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Solarius wrote:Yo. Ye widi khalam
no. be 3p.PL stupid
"No. They're stupid."
Länme mih kwö lä gwënm agr?
c9-what know EMPH CLS9 c3-sacred.item IND=CLS3-PL
What do the priests understand?
Lambuzhao wrote:ʕa yelhievnuγudi bezloneš χētæ svuglotritiθ nusžičilō.
CNJ priest<PL>NOM be.accustom<CAUS>PRS.3PL know<INF> language<COLL>ACC different<AUG>

And priests are accustomed to knowing obscure languages.
:wat:
(Lhuasogec Calhanggvhec nyacalhsogn?)
Läklo apwo wës lo gwënm agr?
c9-Aklo carry Q CLS9=arg2 c3-sacred.item IND=CLS3-PL
Do the priests speak Aklo?
Edit: Substituted a string instrument for a French interjection.

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selaswutroa yewek.
question.NOM.SG be.good<PRS>3SG

Yaza yuʕubi yelhvuɣudi prō vu swutrēš ʕaqlōm,
CNJ CNJ priest<PL>NOM DIST.PL PROHIB speak<OPT>3PL <Aklo>INST

kai yuʕubi yelhvuɣudi Jarūdan Huvturin χetuʕēš… ؟?
CNJ CNJ priest<PL>NOM <Djaruud>GEN holy.boldness.GEN know<OPT>3PL

Good question. Maybe those priests do not speak Aklo, but the priests of Djaruud’s Holy Boldness might know.
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põtode Arõĩ wa sĩ‘ãtsegade wa ẽ dapa‘e‘okisoi.
põto-de Arõĩ wa sĩ‘ã-tsega-de wa ẽ da-pa‘e-<ok><is>‘oi
hate-1.ERG Halloween CONJ want-avoid-1.ERG CONJ NEG 1-POT-<ANT><PRF>do
I have Halloween and I want to avoid but I can't.
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Nuloy ywëtl wëri na!
n-ulo=i y-wëtl wër=yë na
DEO-please=arg1 c4-fear day=CLS4 DEO

Happy Halloween!

Tlwärm phul ma nrwo a.
tlwärm phul ma n-rwo a
be.ornamented finally PFV c1-now IND

I finally got around to decorating.
Frislander wrote:põtode Arõĩ wa sĩ‘ãtsegade wa ẽ dapa‘e‘okisoi.
põto-de Arõĩ wa sĩ‘ã-tsega-de wa ẽ da-pa‘e-<ok><is>‘oi
hate-1.ERG Halloween CONJ want-avoid-1.ERG CONJ NEG 1-POT-<ANT><PRF>do
I have Halloween and I want to avoid but I can't.
[:(]

Ndwir va os tyans, ngbëyw va blyabi gomöng be garn?
n-dwir va o=ta-o tya=na=ta na-gbëyw va b-lyabi g-o-möng be ga-ra=na
HYP-linger Q arg2= c2-2 inside=HYP=CLS2 HYP-avoid Q c6-sweet 3-arg2-beg CLS6 CLS3-PL=HYP

Can you stay inside and avoid trick-or-treaters?
Edit: Substituted a string instrument for a French interjection.

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kiwikami wrote:b]Can you stay inside and avoid trick-or-treaters?[/b]
ẽ sai, dasobemõ te o ziroziro Serowĩ Korezo te dataii o kea tsã trie ‘ẽkoapa.
ẽ sai da-sobe-mõ te o ziro-ziro Serowĩ Korezo te da-tai-i o kea tsã trie ‘ẽko-apa
NEG follow 1-sleep-PROG LOC N.SPE house-REDUP Selwyn College LOC 1-accompany-N.ERG N.SPE person APPROX four digit-full
No, I'm living in a Selwyn College accomodation block along with some 80-odd other people.

ẽ sirõde te i troñẽ ra dataretriatra wa dadroketo.
ẽ sirõ-de te i troñẽ ra da-tare-tri-atra wa da-<ok>dreto
NEG think-1.ERG LOC N.NSP true COMP 1-FUT-APPL-bad CONJ 1-<ANTP>fear
Honestly I don't think it'll be that bad but I still worry.
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Ēhi īṣër! Wakälë hānəi śtwamən yaɸ mya kiwiyets. Mets tātṣ kämyen yotśē "Hālowin" kātśəyir, otuwo Astraśwastaron Tēna śōstawaṣetś!

Not here! Only old people live around me. Nor is this a place where Halloween is celebrated, although All Saints' Day is most popular!
"Ij ogare ge kot. Ogare ke kumath."

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Nuloy ywëtl wëri na!

[}:D] :mrgreen:
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Aninnurakéh Halówinn k'eniraméhwhíóc rek?
/ɑnɪnːɯrɑkœx hɑlowɪnː k’ɛnɪrɑmœxʍʏ.oʃ rɛk/
Anim=nura=ak-éh Halówin=m k'enira-m-éh-whí-óc rek?
3SG.NH-celebrate-N.PRES-2PL Halloween-OBL childhood-OBL-2PL-GEN-INESS INT?

Did you celebrate Halloween during your childhood?

Ingi jetaa nainai ime ees keneki ma'a; ko'e lengeta ta ime ees i'ana.
/iŋi ʝɛtæː na͡ina͡i imɛ ɛːs kɛnɛki mæʔæ | koʔɛ lɛŋɛtæ tæ imɛ ɛːs iʔænæ/
in night outside 1SG NEG may PST; 3SG.INAN parent of 1SG NEG want
My parents would not let me go outside at night.
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Evynova wrote:Aninnurakéh Halówinn k'eniraméhwhíóc rek?
/ɑnɪnːɯrɑkœx hɑlowɪnː k’ɛnɪrɑmœxʍʏ.oʃ rɛk/
Anim=nura=ak-éh Halówin=m k'enira-m-éh-whí-óc rek?
3SG.NH-celebrate-N.PRES-2PL Halloween-OBL childhood-OBL-2PL-GEN-INESS INT?

Did you celebrate Halloween during your childhood?
Ywëtl Wër gwile nmër li, yo räkhël o nä na re, a rära.
y-wëtl wër gwile nmër li, yë=o rä-khël o n-ä na re, a rä-ra
c4-fear day IND-celebrate HAB CF CLS4=arg2 c15-home arg2 1-child CLS1 PST IND CLS15-PL

As a kid, the places I lived usually didn't celebrate Halloween.

Byabi möng dë, bo nën ëk nim nar rwo nyöw twxan, ti Rozem a rä a.
b-lyabi möng dë, be=o n-ë=na ëk n-im na-ra rwo n-yöw twxa=na, ti r-ozem a rä a
c6-sweet beg however CLS6=arg2 c1-1=CLS1 and c1-cousin CLS1-PL during c1-family be.at=CLS1 at c15-unity IND CLS15 IND

But when I was visiting family in the States, I would trick-or-treat with my cousins.
Edit: Substituted a string instrument for a French interjection.

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kiwikami wrote:Ywëtl Wër gwile nmër li, yo räkhël o nä na re, a rära.
y-wëtl wër gwile nmër li, yë=o rä-khël o n-ä na re, a rä-ra
c4-fear day IND-celebrate HAB CF CLS4=arg2 c15-home arg2 1-child CLS1 PST IND CLS15-PL

As a kid, the places I lived usually didn't celebrate Halloween.

Byabi möng dë, bo nën ëk nim nar rwo nyöw twxan, ti Rozem a rä a.
b-lyabi möng dë, be=o n-ë=na ëk n-im na-ra rwo n-yöw twxa=na, ti r-ozem a rä a
c6-sweet beg however CLS6=arg2 c1-1=CLS1 and c1-cousin CLS1-PL during c1-family be.at=CLS1 at c15-unity IND CLS15 IND

But when I was visiting family in the States, I would trick-or-treat with my cousins.
Nai ekii jaa taniaa?
/na͡i ɛkiː ʝæː tæniæː/
from where 2SG be
Where are you from?
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Evynova wrote:Did you celebrate Halloween during your childhood?
ẽ ‘isoide.
ẽ <is>‘oi-de
NEG <PRF>do-1.ERG
No.

keageri a mãmõtãtõde te a Ãrikã wa tsã pa‘egekokõtrẽ.
kea-geri a mãmõ-tãtõ-de te a Ãrikã wa tsã pa‘e-ge-<ok>kõtrẽ
person-holy M.SPE mother-father-1.ERG ADV M.SPE Anglican CONJ APPROX POT-CAUS-<ANTI>understand
My parents are Anglican clergy which might just about explain it.
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Evynova wrote:Nai ekii jaa taniaa?
/na͡i ɛkiː ʝæː tæniæː/
from where 2SG be
Where are you from?
Ritlem Labu Vëha'shw khël, rära nä de, an.
r-itlem lab=wa vëha=thwa khël, rä-ra n-ä de, a=na
c15-island forward=towards wind be.at home CLS15-PL c1-child PFV IND=CLS1

I grew up in the Windward Islands.

Hökwa vëha tli thwa khël, ho nim, an.
h-ökwa vëha tli thwa khël h=o n-im a=na
c12-boat wind DIM be.at home CLS12=arg2 1-family IND=CLS1

My family lived on a little sailboat.
Edit: Substituted a string instrument for a French interjection.

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Ye ong oka angseyali tha amphara.
be LOC boat N-live ABL peacefulness
"Living on a boat sounds peaceful."

Ye dem na tosu ga.
be 1p.SG DAT wrong of.course
"I'm probably wrong though."

Eucam dem na oka bama jedu na khusipu.
ADV-go 1p.SG DAT boat when 1p.SG-come DAT sickness
"Whenever I go on a boat I become sick."

Anguka aum duye na ewe
.
vomiting TOP come-NEG DAT funness
"Vomiting isn't fun."
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Öbsíré seth löv cha mvönsat shadvözalönat hautsobal sho, sí la, gü híaufans la helkezodü mníéí tha'u höidnef sho, gbaret nöi. [:)]
once 3SG-NOM AUX.PRESPRF.TRANSC DEF boat-ACC rock/sway.PRESPTPL-ACC be.used.to-SPEC PTCL, 1SG-NOM AUX.PRES, CONJ everything-NOM AUX.PRES from.then.on-ADV all-ADV very-ADV go.well-DISC PTCL, sure-NOM be
I'm sure that once you've gotten your sea legs, everything is just ducky from there on out.
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Ná-bai tsamuvmi háhătsa dă mayálan.
1P-also boat-PL.LOC travel.GER-ACC NEG love-1P.NONPAST
I also don't like travelling by boat. (Hmm, need to have a better negative form I think.)
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Anicc'ankínahani tharari hewanhekerí nirihe.
/ɑnɪʃ’ːɑn̥kʏnɑhɑnɪ tʰɑrɑrə hɛwɑnhɛkɛrʏ nɪrɪhɛ/
ani-m=c'an-kín-ah-ani tharari hewanhek-erí nirihe
3SG.NH-OBL=SPEC-be-CONT-3SG.NH life boat-PERT interesting

Living on a boat must be interesting.

Anicc'ankírrenni ás.
/ɑnɪʃ’ːɑn̥kʏrːɛnːɪ ɒs/
ani-m=c'an-kín=ret=ni ás
3SG.NH-OBL=SPEC-be=CAP=1SG NEG.

I couldn't do that.

Imtenaráróni fen mhorkúche.
/ɪm̥tɛnɑrɒronɪ fɛn m̥ɤr̥kuʃʰɛ/
in=m-tenara=áró=ani fen mhorkúc-he
1SG=OBL-frighten=INT-3SG.NH death drowning-INSTR

I'm too scared to drown.
Spoiler:
Boat is hewanhek; from hewa, to float and nhek, a man-made structure or habitation.

"To die from X" uses the instrumental case.

"To be able to do something" is the capability suffix -ret on the verb to be, which is the jack-of-all-trades of verbs.
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Thwa khël han rë wab zrurah, rä.
be.at home CLS12=CLS1 PST until c15-academy=IND CLS15
I lived there until college.

Hulo nmu na lumös de uy rë, ah.
IND-please very CLS1 travel PFV often PST IND=IND
It was great fun to travel often.

Dwo rwö dë na rë a, mu liganr de li, ya nmlër li phön o nasi dregm rä de rwo krwitlë gbaz li, ru.
be.ill motion however CLS1 PST IND if HYP-sail=CLS1-PL PERF HYP and HYP-sleep CF other arg2 CLS1=inside c15-cabin CLS15 PERF during c7-keep.watch space.between HYP CLS7
I did get seasick, however, if we were underway and I was down below between watches doing anything other than sleeping.
Edit: Substituted a string instrument for a French interjection.

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Behu Yivil Wër, a Ye.
confuse arg1=c4-flood sun IND CLS4
Daylight Savings Time is strange.

«Nmrër» hetlwa ri, nah, «yëy wërg o rötlayw rä» hetlwa dë «yi» hu, ah, mu yëy wër o rötlayw li nmu rä iwe yo, nah.
c7-sleep IND-think.about CLS7=arg1 CLS1=IND c4-part sun=one.remains arg2 c7-work CLS7 IND-think.about however CLS4=arg1 c12-time IND=CLS12 therefore c4-part sun arg2 c7-work CF very CLS7 dance.with CLS4=arg2 CLS1=IND
My mind is saying "sleep" but the clock is saying "one more hour of productivity" so I am compensating with an entirely unproductive hour.
Edit: Substituted a string instrument for a French interjection.

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Satha tölükmürs atabanám múghundrom ja ahrir ses.
[ˈsɑθɑ ˈtø̞lykmyrs ˈɑtɑbɑnaːm ˈmuːʁundro̞m jɑ ˈɑxrir se̞s]
be-3SG.AOR completely nonsense summer-time and hate-1SG.PRS 3SG-IN.ACC
Daylight saving time is complete nonsense and I hate it.
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Ko'e ngipite, emee ho paales ma'a?
/koʔɛ ŋipitɛ | ɛmɛː hɔ pæːɽɛs mæʔæ/
3SG-INAN idea, who INT unearth PST

Who even came up with that idea?
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