Help your conlang fluency (2)

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Gwiʔ çwi phu ya thœc yi çphaʔ ytwi litæʔ.
I've been too busy to have read any books recently.
Siöö jandeng raiglin zåbei tandiüłåd;
nää džunnfin kukuch vklaivei sivei tåd.
Chei. Chei. Chei. Chei. Chei. Chei. Chei.

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Aiiò! Áŋaa dé Kon!
behold / great GEN duke
Long live the Grand Duke!
Rozwi
ol eigdlan gê væzti žeičiv Mxadtō.
PRP truth-GE COVRB<OPT> live<SBJV>3SG same-HON.GEN royalty<AUG>
May His Grace live indeed!

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masako wrote:
eya uampa ke nam ne milam pako yotemya
perhaps politic(al/s) O 1sg IO word-PL new help-CAUS
Maybe politics can help us with new words...
Wod ye ʕeuhal čilemve?
INTERR.N.NOM.SG be<PRS>3SG good<NMLZ> great<COMPAR>

What is the greater good?

Wod ye ʕažčazva zorχetētwo ʔeix ?
INTERR.N.NOM.SG be<PRS>3SG egoistic<NMLZ>NOM.SG understand<PST.PTCP> correct

What is self-interest rightly understood?

Hoe yaza ʕažčazva zorχetētwo ʔeix ʕa ʕeuhal čilemve kwægikduse šyeufeutoa?
INTERR.ADV CNJ <self-interest rightly understood> CNJ <greater good> find<PRS.SBJV>3DU harmony-ACC
How may both Self-Interest Rightly Understood and the Greater Good co-exist?

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Ars Lande wrote:Sure! Have you read any good books lately?
nye na nya kema akampa yomunuapak ehe na ke mosa'otom siyo
because 1sg for work drive-much read-FREQ-ABIL-NEG but 1sg O book-sound-PL use
I'm not able to read often because I commute for work, but I use audio-books.
Ars Lande wrote:I'm reading Aztec, by Gary Jennings. It's pretty good, but I don't think the Aztecs really had sex with their sisters.
tla tliua...e, ya
4sg be.fiction um VOC
It's fiction...so, yeah
alynnidalar wrote:I'm re-reading the Dresden Files, one of my favorite urban fantasy book series.
ke kyomi nayok
O interest 1sg-POSS
Not my cup of tea.
Nortaneous wrote:I've been too busy to have read any books recently.
nya ena itlo
for P.1sg same
It's the same for me.


na naye na kemahue ninkapa yatli na netapitsa
1sg during 1sg work-LOC watch.tv-ABIL therefore 1sg Netflix
While I'm at work I'm able to watch television, so I Netflix.

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Ars Lande wrote:
masako wrote:ta ke teya yoha ka
2sg suggestion have Q
Do you have a suggestion?

ula uampa ua ina ua kihu nketle
INDEF politics or food or weather NEG-REL
Something that isn't politics, food, or weather...
Ià kan! Wén raat stà waáh de ŋìibó naá ?
Sure! Have you read any good books lately?


:( ʕardæl ʕiñóm.
lack 1SG.ABL
I need to. [Lit. I lack {them}.]

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Orou

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igaiyezwea aig baicairibiucwe.
[ɪ.gɑ.jɛ.ʣʋɛə ɑjg bɑj.kɑj.rɪ.bɪw.kwɛ]
1SG-make-PST 1SG.SBJ cheese

I made cheese.

:-D

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Lambuzhao wrote:I made cheese.
Cis a gut! Im swit mi!
Cheese is good! I like it [i.e. the cheese]!


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Sunàqʷa the Sea Lamprey says:
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uatla pakahi ehe tasi
that be.stupid-DIM but be.funny
That's a little stupid, but funny.

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Rozwi
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Mrezorni θo væk ʕoataʔœžviyai čodit.
monster-NOM DIST.SG have<PRS>3SG dentition-ACC wonderful
That monster has wonderful dentition.

:o

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masako wrote:While I'm at work I'm able to watch television, so I Netflix.
he, mantari me smbc mu deramit i ti ut
heh, this reminds me of today's smbc

Netflix me deu ti bet?
What do you watch on Netflix?

Morittere onmu Norway ti meti ti bet i ti deren? Utmu re mu met.
Did anyone else see the Norwegian drama "Occupied"? I enjoyed it.

Teva mu, Sharakhai me Terost su Dert onmu ti, mant u me bet si me. Meva det meu te mu zint dou, tat veer i me reki.
As for books, I'm reading "Twelve Kings in Sharakhai" right now. The worldbuilding is great but the story is a bit slow.

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Sevly wrote:What do you watch on Netflix?
sutateka mahan me teteuela ma makopolo
Mostly Star Trek but also Daredevil and Marco Polo.

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ula ta sutateka ninka ka
Which Star Trek {series} do you watch?

:?:

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Lambuzhao wrote:ula ta sutateka ninka ka
Which Star Trek {series} do you watch?
kua pa'e entapaisa
All (of them) except for Enterprise.

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ahye na mpa'a pako sutatekayo Into Darkness anyaye
Recently I saw the new Star Trek movie Into Darkness.

Into Darkness ke kahan eno uatlitse
In my opinion, Into Darkness is not as good as Wrath of Khan.

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Veusi u mant Star Trek onmu re dou, osami su tete tat ti bet tide.
I actually like the new Star Treks, but I haven't seen much of the old ones, so.

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Suóipem zé, Zhēim Kanme ni pēuteuph-kōi som Kephgī
Truth-pr.per.caus disp./ anger Khan-GEN not story.build-pres.perf.act analogy Dark-LOC
Oh, come on, the Wrath of Khan was nowhere near as developed as a story as Into Darkness.

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It in "nyu Stah Trek". It a soso wan Stah Trek. "Ribut" mi donsay.
There isn't a "new Star Trek". There's only one Star Trek. "Reboot" my ass.


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Lambuzhao wrote:ahye na mpa'a pako sutatekayo Into Darkness (nahelakitsa) anyayehi
Recently I saw the new Star Trek movie Into Darkness.

Into Darkness (nahelakitsa) ke kahan kan eno uatlitse
In my opinion, Into Darkness is not as good as Wrath of Khan.
na nkata
I agree.
Sevly wrote:Veusi u mant Star Trek onmu re dou, osami su tete tat ti bet tide.
I actually like the new Star Treks, but I haven't seen much of the old ones, so.
yonom pako ke hikya nomyaha ehe tlitsihi
The new series are more action-packed, but less cerebral.
Pedant wrote:Suóipem zé, Zhēim Kanme ni pēuteuph-kōi som Kephgī
Truth-pr.per.caus disp./ anger Khan-GEN not story.build-pres.perf.act analogy Dark-LOC
Oh, come on, the Wrath of Khan was nowhere near as developed as a story as Into Darkness.
na ke uatla senta kipo...
I hope that's sarcasm...
jal wrote:It in "nyu Stah Trek". It a soso wan Stah Trek. "Ribut" mi donsay.
There isn't a "new Star Trek". There's only one Star Trek. "Reboot" my ass.
yonom pako ke niya haso yoha
The new series has a unique goal.

tla ke yontoko pako ueha
It wants new fans.

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Swutri ihame enowod zos: Yugoθgabotr!
tell<PRS>1SG 2PL.OBJ INDEF.INAN.ACC interest<PRS.ACT.PTCP> <Yuggoth>planet
I’ll tell you something cool: PLUTO!
More: show
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:-D

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bō dastaʕaru xaqan
PRP <dastar>INSTR <Khan>
Khan in Dastar -
https://americanturban.files.wordpress. ... =800&h=599
:o

bō bumitue xaqan to qweigxad čiditō
PRP weapon<COLL>INSTR.PL <Khan> DEF.NOM.SG emperor-NOM.SG wonderful<AUG>
Awe-inspiring Imperial panoply Khan
http://www.idwpublishing.com/wp-content ... 30x500.jpg
8)
xaqanan wukloθ woaxadvai
<Khan>GEN banner <ADJZ>empire<ADJZ>
Khan’s Imperial Insignia
http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/sta ... 0417015125

xaaaaaaaaaaaqaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaneeeeeeeeeeeee, oyiki lietgætrena gabotrœ qšemevoan Turuvœ flayate
<Khan>VOC PRP wasteland<PL>LOC planet-GEN.SG seven-GEN ceti.alpha-GEN.SG flay<NMLZ>
Khaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan, Badass of the Deserts of Ceti Alpha VII
http://static4.comicvine.com/uploads/sc ... -khan4.jpg
:mrgreen:

xaqan nuxetēwod
<Khan> NEG=know<PRS>1SG=INTERR.INAN.SG
FTW too posh for his britches, hubba-whaaa ¿Khan?
https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/im ... saljpg.jpg
:?

xaqan ʕalōŋ šiŋ nuxetēwod ² ≠ yaza yatreushosom ʕa ʕanakinom
<Khan Noonien Singh> NEG=know<PRS>1SG=INTERR.INAN.SG <Doctor Who>ABL <Anakin>ABL
FTW ² Time Lord + Chosen One Padawan ≠ Khan Noonien Singh (!)
http://66.media.tumblr.com/794ac691fbc3 ... 1_1280.png

:?: :(

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Egue ti kka loe nu.
again PRF NEG sleep NOM.1s.ICS
I didn't sleep again. :-(
Glossing Abbreviations: COMP = comparative, C = complementiser, ACS / ICS = accessible / inaccessible, GDV = gerundive, SPEC / NSPC = specific / non-specific
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Pemmo suften ni mochtai?
What-N.ABL fall-asleep-INF NEG can-PRES.ACT.2SG.
Why (lit: whence) can't you sleep?

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hwhatting wrote:Why (lit: whence) can't you sleep?
imyalo tlaye mota nayo ke munye te tlika ma tono kemunko
Imralu according.to recollection 1sg.POSS O problem GEN family and emotion undergo-PROG
Based on what I recall, Imralu experiences emotional and family issues.

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Ūmleu ya! Saì tōwōs siàikōi, Imralu-bēnām
Hollow-talk AGREE / And 2s-1s sorry-PRES.PERF.PASS / Imralu-madam.sir
Of course it was sarcasm! And my condolences to you, Master/Mistress Imralu.

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