Don't kill me!

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Re: Don't kill me!

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Nemalas meo!
[neˈmɑlɑʃ mew]
ne-mala(r)-s meo
NEG-kill-2s 1s.ACC


Nemalast meo!
[neˈmɑlɑst mew]
ne-mala(r)-st meo
NEG-kill-2d 1s.ACC


Nemalazoon meo!
[neˈmɑlɑzown mew]
ne-mala(r)-zoon meo
NEG-kill-2p 1s.ACC

Don't kill me!

Vôrynthel forms its imperatives simply by using the relevant second-person conjugation of the verb and dropping the subject, which is mandatory in almost all other constructions; seo nemalas meo/sve nemalast meo/zie nemalazoon meo would be the declarative "you don't kill me".
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:con: Himmaswa:
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Duool trah huoo hwai choo yang!
2 kill NEG 1 HORT HORT

Image choo indicates strong or enthusiastic encouragement or discouragement regarding the proposition
Image yang indicates a subtle appeal for solidarity, usually seeking accommodation or understanding on the part of the addressee
adding yang to choo makes it less forceful by encouraging concord between the speaker and addressee regarding the proposition
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:con: Ahu:

Dze uóhan. - normal
Kadze uóhan. - order
Ekadze uóhan. - plea ("Please don't kill me.!")
Glossing Abbreviations: COMP = comparative, C = complementiser, ACS / ICS = accessible / inaccessible, GDV = gerundive, SPEC / NSPC = specific / non-specific, AG = agent, E = entity (person, animal, thing)
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:con: Miwonša:

Žai nički mai!
[not kill-IMP 1SG.ACC]
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The current rules for translations are that you have to provide a gloss of some sort along with the translation itself.
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:tan: Usiniua! / Msiniua!
/u.si.ni.'u.ɑ/ / /m̩.si.ni.'u.ɑ/

u-si-ni-ua
2ps-NEG-1ps-murder

m-si-ni-ua
2pp-NEG-1ps-murder
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Post by Plusquamperfekt »

Teddy wrote:The current rules for translations are that you have to provide a gloss of some sort along with the translation itself.
Sorry, I'm new here and I did not know that.
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Translated in three more conlangs...

:con: Řo'exat
Le' ĕxem myt ny!
IMP NEG kill.2SG.FAM 1SG.ACC
[leʔ i.xem mɨt nɨ]

:con: Dvoekánitsa
Ž' psi nyečile
IMP 1SG NEG.kill.2SG
[ʒ: psi ɲe.tʃi.le]

:con: Xindomitma
Siub madka* x anjavemka
IMP.NEG 2SG.NOM.M 1SG.ACC kill-2SG
[sʲub mad.kə x ə.ɲə.bem.kə]

*madka can be replaced with:
madkih 2SG.NOM.F [mad.ki]
Or:
madek 2SG.NOM.N [ma.dek]

Xindomitma is influenced by both Řo'exat and Dvoekánitsa.
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:nga: Yoruba
(Ẹ) má pa mí!
(HON) IMP.NEG kill=1S.OBJ
[ɛ˧ mã˥ k͡pa˧ mĩ˥]

If you want to plead even more you can say Ẹ jọ̀wọ́ [ɛ˧ dʒɔ˨˧wɔ˧˥] at the beginning, which of course means 'please'.

Pronunciation notes: <ma> can just as well be pronounced [mɔ̃] and <j> can also be [ɟ]
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Ez nazazu hil!
[ez naˈzazu il]
NEG kill-IMP-2S-1S

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:con: Kwëpta
Hwe thappant míne!
NEG kill.IMP 1S.ACC!

:con: Fuini
Jáfú bo kubaze azú!
NEG IMP kill 1S.ACC!

:con: Tleen ywxaataank
Xe-ywxaa sek!
NEG-kill.IMP 1S.ACC!
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:est: Eesti keeles
Ära tapa mind!
[do not]-IMP-2SG.PRES kill-INF 1SG.ACC

:con:
Chal-tteun ssaek-jeo-neum!
1SG.ACC kill-NEG-IMP
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Unnamed Conlang

Kòm kèn tò!
NEG kill 1
/kôm kên tô/
Don't kill me!

Optionally, you may add:

Tò kòm şú ɣém!
1 NEG want die
/tô kôm ʃǔ ɣěm/
I don't want to die!
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Uph hou on net!
[ˈupʰ hɔu̯ ɔn ˈnɛt]
2SG IMP.NEG 1SG [GNO]kill

Don't kill me! or You must not kill me!

And if it's only imperative that you stay alive for the moment, you can add a continuous prefix. [:P]

Uph hou on ethnet!
[ˈupʰ hɔu̯ ɔn ˈɛtʰn̥ɛt]
2SG IMP.NEG 1SG CONT-kill

Don't kill me right now!
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:con: Yélian

Rat ciolkas!/ciolkavat!
[rɐtiˈɔlkas / rɐtiˈɔlkavɐt]
1SG.OBL NEG-kill-2SG-IMP / NEG-kill-2PL-IMP

:con: Early Ular
Lăn pã phàngra tō!
[ʟɑn˥˩ pɑ˦˨˦ pʰɑŋ˨ ɹa to˦]
1SG 2SG kill-NEG IMP

:con: Utseech
Töen bil diken!
[ˈtʰøən bɪl ˈdɪkn̩ ]
kill-IMP-2SG 1SG.ACC NEG

Don't kill me!
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Fake Georgian:

Vjgzvdndzvrtsvlkshgzhbndrgvjdzva!
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:con: Lonmai Luna/Liunan

In Lonmai Luna/Liunan, there's a specific prohibitive particle:

Romanization: masik kuta se!
Interlinear: PROHIBITIVE kill 1.SG!
English: Don't kill me!

:con: Urban Basanawa

In Urban Basanawa, one simply pus the negation before the imperative sentence to form prohibitive:

text: ね殺る゚我!
text(spaced): ね 殺る゚ 我!
pronunciation: /ne 'kel mi/
romanization: ne kell mi!
interlinear: NEG kill 1.SG.ACC!
English: Don't kill me!
I prefer to not be referred to with masculine pronouns and nouns such as “he/him/his”.
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:con: Îçlo

Non ni catła!
[non ni ˈkɑːtɫä]

Non ni catłino!
[non ni käˈtɫiːno]
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:con: Caelian

Kë kilkaim Rang!
[kʰə kʰɪlˈkʰaɪ̯m raŋ]
NEG kill>SUB.2SG_OBJ.1SG 1SG.ACC

:con: Anto

Do da nu ne gekil-do!
[tɔ̄ tā nû nɛ̀ kɛ̌ˈkʰɪ̋ldɔ̄]
2SG 1SG IMP NEGIMP kill-2SG

:con: Orkish

E zar jubshobz kxush!
[ɛ zar ˈjubʂɔ͡bz ͡kxuʂ]
IMP NEG kill-1SG.ERG 2SG.ABS

:con: Elfish

नीषेज़ फ़ोमे ना!
Nīșes fēme nā!

[ˈniːʒes ˈfeːmə naː]
NEG.IMP.PRS>2SG kill.INF 1SG.ACC
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Re: Don't kill me!

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N-modjuk ja!
[n moʊdjuːk jɑː]
No kill (command) me!
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