To be or not to be

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Re: To be or not to be

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:con: Miwonša

Kwa aro žai kwa, sjaša lhanska!
[COP-INF or not COP-INF, this-DET question-NOM]
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Re: To be or not to be

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:con: Hanilian

To be or not to be is the question.
ὡρμο ιμοω ιμι άιμιτα.
Question-INAN.SG.NOM Be-IND-PRES Be-INF.PRES NEG-Be-INF.PRES=Or
Hormo imow imi àimita.
/hɔʀmo imɔo imi jajmɨta/
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Re: To be or not to be

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:con: Obulamga

Rejeimtho rujeimtho. Zleumorunuorjō.
[ˈrɛʒɛimðɔ ˈruʒɛimðɔ ˈzlɛumɔɾuˌnuɔɾʒɔː]
r<ej>eim-tho r<uj>eim-tho zleumorun-u-or-jo-o
<INF>exist-CNJ <INF.NEG>exist-CNJ question-DEF.SG.NEUT-is-IND.POL-that
To be, or not to be: that is the question.
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Re: To be or not to be

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:con: Kwëpta
Ëa, ragrú hwëa: masír ëas a kústúmus.
/eɪɑ rɑgruː hweɪɑ mɑsiːr eɪɑs ɑ kuːʃtuːmʌs/
be.INF or not.be.INF: that be DEF question.

To be, or not to be: that is the question.

:con: Tleen ywxaataank
Allwaan, caa xe-allwaan: kiiji allwaan aatl aage.
/ælluːɑŋ tsɑ xɛ-ælluːɑŋ kaɪʒɪ ælluːɑŋ ɑtl ɑgɛ/
be.INF, or NEG-be.INF: that be DEF question.

To be, or not to be: that is the question.
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Re: To be or not to be

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:con: Lonmai Luna:
se tokso tar amak imai eso wok moweso, dasim kol hair on.
1.SG should choose which of exist or not-exist, that be.equal.to question the.
to be or not to be, that is the question.

:con: Nevotak:
re kar nure, hat hiar.
exist or not.exist, this/that question.
to be or not to be, that is the question.
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uri urō, kenshōken lo
be-GER be-GER.NEG, question COPULA

Like Japanese, Sunago usually doesn't actually USE its copula uri and usually just uses a copula word lo. But it is there if needed.
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: To be or not to be

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:tan: Kuwa ama kutokuwa, ni hilo swali
/'ku.wɑ 'ɑ.mɑ ku.tɔ.'ku.wɑ ni hilɔ 'sʷɑ.li/
ku-wa ama ku-toku-wa ni hi-lo swali
to-be or to-not-be be_PRES topic-CL5 CL5_question
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Re: To be or not to be

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:con: Sevon:
aku bud i nadu, tana ba zaki.
ak-u bud i nad-u, tana b-a zaki
be-GER or not be-GER, COPULA.PRS DET-G1 question(G1).NOM


'ak' means 'to be', 'to exist', but after the negation word 'i' you use the archaic word 'nad'.
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:con: Chudihr (again)

tenal echo da tenial; tos, ir se kekùes.
/ˈtenal ˈexo da ˈtenial | ˈtos ir se ˈkekʷes/
[ˈtʰenal ˈeɣə da ˈtʰenjal | ˈtʰos eːs sə ˈkʰegʷes]
ten-al echo da ten-i-al tos ir se kekù-es
hold-INF or.EXC NEG hold-IRR-INF 3s.ACC PASS REFL ask-NMLZ
To be or not to be, that is the question.

tenal means both "hold and "continue", so I though it'd make a nice literary way of saying "not kill youself".
terram impūram incolāmus
hamteu un mont sug
let us live in a dirty world
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Re: To be or not to be

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Ear of the Sphinx wrote: Slavic natlangs:
:pol: Być albo nie być - oto jest pytanie.
Does that translate literally into English as: "To bitch or not to bitch - that is the question"?
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Vtain:

Suoxah; bhi suoxah. Haun saxa trasgi.
Suox-ah bhi suox-ah haun sax-a trasg-i
exist-INF no exist-INF about_that I-SPEC.INTR ask-PRS
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:con: Dorska: Era au en era - qe on onkona.
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:con: Niijerj: Bon ʌ nʌ bon qah, ca a li rohcogh.
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Zutan/jiutär :

äm, isäm: läita är fia.
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Re: To be or not to be

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:con: Ysjtocka
Am qè am ej. Ek nymyú provú.
be.INF or be.INF NEG be.3SG.PRS the.N.ACC question.ACC
[am ham eɪ̯ ek nɨm.ɨ.ˈu pɹo.ˈvu]
To be or be not. It is the question.
Edit: No more "h". Accusative case exists now. Also more edits on some words now.
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Re: To be or not to be

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:con: Tavıiamumavã:
Tap sıtapak - sappıkkummą.
exist or-exist-NEG | DEM.DIST-ask-NMZ-COP
/tap sitapak sap:ik:um:ã/
To be or not to be - that is the question
reírítí lixa kisti o lixati reí kisti · the river god controls the fish and the fish control the river – otísil (pdf)
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Re: To be or not to be

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:con: Ardelian

As usual, Ardelian is very concise.
  • Yo ık ne, hok·apšást.
    yo ık ə̆n·yo, hok=apšás·t·Ø·Ø
    exist or NEG·exist, PRX.NVIS=ask·PASS·PRS·3SG
    To be or not to be, that’s the question.
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Re: To be or not to be

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:con: Proto-Gigxkpoyan:
miɥ ev k'miɥ - miɺʈ' ŋp'yɥ qʰsok
mi-ɥ ev k'-mi-ɥ -- mi-ɺʈ' ŋp'yɥ qʰsok
be-INF or NEG-be-INF -- be-PROG one question

INF stands for Infinitive


Quantifying 'one question' is the closest i have for definiteness. (and it will indeed evolve into an article in some daughterlangs)
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Re: To be or not to be

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I'm not sure how I'd translate this phrase, considering my language lacks a conventional "be" verb
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Re: To be or not to be

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Ahzoh wrote:I'm not sure how I'd translate this phrase, considering my language lacks a conventional "be" verb
Replace "to be" with "to become" or something similar. If you don't have that word... I don't know what else would work.

:con: Proto-Ydtobogȧntiaky
hoiketēm ageu hoiketēm tȧ | hoikreuō dȧti kipo
hoik-etēm ageu hoik-etēm tȧ | hoik-re-uō-Ø-Ø dȧ-ti kip-o
be-INF.AP.PRS or be-INF.AP.PRS NEG | exist-IND-PROG-NPST-ACT DEM.ADJ-N.NTR question-NTR.SG
to be or to be not | (now) exists this/that question
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