be.PRS cat-DIM-PL cat-PL young
have.PRS cat-DIM-PL leg-PL four
believe.PRS many person.PL that have.PRS cat-DIM-PL cute
be.PRS 3.SNG.AN what
be.PRS 3.SNG.AN ART.DEF.AN cat-DIM
be.PRS 3.SNG.AN cat-DIM to 2.SNG
be.PRS.NEG 3.SNG.AN cat-DIM to 1.SNG be.PRS 3.SNG.AN cat-DIM to ART.NDEF.AN friend to 1.SNG
And that, I believe, gives rise to my language's first palindrome.
- Cha hengens la chens hönöi?
- Sau böteshers la nöi.
- Saur la chau böteshers öçkelar hönöi?
- Glé, saur la chau böteshers chau zhömauíörsaus síteraus nöi.
Spoiler:
Chauk böteshersaup lü sauk teshersaup sheraup nöi. [tʃɔk 'bøtɛ'ʃɛɾsɔp 'ly sɔk tɛ'ʃɛɾsɔp 'ʃɛɾɔp 'nøj] DEF.PL kitten-NOM.PL AUX.TRANSC INDEF.PL cat-NOM.PL young-NOM.PL be Kittens are young cats.
Chauk böteshersaup la sík kfölsích sebutelích wéböth. [tʃɔk 'bøtɛ'ʃɛɾsɔp 'la sik 'kfølsitʃ sɛbu'tɛlitʃ 'ʋebøθ] DEF.PL kitten-NOM.PL AUX.PRES INDEF.PL leg-ACC.PL four-ACC.PL have Kittens have four legs.
Sisiká so puámia siká.
Tiá ólon su át.
Kisóni náatn ómputi spánut.
– Sá pi?
– Sisiká.
– Umu su át lotói?
– Káa. Kiáu itómpu su át.
Spoiler:
NM = nominal, SUB = subordinate
Sisiká so puámia siká. Kitten TOP youth-ADJ cat-NM.
[ʃi.ʒiˈgɛ sɑ ˈpwœ.mjæ ʃiˈgɛ]
Kittens are young cats.
Tiá ólon su át. Four foot-NM-ABS with be-STAT.
[ˈtʃa ˈʌ.lɑn su ˈet]
Kittens have four paws.
Kisóni náatn ómputi spánut. Many people-ABS be_cute-VRB-STAT-SUB think-VRB-STAT.
[kiˈzʌ.ni ˈneː.dn ˈom.bu.dʒi ˈspœ.nut]
Many people think kittens are cute.
Sá pi? 3SG.TOP what?
[ˈsɛ pi]
What is this?
Sisiká. Kitten-NM.
[ʃi.ʒiˈgɛ]
It's a kitten.
Umu su át lotói? 2SG-DAT with be-STAT INT?
[u.mu su ˈet lɑˈdʌj]
Is it your kitten?
Káa, kiáu itómpu su át. No, 1SG-ADJ-DAT friend-DAT with be-STAT.
[ˈkeː ˈkjœw iˈdom.bu su ˈet]
No, it's my friend's kitten.
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Rireinutire
kasiño kuko kasi yakave:
kasiño nee yaramu omakave:
mete kave hapokave hii kasiño mena yakave:
siki yoki yakayo:
saki kasiño yakava:
yo ka tano kasiño yakayo:
yakaseva: ka mano merono kasiño yakava:
Spoiler:
kasiño kuko kasi yakave:
kasi-ño kuko kasi ya-ka-ve
kitten.NOM young cat.NOM be-PRS-HSY
Kittens are young cats.
kasiño nee yaramu omakave:
kasi-ño nee yara-mu oma-ka-ve
kitten.NOM four leg-ACC own-PRS-HSY
Kittens have four legs.
mete kave hapokave hii kasiño mena yakave:
mete kave hapo-ka-ve hii kasiño mena ya-ka-ve
many person.NOM think-PRS-HSY that kitten.NOM sweet be-PRS-HSY
Many people think kittens are cute.
siki yoki yakayo:
siki yoki ya-ka-yo
this.NOM what.NOM be-PRS-Q
What is this?
Les chatons sont de jeunes chats.
Les chatons ont quatre pattes.
Bien des gens pensent que les chatons sont adorables.
-C'est quoi? (inf.) / Qu'est-ce que c'est? / De quoi s'agit-il? (written)
-Un chaton.
-C'est ton chaton? (inf.) / Est-ce que c'est ton chaton? / Est-ce ton chaton? (written)
-Non. C'est le chaton de mon ami.*
(*Colloquial Canadian French: Non. C'est le chaton à mon ami.)
Spoiler:
the.ART.PL kittens are DET young.PL cats
the.ART.PL kittens have four legs
many some.DET.PL people.PL think-PL kittens are cute.PL.
- this.DEM-is what? / what-is this REL this.DEM-is? / of.DET what REFL-is_constituted-it.M?
- a.DET.M kitten
- this.DEM-is your.M kitten? / is-this.DEM REL this.DEM-is your.M kitten? / is this.DET your kitten?
- no. this.DEM-is the.ART.PL kitten of my.M friend.M
Spoiler:
le ʃatɔ̃ sɔ̃ dœ ʒœn ʃɑ
le ʃatɔ̃ ɔ̃ katʁə pat
bjɛ̃ de ʒɑ̃ pɑ̃s kœ le ʃatɔ̃ sɔ̃t‿adɔrablə
se tɔ̃ ʃatɔ̃? / kɛ sə kə se? / dœ kwa saʒit‿il?
œ̃ ʃatɔ̃
se tɔ̃ ʃatɔ̃? / ɛ sə kə se tɔ̃ ʃatɔ̃? / ɛ sə tɔ̃ ʃatɔ̃?
nɔ̃. se lœ ʃatɔ̃ dœ mɔ̃n‿ami
pahank do tass ppe li luhurre bbem
pahank do màg ppe ba zèz ban
kàb ppilaz do zzàn ppe bazu pahank lissma ppe
- sido ma tass tègli
- oddo tass li pank
- oddo tass li pank ma l’oj
- kàtt oddo tass li pank li karas l’om
Spoiler:
[pɑˈhɑŋk do tɑʃ ɸɛ li luˈhurːɛ βɛm]
pa<ha>nk do tass ppe li lu<hu>rre bbem
kitten<PL> NOM be GNO GEN cat<PL> young
[pɑˈhɑŋk do mɔg ɸɛ bɑ d͡zæd͡z bɑn]
pa<ha>nk do màg ppe ba zèz ban
kitten<PL> NOM have GNO ACC leg\PL four
[kɔb ˈɸilɑd͡z do ʒɔn ɸɛ ˈbɑd͡zu pɑˈhɑŋk ˈliʃmɑ ɸɛ]
kàb ppilaz do zzàn ppe ba-zu pa<ha>nk lissma ppe
person\PL many NOM think GNO ACC-SR kitten<PL> be_cute GNO
[ˈt͡sido mɑ tɑʃ ˈtægli]
si-do ma tass tèg-li
RP-NOM INT be RP-GEN
[ˈoðːo tɑʃ li pɑŋk]
od-do tass li pank
REF-NOM be GEN kitten
[ˈoðːo tɑʃ li pɑŋk mɑ lɔɪ]
od-do tass li pank ma l’-oj
REF-NOM be GEN kitten INT GEN-2s
[kɔθ ˈoðːo tɑʃ li pɑŋk li kɑˈrɑt͡s lom]
kàtt od-do tass li pank li karas l’-om
no REF-NOM be GEN kitten GEN friend GEN-1s
Dawi pezvas congux na galivri weni ya. many person-PL-GEN think-3PL REL kitten-PL-ABSOL cute be.INFIN
-Acj cjidsoo? DEM be.3SG.NEU-Q
-Gali cjid. kitten be.3SG.NEU
-Fir gali cjidsoo? 2SG.GEN kitten be.3SG.NEU-Q
-Ix, gali Wiras gamas cjid. NEG, kitten 1SG.GEN-GEN friend-GEN be.3SG.NEU
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
Котята - молодые кошки.
[kɐˈtʲætə mɐɫɐˈdɨjɪ ˈkoʂkʲi] У котят четыре лапы.
[u kɐˈtʲæt t͡ɕe̠ˈtɨrʲɪ ˈlapɨ] Многие люди щитают, что котята симпатичные.
[ˈmnogʲijɪ ˈlʲʉdʲi ɕːiˈtajut ʂto kɐˈtʲætə sʲɪmpɐˈtʲit͡ɕnɨjɪ]