtce.
[nlm ʃinŋ irlf rtçlfrz ʃlɑɣ fu viʒtʃœ]
Nlm cing id-lf dtyl-frz-∅ clar-∅ fu wi-jtce.
concerning everything.L is-4.S time-SGL-DEF.S.N right-DEF as SPL-important-NOM
Right timing is in all things the most important factor.

Next:
Zsymtcrmnuclpdc ugk.
[zsçmtʃɣmnuʃlprʃ uŋk]
zsymtcrm-nucl-pd-c ugk
devise-POT-NEG-1.S anything.A
I can’t think of anything.

Hints on the glosses: L = locative, A = accusative, N = nominative; S = singular; POT = ‘be able to’; SGL = ‘singular’ of mass nouns

[Bristel]

Ik kan thunkean af neowicht.
[ɪk kan thʊŋkjən af njəwɪxt]
I can think of nothing.

Next:

How soon is now?

[schyrsivochter]

No. 4:
Laf midrö gdzụ gıehwim?
[ləf ˈmɛi̯.dʁo gd͡zʊ ˈgje.vɛi̯m]
laf midrö-∅-∅ gdzụ-∅ gıeh-wim
be.4.S now-NOM-DEF.S.N soon-DEF like-ITR
How soon is now?

Next:

Blịl! Cịfgıeblancịl! Jęcịl! Nrǫ jęsblịl. Ịlblaf cıfgıeg.
[blɪl | ˈɕɪf.gje.blən.ɕɪl | ˈʑɛa̯.ɕɪl | nʁɔɑ̯ ʑɛa̯s.blɪl | ˈɪl.bləf ˈɕif.gjek]
bl-ịl cịfgıe-bl-ance-l! Jęc-ịl! Nrǫ jęs-bl-ịl. Ịl-bl-af cıfgıe-∅-g.
NEG-2.S try-NEG-IMP-2.S do.that-2.S or do.that-NEG-2.S be-NEG-4.S try-NOM-IND.S.N
No! Try not! Do! Or do not! There is no try.


Hints on the glosses: ITR = interrogative (like the where in wherefore?); IMP = imperative; IND = indefinite

[Tesrin]

No! Try not! Do! Or do not! There is no try.

Ösklisk:
neif! fersuga jgkä! tom! o tom jgkä! fersuge malläar.
No! Attempt not! Do! Or do not! "Attempt" does not exist.

Next:
vess sju nodijskur nodjgkodä, nodijskur sju nodjskodä vas nodijskurverf jgkä.
If you notice this notice, you will notice this notice is not worth noticing.


Edited to correct my spelling. Apparently I can't spell in my own conlang.

[cenysor]

Audio


Te sano fenono fenenut fenewet ka sat fenot fenokinir.
[teː ˈsaːnɔ fɛˈnoːnɔ fɛˈneːnʊt fɛˈneːwɛt kaː sɐt ˈfeːnɔt fɛnɔˈkiːnɪɾ]
te sa-no feno-no fene-n-u-t fene-w-e-t ka sa-t feno-t fenoki-n-i-r
COND DEM-ACC.SG.IAN notice-ACC.SG.IAN notice-STA-SUBJ-2SG notice-PSP-IND-2SG CONSEC DEM-NOM.SG.IAN notice-NOM.SG.IAN be.noteworthy-STA-NEG-3SG
If you notice this notice, you will notice this notice is not worth noticing.

Next:

Hantit tshaiwiter titshisu nat dajiner.
[ˈhɐntɪt t͡ʃɐɪˈwiːtɛɾ tɪˈt͡ʃiːzʊ nɐt dɐˈjiːnɛɾ]
hanti-t tshaiwi-t-e-r titshi-su na-t daji-n-e-r
bravery-NOM.SG.IAN be.easy-HAB-IND-3SG distance-LOC.SG.IAN REL-NOM.SG.IAN be.safe-STA-IND-3SG
It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.

[schyrsivochter]

Others are making audio, why not me too? Click here to hear me pronounce these sentences (or try to).

Laf gǫqdıg zwog iqö tcatcëhǫnd cnęwǫh.
[ləf ˈgɔɑ̯ŋ.dik zvɤk ˈɛɪ̯.ŋo ˈt͡ʃə.t͡ɕø.ɔɑ̯nt ˈʃnɛa̯.vɒ]
Laf gǫq-dı-g wö zwo-hÿ iqö tcatcëh-ǫnd cnęw–ǫh
is-4.S brave-be-NOM.IND.S.N as easy-NOM.IND.S.A if.PP distance-IND.S.L wide-IND
Being brave is easy from [lit. ‘given/with’] a great distance.

Next:
nịmöpfịccęnd drimịgǫf nịmömịdrëhö wö nịmödjugịnıö
[nɪ.mo.ˈp͡fɪ.ɕːɛa̯nt ˈdʁɛɪ̯.mɪ.gɔɑ̯f nɪ.mo.ˈmɪ.dʁø.o vo nɪ.mo.ˈd͡ʒɔʊ̯.gɪn.jo]
nịmöpfịccę-nd drimị-gǫ-f nịmömịdr-ëhö wö nịmödjugịn-ıö
yesterday-DEF.S.L call-PAS-4.S today-DEF.S.A as tomorrow-DEF.S.A
Yesterday, today was called tomorrow.

Gloss glossary: IND = indefinite, DEF = definite; S = singular, N = nominative, A = accusative, L = locative; PAS = passive

[Tesrin]

Yesterday, today was called tomorrow.

Ösklisk:
gjestådaj, hidaj mördej deskulv kallet
[Yesterday, today tomorrow itself called]
Yesterday, today called itself tomorrow

Next:
fär mija hfåd anhakiskpedtä würde kasar vess anhakiskpedtä hfåd kasar skevån?
[How much wood a woodchuck could thrown if a woodchuck wood thrown was able to?]
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

[sucaeyl]

Qp lctshdlctshkfqb woodchuck brqx, tp lrlrh3 brqx lctshdlctshkfqb woodchuck.
q̚͡p̚ ʎ̥˔.t͡sʼ-θʎ̥˔.t͡sʼ-kf-qɸ ʍɨ̥t̚.t͡ʃɑ̥k̚ ʙ̥͡χ t̚͡p̚ ɭ̊˔.ɭ̊˔͡ʍ̹꜔ ʙ̥͡χ ʎ̥˔.t͡sʼ-θʎ̥˔.t͡sʼ-kf-qɸ ʍɨ̥t̚.t͡ʃɑ̥k̚
if chuck-IRR-3.ERG-3.ABS woodchuck wood then how.much wood chuck-IRR.3.ERG-3.ABS woodchuck
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

Next:
Cssjsj chh43p chh43p, nft dnft.
çː-sɾ̥-sɾ̥ cʼʍː꜓꜔p cʼʍː꜓꜔p, ↓ft̚ θ-↓ft̚
be-3.ACC-3.ACC person person, small not-small
A person's a person, no matter how small.

[jal]

A person's a person, no matter how small.

Man u man, im ay in mata.
Man is man, their height doesn't matter.

Next:
"Never ascribe to malice, that which can be explained by incompetence."
Yu in les kol man bat, wen yu me plen im in ebl.
(You shouldn't call a person bad, when you can explain they aren't able.)


JAL

[cenysor]

Audio


Sano kadzhisu taune madur nano matshirhit shafainewur.
[ˈsaːnɔ kɐˈd͡ʒiːzʊ ˈtɐʊnɛ ˈmaːdʊɾ ˈnaːnɔ mɐˈt͡ʃɪɾhɪt ʃɐvɐɪˈneːwʊɾ]
sa-no kadzhi-su taune madur na-no matshirhi-t sha-faine-w-u-r
DEM-ACC.SG.IAN evil-LOC.SG.IAN sort.IMP never REL-ACC.SG.IAN inability-NOM.SG.IAN apart-lay-PSP-SBJV-3SG
Never ascribe to malice, that which can be explained by incompetence.

Next:

Sherino yweri jinisu tantshe madur.
[ʃɛˈɾiːnɔ ʏˈweːɾɪ jɪˈniːzʊ ˈtɐnt͡ʃɛ ˈmaːdʊɾ]
sheri-no ywe-ri jini-su tantshe madur
advice-ACC.SG.IAN man-GEN.SG.ANM trouble-LOC.SG.IAN trust.IMP never
Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

EDIT: updated links

[jal]

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

Yu in les fes no taym pon tok elp fi man af ahcip.

(no time to provide a new one, sorry!)


JAL

[xroox]

Stiist nuuht n irtkytys uu kaux, stiiskauq!
[there.is.not.for.me time that I.will.give.you that it's.new, sorry]
No time to provide a new one, sorry!

NEXT:
Uaiuu, ti n kaa n iaussan sriiqtn san sitautna?
[person, who be you that will.show crookness my.PL word.of?]
Who are you to question my words, human?

[Travis B.]

Who are you to question my words, human?

A vèqa qavèqa nâmdəġvúk sēncâvdattovúk mī nādvàstəme.
[ɐ ˈʋeqɐ qɐˈʋeqɐ nɒːmdɨʁˈʋuːk seːntsɒːʋdɐtːoˈʋuːk miː næːdˈʋɐstɨme]
Who are you that you would question my words, human (lit. person)?

Nətànvattak nē exólət límža taxóltə etʼíqtə vəlãna.
[nɨˈtʰɐnʋɐtːɐk neː eˈχoːlɨt ˈliːmʒɐ tʰɐˈχoːltɨ eˈtiːqtɨ vɨˈlɒːnɐ]
By the power of grayskull, I have the power!

(The last one does not actually work in Xanínə, because the word order has to be reversed, such that "I have the power" comes before "by the power of grayskull", while in the He-Man it was "by the power of grayskull" which initiated the transformation sequence and "I have the power" which completed it.)

[cenysor]

Audio


Shohetirote hreisoreri, shohino arenen!
[ʃɔhɛtɪˈɾoːtɛ xɾɛɪzɔˈɾeːɾɪ ʃɔˈhiːnɔ ɐˈɾeːnɛn]
shoheti-note hreis-or-e-ri shohi-no are-n-e-n
power-ACC.SG.IAN.DEF grey-skull-ANM-GEN.SG.ANM strength-ACC.SG.IAN have-STA-IND-1SG
By the power of grayskull, I have the power!

Next:

Kelit nawiri nat neikinur ushiter madur.
[ˈkeːlɪt nɐˈwiːɾɪ nɐt nɛɪˈkiːnʊɾ ʊˈʒiːtɛɾ ˈmaːdʊɾ]
keli-t nawi-ri na-t neiki-n-u-r ushi-t-e-r madur
act-NOM.SG.IAN goodness-GEN.SG.IAN REL-NOM.SG.IAN be.small-STA-SBJV-3SG be.wasted-HAB-IND-3SG never
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.