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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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."
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.)
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.
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.
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.
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.