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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5i2-_gglIs

:eng: English

Rock
You are a rock
Gray
You are gray
Like a rock
Which you are
Rock

Image Haneko

Yati
Yatiyi
Ikotame
Ikotamei
Yatime
Yinari
Yati


yati
rock

yati=yi
rock=2.A.COP

ikota=me
ash=SIM

ikota=me=i
ash=SIM=2.A.COP

yati=me
rock=SIM

y-in-a-ri
2.A-ACC.NMLZ-be-ACT.NMLZ

yati
rock


EDIT: Updated for how Haneko handles postpositions/the copula now
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Re: Rock

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English:

Rock
You are a rock
Gray
You are gray
Like a rock
Which you are
Roc
k

Iriej:

Apsai
Tai apsic mei
Esiai
Tai esic mei
Tai tanīc apsic mei
Tai mūc mei
Apsai

Spoiler:
aps-au
rock-NOM.C
ta-au aps-uc mei
2-NOM.C a.rock-ACC.C be
esi-au
black-NOM.C
ta-au esi-uc mei
2-NOM.C black-ACC.C be
ta-au tān-uc aps-uc mei
2-NOM.C alike.thing-ACC.C a.rock-ACC.C be
ta-au mū-uc mei
2-NOM.C REL.INAN-NOM.C be
aps-au
rock-NOM.C

[↑äp.säɪ
tʰäɪ ↑äp.sɪk mɛɪ
↑ɛ.zɪ.äɪ
tʰäɪ ɛ.↑sɪk mɛɪ
tʰäɪ tʰä.↑niːk mɛɪ
tʰäɪ muːk mɛɪ
↑äp.säɪ]
Sin ar Pàrras agus nì sinne mar a thogras sinn. Choisinn sinn e agus ’s urrainn dhuinn ga loisgeadh.
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Re: Rock

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[+1]

:grc: Attic Greek

λίθος
λίθος τις εἶ
φαιός
φαιὸς εἶ
ὡς λίθος ὦν
ὃς εἶ
λίθος


[lítʰos]
rock.M-SG-NOM

[lítʰos tis êː]
rock.M-SG-NOM INDEF.M-SG-NOM be-2P-SG

[pʰajós]
grey.M-SG-NOM

[pʰajos êː]
grey.M-SG-NOM be-2P-SG

[hɔːs lítʰos ɔ̂ːn]
as-if rock.M-SG-NOM being-M-SG-NOM

[hos êː]
REL.M-SG-NOM be-2P-SG

[lítʰos]
rock.M-SG-NOM
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Re: Rock

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:rus:
Камень
/ˈkamʲenʲ/
Ты камень
/ti ˈkamʲenʲ/
Серый
/ˈsʲerij/
Ты серый
/ti ˈsʲerij/
Как камень
/kak ˈkamʲenʲ/
Ведь ты есть
/vʲedʲ ti jesʲtʲ/
Камень
/ˈkamʲenʲ/
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Re: Rock

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I love you.

Maudas
Maudas aimas sy
Chiubä
Eidäs chiubä sy
Isc maud
Te älla aimas sy
Maudas


maud-as
[ˈmɑɥðɑs]
rock-NOM

maud-as aima-s sy
[ˈmɑɥðɑs ˈɑjmɑs siː]
rock-NOM be-2s 2s

chiubä
[ˈçyvæː]
grey

eidä-s chiubä sy
[ˈejðæs çyvæː siː]
be-2s grey 2s

isc maud
[ɪsk ˈmɑɥð]
like rock.ACC

te älla aima-s sy
[te ˈæɫːɑ ˈɑjmɑs siː]
that DEM be-2s 2s

maud-as
[ˈmɑuðɑs]
rock-NOM


Mauda zhinen älla ödte. Mauda zhinen äls öhun.
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Re: Rock

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:con: Ysjtocka 2

Jun
Jus ɣi geɣ
Diru
Dirus ɣi geɣ
Fe juny-rfemofsi
Hìf ɣi geɣ
Jun


rock-NOM.SG
rock-ACC.SG 2SG.NOM be.2SG.PRS
gray-NOM.SG
gray-ACC.SG 2SG.NOM be.2SG.PRS
with rock=face-PREP
that 2SG.NOM be.2SG.PRS
rock-NOM.SG
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Re: Rock

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:con: Gaku

Kopo
Nea kopo ngo.
Danikopo
Danikopo ngo
Ke lami o kopo
Nea taima ngo
Kopo

Spoiler:
rock
COP rock 2s
colour.rock
colour.rock 2s
ESS likeness GEN rock
COP DEM 2s
Kopo
I had no word for 'grey', so I invented the term 'rock-colour' for this very purpose.
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Re: Rock

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:usa: Cheyenne

Ho'honáá'e.
rock
Ného'honáeve.
2-rock-be.sth
Pó'eta.
grey
Népó'eta.
2-be.grey
Ta'se ho'honáá'e
like rock
Naa nénėhesta.
CONJ 2-thus-be.a.way
Ho'honáá'e.
rock

Cheyenne apparently has a couple related roots for grey, but only pó'eta seems to be attested as a bare root (e.g. appearing w/o affixes)
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Re: Rock

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:gla: Gaelic:
Clach
'S tu clach
Glas
'S e glas a tha thu
Mar clach
A tha thu
Clach

Spoiler:
/kl̪ˠax
st̪ʉ ˈkl̪ˠax
gl̪ˠas
ʃeɪ̯ ˈgl̪ˠas ə hau̯
mar ˈkl̪ˠax
əˈhaʊ̯
kl̪ˠax/

clach
rock
is tu Ø-clach
is 2SG a-rock
glas
grey
is e glas a tha thu
is 3SG.M grey REL is 2SG
mar Ø-clach
like a-rock
a tha thu
REL is 2SG
clach
rock
Sin ar Pàrras agus nì sinne mar a thogras sinn. Choisinn sinn e agus ’s urrainn dhuinn ga loisgeadh.
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:eng: English

Rock
You are a rock
Gray
You are gray
Like a rock
Which you are
Rock

:con: Rireinutire

pata:
ta pata yakava:
risi:
risi yakava:
ku pata:
kaki ta saki yakava:
pata:

Spoiler:
pata:
pata
rock.NOM
ta pata yakava:
ta pata ya-ka-va
2S.NOM rock.NOM be-PRS-SENS
risi:
risi
grey
risi yakava:
risi ya-ka-va
grey be-PRS-SENS
ku pata:
ku pata
like rock.NOM
kaki ta saki yakava:
kaki ta saki ya-ka-va
which.REL.NOM 2S.NOM that.NOM be-PRS-SENS
pata:
pata
rock.NOM
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Re: Rock

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:bra: Portuguese

Pedra
Você é uma pedra
Cinza
Você é cinza
Como uma pedra
Que e o que você é
Pedra
Spoiler:
wow, never glossed my natlang before
Pedra
Rock

Você é um-a pedra
You 3PS.COP INDEF-FEM rock

Cinza
Grey

Você é cinza
You 3PS.COP gray

Como um-a pedra
Like INDEF-FEM rock

Que é o que você é
REL 3PS.COP DEF REL you 3PS.COP

Pedra
Rock
:con: Søsøzatli

Plugø
Shiðunin li plugø la inða
Valfin
Shiðunin valfin
Plugøþorhin
Inðaninin ka inða
Plugø
Spoiler:
Plugø
Rock

Shiðuni-n li plugø la inða
2PS-PRES DEF.SING rock INDEF.SING COP

Valfin
Grey

Shiðuni-n valfin
2PS-PRES grey

Plugø-þorh-n
Rock-like-PRES

Inða-n-n-n ka inða
COP-REL-PRES-PRES thing COP

Plugø
Rock
:con: Šöžil

Blugul
Šiziil blugul iiži
Bii
Šiziil biihi
Blugl sooho
Šiziil iižii gaaluul
Blugul
Spoiler:
ˈblʊgʊɮ
ˈɕɪziːɮ ˈbɮʊgʊɮ ˈiːʑɪ
biː
ˈɕɪziːɮ ˈbiːhɪ
blʊgɮ ˈsoːho
ˈɕɪziːɮ ˈiːʑiː ˈgaːɮuːɮ
ˈblʊgʊɮ
i hadn't realized this was so vowel heavy

Blug<u>l
Rock<NOM>

Šizi<i>l blug<u>l iiž-i
2PS<NOM> rock<NOM> COP-PRES

Bi-i
Grey-STAT

Šizi<i>l bi-i-i
2PS<NOM> grey-STAT-PRES

Blugl so-o-o
rock.ACC alike-ACT.STAT-PRES

Šizi<i>l iiž-i-i ka gaal-uul
2PS<NOM> COP-PRES-REL DEF thing-NOM

Blug<u>l
Rock<NOM>
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Long time no translation challenge [xD]

:con:
baaka
hedoon adabaaka
razke
hedarazke
hedotojo adabaaka
hedoon adakan
baaka
Spoiler:
∅-baaka
SG.NDEF.ERG-rock
h-e-d-oon ∅-ada-baaka
STV-PRS-2SG-COP SG.NDEF-ABS-rock
∅-razke
INF-to.be.grey
h-e-da-razke
STV-PRS-2SG-to.be.grey
h-e-do-tojo ∅-ada-baaka
STV-PRS-2SG-to.be.like SG.NDEF-ABS-rock
h-e-d-oon ∅-ada-kan
STV-PRS-2SG-COP SG.NDEF-ABS-DEM
∅-baaka
SG.NDEF-rock
Spoiler:
ˈbaːka
heˈdoːn adaˈbaːka
ˈɹaʃke
hedaˈɹaʃke
hedoˈtojo adaˈbaːka
heˈdoːn adaˈkan
ˈbaːka
:deu:
Stein
Du bist ein Stein
Grau
Du bist grau
Wie ein Stein
Der du bist
Stein
Spoiler:
Stein
rock
Du bist ein Stein
2SG be.2SG a.M rock
Grau
grey
Du bist grau
2SG be.2SG grey
Wie ein Stein
Like a.M rock
Der du bist
REL.M 2SG be.2SG
Stein
rock
Spontaneous association (skip to 1:50 for the song)
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:got:

Stains
Þū is stains
Grews
Þū is grews
Swe stains
Þatei þū is
Stains
:got:
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Re: Rock

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:con: Obulamga

Thigamordo.
[ˈðigaˌmɔɾdɔ]
thigam-mor-do
rock-NEUT-TOP

Abamuaredo thigamororjo.
[ˈabamuaˌɾɛdɔ ˈðigamoˌɾɔɾʒɔ]
abam-u-are-do thigam-mor-or-jo
person-SG.DEF.NEUT-2.that-TOP rock-NEUT-COP-IND.POL
You are a rock

Onzlomililulmordo.
[ˈɔnzlɔmililulˌmɔɾdɔ]
onzlomililul-mor-do
Gray-NEUT-TOP

Abamuaredo onzlomililāmījo.
[ˈabamuaɾɛdɔ ˈɔnzlɔmililaːˌmiːʒɔ]
abam-u-are-do onzlomilil-āmī-jo
person-SG.DEF.NEUT-2.that-TOP gray-PERM.VAR1-IND.POL
You are gray

Emiljozu thigamor.
[ˈɛmilˌʒɔzu ˈðigamɔɾ]
emil-jo-zu thigam-mor
like-IND.POL-REL rock-NEUT-[ACC]
Like a rock

Abamuareorjozu.
[ˈabamuaɾɛɔɾˌʒɔzu]
abam-u-are-or-jo-zu
person-SG.DEF.NEUT-2.that-COP-IND.POL-REL
Which you are

Thigamor.
[ˈðigamɔɾ]
thigam-mor
Rock-NEUT
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:con: Lonmai Luna/Liunan:
Gila
kat hi-nus gila
Nehek
Kat nehek
A hi-nus gila
Mal kat
Gila


Interlinear:
Spoiler:
Gila
stone
kat hi-nus gila
2.SG one-CLF stone
Nehek
be.grey
Kat nehek
2.SG be.grey
A hi-nus gila
like one-CLF stone
Mal kat
REL 2.SG
Gila
stone
I prefer to not be referred to with masculine pronouns and nouns such as “he/him/his”.
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I'm amazed how easily I can understand the Gothic translation! [O.O]

:con: Plains American

Rag
[ʐak]
Ii rag
[iː ʐak]
Grei
[ʈe]
Ii grei
[iː ʈe]
Woig rag
[wɔig ʐak]
Veij yar
[vedʑ jaʐ]
Rag
[ʐak]
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:con: Śijaam Tël

kuwëm
kuwëmët ni
ḳërwa
ḳërwaat ni
haam'å kuwëm
ṭiḳuët ni
kuwëm
Spoiler:
kuwëm
stone

kuwëm-at ni
stone-to_be.STAT 2sg

ḳërwa
grayness

ḳërwa-at ni
grayness-to_be.STAT 2sg

haam-å kuwëm
twin-PREP* stone

* = Here I use the word twin appended to the "universal preposition" to indicate the quality of sameness, which by analogy with the preposition conveys "like."

ṭi-ḳu-at ni
that.POST.PROX-4sg*-to_be.STAT 2sg

* = For lack of a better method at the moment, I am using the Fourth Person here as a discourse pronoun to refer back to "that one thing" that was just said along with one of the spatial deixis markers.

kuwëm
stone
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Re: Rock

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:con: Kwëpta

Töra
Sína ëas töra.
Laika
Sína ëas laika
Kúvau töra
Súr sína ëas
Töra

Spoiler:
Töra
Rock
Sín.a ëa.s töra.
2S.NOM be.PRES rock.
Laika.
Gray
Sín.a ëa.s töra.
2S.NOM be.PRES gray.
Kúvau töra
Like rock
Súr sín.a ëa.s
which 2S.NOM be.PRES
Töra
rock
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:con: Sunbyaku:

Har
Har uta
Lumeme
Lumeme uta
Har tenba
Ha uta
Har

stone
stone be-2S
rock-color
rock-color be-2S
stone=SIM
DEM be-2S
stone
Nūdenku waga honji ma naku honyasi ne ika-ika ichamase!
female-appearance=despite boy-voice=PAT hold boy-youth=TOP very be.cute-3PL
Honyasi zō honyasi ma naidasu.
boy-youth=AGT boy-youth=PAT love.romantically-3S
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Re: Rock

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:con: still unnamed...
Jeun
Sieuf l jeuns
Pjalrea
Sieuf l pjalreas
Rho jeuns
Su sieuf l
Jeun

[jun]
[ˈsi.uf ʎus]
[pʲal.ˈɹe.a]
[ˈsi.ul pʲal.ˈɹe.as]
[ʁo jus]
[sə ˈsi.ul]
[jun]
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