Quotes from the children (Zelda: Majora's Mask)

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Quotes from the children (Zelda: Majora's Mask)

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As there have not been many translation challenges in last time, I thought I'd revive the section a little. In the computer game Zelda: Majora's Mask, there are some pretty interesting quotes from some "children" in the end of the game that I thought would be nice as a challenge.

:eng: English

All: Heh heh... Thanks... You're nice. Umm... Can I ask... a question?

Odolwa: Your friends... What kind of... people are they? I wonder... Do those people... think of you... as a friend?

Goht: You... What makes you...happy? I wonder... What makes you happy... Does it make...others happy, too?

Gyorg: The right thing... What is it? I wonder... If you do the right thing... Does it really make... everybody...happy?

Twinmold: Your true face... What kind of... face is it? I wonder... The face under the mask... Is that... your true face?

Majora: Do you want to play with me? OK, let's play good guys against bad guys... I'll be the good guy, and you'll be the bad guy, and when you're the bad guy, you just run.


[Feel free to skip the ellipsis points if they bother you!]
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Re: Quotes from the children (Zelda: Majora's Mask)

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:con: griuskant (without the conscript)

uv; ost az zoti. aesk kan suazha evas urva?
/'uv. 'ɔst az 'zɔti. 'esk kan 'suaʒa 'əvas urva/
all. 2SG is good-V. 1SG can ask-V something Q

odolwa; ostae stens az va erkuid? aesk ijspaezha raeses stensa ost urva?
/'ɔdɔlwa. 'ɔste 'stəns az 'va 'ərkuid? 'esk 'idʒspeʒa 'resəs 'stənsa 'ɔst urva/
odolwa. 2SG-POSS friend is what creature.type. 1SG advanced.think-V 3PL friend-V 2SG Q

got; va kan reba ost? aesk ijspaezha zhaeth zhed reba ost kan uvzaei reba engaen er urva?
/'gɔt. 'va kan 'rəba 'ɔst? 'esk 'idʒspeʒa 'ʒeθ ʒəd 'rəba 'ɔst kan 'uvzei 'rəba 'əŋen 'ər urva/
goht. what can happy-V 2SG. 1SG advanced.think-V thing REL can also happy-V 2SG can happy-V other creature Q

giorg; silshaei zhaeth az va? aesk ijspaezha oc ost ara silshaei zhaeth zher uvis daega rebi urva?
/'giɔrg. 'silʃei 'ʒeθ az 'va? 'esk 'idʒspeʒa ɔc 'ɔst 'ara 'silʃei 'ʒeθ ʒər 'uvis 'dega 'rəbi urva/
gyorg. correct-A thing is what. 1SG advanced.think if 2SG do-V correct-A thing then everyone become-V happy-A Q

tuinmould; ostae caeimi haub az iki va? aesk ijspaezha zhae haub zhed az deg wun az ostae caemi haub urva?
/'tuinmɔuld. 'ɔste 'tʃeimi 'haub az 'iki 'va? 'esk 'idʒspeʒa ʒe 'haub ʒəd az dəg 'wun az 'oste 'tʃeimi 'haub urva/
twinmold. 2SG-POSS real-A face is like what. 1SG advanced.think that face REL is behind mask is 2SG-POSS real-A face Q

majora; ost skuya zaula vaezh aesk urva? aeskes arar oezonzaul. aesk daega ijstuisi er uns ost daega ijbraumi er zhaeza yav curar.
/'madʒɔra. 'ɔst 'skuja 'zaula veʒ 'esk urva. 'eskes 'arar 'ɯzɔnzaul. 'esk 'dega 'idʒstuisi 'ər uns 'ɔst 'dega 'idʒbraumi 'er 'ʒeza 'jav 'tʃurar/
majora. 2SG want-V play-V with 1SG Q? 1PL do-V-IMP intra-NN.play. 1SG become-V advanced.kind creature and-PL 2SG become-V advanced.cruel creature therefore-V just run-V-IMP
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Re: Quotes from the children (Zelda: Majora's Mask)

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By the way, you can omit the pauses if they irritate you and stop you from doing this challenge - I will do so myself because I indeed think they're infuriating.
Also, the transliterations of the names are from Wikipedia, but other than that this is my own attempt. Interestingly, the Chinese translation made a transliteration for Odolwa, Goht, Gyorg and Majora, but rather loan translated Twinmold as "double-mold".

大家:嘿嘿~ 谢谢。你很友好。恩……我质问,好吗?
Dàjiā: Hēihēi... Xièxie. Nǐ hěn yǒuhǎo. Ēn... wǒ zhìwèn, hǎo ma?
everyone: hehe... 2SG very nice | erm... 1SG ask_questions, good PART
All: Heh heh... Thanks... You're nice. Umm... Can I ask... a question?

欧多瓦:你朋友们……他们是哪些人?我在想,那些人认为你是个朋友吗?
Ōuduōwǎ: Nǐ péngyǒumen……tāmen shì nǎxiē rén? Wǒ zài xiǎng, nàxiē rén rènwéi nǐ shì gè péngyǒu ma?
Odolwa: 2SG friend-PL... 3PL COP which-CL.PL people | 1SG PROG ask, DEM.DIST-CL.PL people consider 2SG COP CL friend PART
Odolwa: Your friends... What kind of... people are they? I wonder... Do those people... think of you... as a friend?

高特:什么让你开心?我在想,什么让你开心,这也让其他人开心吗?
Gāotè: Shénme ràng nǐ kāixīn? Wǒ zài xiǎng, shénme ràng nǐ kāixīn, zhè yě ràng qítā rén kāixīn ma?
Goht: what make 2SG happy | 1SG PROG think, what make 2SG happy, DEM.PROX also make other people happy PART
Goht: You... What makes you...happy? I wonder... What makes you happy... Does it make...others happy, too?

哥幽格:对事……这是什么?我在想,这事你做得对的话,这其实让大家开心吗?
Gēyōugé: Duì shì... zhè shì shénme? Wǒ zài xiǎng, zhè shì nǐ zuò de duì dehuà, zhè qíshí ràng dàjiā kāixīn ma?
Gyorg: right thing... DEM.PROX COP what? 1SG PROG think, DEM.PROX thinkg 2SG do PART right in_that_case, DEM.PROX really make everyone happy PART
Gyorg: The right thing... What is it? I wonder... If you do the right thing... Does it really make... everybody...happy?

双霉:你的真脸……这是哪张脸?我在想,被面具藏起来的脸,那是你的真脸吗?
Shuāngméi: Nǐ de zhēn liǎn……zhè shì nǎ zhāng liǎn? Wǒ zài xiǎng, bèi miànjù cáng qǐlái de liǎn, nà shì nǐ de zhēn liǎn ma?
Twinmold: 2SG GEN real face... DEM.PROX COP which CL face? 1SG PROG think, PAS mask hide up GEN face, DEM.DIST COP 2SG GEN real face PART
Twinmold: Your true face... What kind of... face is it? I wonder... The face under the mask... Is that... your true face?

姆吉拉:你根我要玩吗?走吧,要不我们玩正角反对反角。我是正角,你是反角,你是反角时,你只走。
Mǔjílā: Nǐ gēn wǒ yào wán ma? Zǒuba, yàobù wǒmen wán zhèngjué fǎnduì fǎnjuè. Wǒ shì zhèngjué, nǐ shì fǎnjué, nǐ shì fǎnjué shí, nǐ zhǐ zǒu.
Majora: 2SG with 1SG want play PART? Okay, let's 1PL play good_guy against bad_guy | 1SG COP good_guy, 2SG COP bad_guy, 2SG COP bad_guy time, 2SG only run
Majora: Do you want to play with me? OK, let's play good guys against bad guys... I'll be the good guy, and you'll be the bad guy, and when you're the bad guy, you just run.
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Re: Quotes from the children (Zelda: Majora's Mask)

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:con: Silvish

Tout: Ah ah ! Marchî. Vou-z ette djantit. Euh. Jou poû vou-z allê avé in quêstyon-i ?
[ˈtut | ˈʔa ˈʔa | maˈɕiː | vu.zɛt.tɛd.dʑɑ̃ˈtit | ˈʔø | ʑu.puː.vu.zaˈlɛː ʔəˈve ʔɛ̃ŋ.kɛˈstjõ.i]
all | heh heh | thanks | 2FORM be.2FORM nice-M.N | Umm | 1S.NOM be_allowed 2FORM go-INF with INDEF.OBL.F question-OBL

All: Heh heh! Thanks. You're nice. Umm. Can I ask a question?

Odolwa : Vottri-z amî. E sson quella sorta de mondou ? Jou me vê : S' mondou vou cconsidra com' in-' amî ?
[ʔəˈdɔl.wə | vɔt.tʁi.zəˈmiː | ʔɛs.sɔ̃ŋ.kɛl.ləˈsɔʁ.tə dəˈmɔ̃n.du | ʑu.məˈvɛː | ˈsmɔ̃n.du vuk.kɔ̃ˈsi.dʁə ko.mẽ.əˈmiː]
odolwa | 2FORM-POSS-PL.M.N friend-PL | 3P be.3P what-F.C kind of people | 1S.NOM 1S.DAT go-1S | DEM people 2FORM consider-3S as INDEF friend-ACC

Odolwa: Your friends. What kind of people are they? I wonder: Do those people think of you as a friend?

Goht : Veû. Que vou rran eûwout ? Jou me vê : Que vou rran eûwout ? S' ran li-z êtri eûweûzi ?
[ˈgɔt | ˈvœː | ke.vuˈʁɑ̃ŋ ʔœˈwut | ʑu.məˈvɛː | ke.vuˈʁɑ̃ŋ ʔœˈwut | ˈsʁɑ̃ŋ liˈzɛː.tʁi œˈwœː.zi]
goht | 2FORM.DISJ | what 2FORM make.3S happy-M.N | 1S.NOM 1S.DAT go-1S | what 2FORM make.3S happy-M.N | PRO make.3S DEF-PL.M.N other-PL happy-PL.M.N

Goht: You. What makes you happy? I wonder: What makes you happy? Does it make others happy, too?

Gyorg : La bon-a hôza a ffyêre. Que ttê ? Jou me vê : S' qu' on facha la bon-a hôza, s' randrà vrâman tou lou mondou eûwoù ?
[ˈgjɔʁ | la.bõ.əˈhɔː.zə ʔaˈfjɛː.ʁə | kɛˈtɛː | ʑu.məˈvɛː | skɔ̃ˈfa.ɕə la.bõ.əˈhɔː.zə | sʁɑ̃ˈdʁa vʁɑˈmɑ̃ŋ tu.luˈmɔ̃n.du ʔœˈwu]
gyorg | DEF-F right-F thing to do-INF | what be.3S | 1S.NOM 1S.DAT go-1S | if SBRD PRO do.PRS_SBJV-3S DEF-F.ACC right-F.ACC thing-ACC PRO make-FUT.3S really all.M.C.ACC DEF-M.C.ACC world.ACC happy.ACC

Gyorg: The right thing. What is it? I wonder: If you do the right thing, does it really make everybody happy?

Twinmold : Vottron vra vizajou. L' e cquella sorta de vizajou ? Jou me vê : Lou vizajou drer lê mêscra. L' e vvottron vra vizajou ?
[twɛ̃ˈmɔl | vɔt.tʁɔ̃ɱ.vʁa.viˈza.ʑu | lɛk.kɛl.ləˈsɔʁ.tə de.viˈza.ʑu | ʑu.məˈvɛː | lu.viˈza.ʑu ˈdʁɛʁ lɛˈmɛː.skʁə | lɛv.vɔt.tʁɔ̃ɱ.vʁa.viˈza.ʑu]
twinmold | 2FORM-M.C true.M.C face | 3S be.3SG what-F.C kind of face | 1S.NOM 1S.DAT go.1S | DEF-M.C face behind DEF-OBL mask-OBL | 3S be.3S 2FORM-POSS-M.C true.M.C face

Twinmold: Your true face. What kind of face is it? I wonder: The face under the mask. Is that your true face?

Majora : Vou vvle djouwê avé mê ? Byé, jouwon o djantillyi e o ccruvelli. J' ettrê li jantit e vveû vou-z ettret li cruvet e ccan qu' on ê fus li cruvet, on fyé outra courre.
[məˈʑo.ʁə | vuv.vlɛd.dʑuˈwɛː ʔəˈve ˈmɛː | ˈbje | ʑuˈwɔ̃ŋ ʔɔd.dʑɑ̃ˈtiʎ.ʎi ʔe.ɔk.kʁyˈvɛl.li | ʑɛˈtʁɛː li.ʑɑ̃ˈtit ʔɛˈvœː vu.zɛˈtʁɛt li.kʁyˈvɛt ʔɛk.kɑ̃ŋ.kõ.ɛˈfys li.kʁyˈvɛt | ʔɔ̃ˈfje ˈʔu.tʁə ˈkuʁ.ʁə]
majora | 2FORM want-2FORM play-INF with 1S-DISJ | ok play-1P to.DEF.PL good_guy-PL.OBL and to.DEF.PL bad_guy-PL.OBL | 1S.NOM be-FUT.1S DEF-M.N good_guy and 2FORM.DISJ 2FORM be-FUT.2FORM DEF-M.N bad_guy and when SBRD PRO 3S be.IPF_SBJV-3S DEF-M.N bad_guy PRO do.3S nothing_but run-INF

Majora: Do you want to play with me? OK, let's play good guys against bad guys. I'll be the good guy, and you'll be the bad guy, and when you're the bad guy, you just run.

N = "noble" or human-associated gender
C = "common" or non-guman associated gender
DISJ = disjunctive


At least 52.45 percent of the reason I haven't replaced <c> and <q> with <k> is that I get to have word-initial <cqu>, which Twinmold demonstrates when it says "cquella".

EDIT: I decided to not respell or otherwise change the proper names, but I naturalized the pronunciation. That's probably what will happen with most recent borrowings into Silvish. The French version of "Majora's Mask" changes some of the names (Goht > Rhork, Twinmold > Skorn), and with France's influence on Silvish culture, those name changes might also appear. For now, I decided to just stick to the English.
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Re: Quotes from the children (Zelda: Majora's Mask)

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Ala-ví-u: Hihí... i-málon*... eté kétlan. Hu... e i-kelnés-ne-so?
child-CLF;DISTR-PL: haha... 1-give... 2;COP pleasant. DC(hesitation)... Q 1-ask-2-CLF
/ə.lə.'vi.u xɪ.'xi ɪ.'ma.lon ɛt.'e 'ket.ɬan xu: e: ɪ.kɛl.'nes.ne.so/
All children: Ha ha... I give... You are pleasant. Umm... do I ask you (something)?

Odólo̯a: Éte kavját-u... e-júk zí-u ko-ví-u? E... e nok-zí-u zelda-vi-só-u e eté éna kávjat?
Odolwa: 2GEN friend-PL... which-type person-PL COP-CLF-PL? DC(thoughtful hesitation)... Q DIST-person-PL think-CLF-CLF-PL REL 2;COP 3GEN friend?
/o.'do.lu̯a 'e.te kəv.'ɣat.u ɛ.'ɣuk 'zi.u ko.'vi.u e: e: nok.'zi.u zɛl.də.vɪ.'so.u e ɛ.'te 'e.na 'kav.ɣat/
Odolwa: Your friends... what types of people are they? Hmm... do those people think that you are their friend?

Kóhte: E-zié-u... ed-zanto-d-só-u? E... e ed-zanto-d-zíe... zanto-ví-d-so nok-zí-vi mal?
Goht: What-thing-PL... 2-be_happy-CAUS-CLF-PL? DC(thoughtful hesitation)... Q 2-be_happy-CAUS-thing... be_happy-CLF-CAUS-CLF DIST-person-CLF;DISTR also?
/'kox.te ɛ.zi.'e.u ɛd.zən.tod.'so.u e: ɛd.zən.tod.'zi.e zən.to.'vid.so nok.'zi.vi mal/
Goht: What things... make you happy? Hmm... does the thing that makes you happy make those people happy also?

Ki̯ógja: Sen-zie-zú... eko-zú? E... e e sen-zié-u et-vah-só-u... kan zí-vi... zanto-ví-d-so?
Gyorg: good-thing-IND;PL... what_is-IND;PL? DC(thoughtful hesitation)... Q REL good-thing-PL 2-do-CLF-PL... DC(doubt) person.CLF;DISTR... be_happy-CLF-CAUS-CLF?
/'ki̯og.ɣa sɛn.zi.'zu ɛ.ko.'zu e: e: sɛn.zi.'e.u ɛt-vəx.'so.u kan 'zi.vi zən.to.'vid.so/
Gyorg: Good things... what are they? Hmm... that you do good things... really is everyone... made happy?

Tu̯ínmol: Éte júla télbin... e-júk... télbin kó-ne? E... e ko-telbin-ún-e zin jek-télbin... kó-ne... éte júla télbin?
Twinmold: 2GEN real face... which-type... face COP-CLF? DC(thoughtful hesitation)... Q COP-face-LOC-CLF behind manmade-face... COP-CLF... 2GEN real face?
/'tu̯in.mol 'e.te 'ɣu.la 'tel.bin ɛ-'ɣuk 'tel.bin 'ko.ne e: e: ko.tɛl.bɪn.'un.e zin ɣɛk.'tel.bin 'ko.ne 'e.te 'ɣu.la 'tel.bin/
Twinmold: Your real face... what type... of face is it? Hmm... the face that is behind the mask... is it... your real face?

Mazója: E et-vós-o e ohim-jugza-báh-so? E "séla zí-u, kub zí-u" ohim-jugza-báh-so da. Séla zi ikí. Kub zi eté. Kub zi o̯a vobjás-vi.
Majora: Q 2-want-CLF REL 1;2-play-RECP-CLF? HORT "good person-PL bad person-PL" 1;2-play-RECP-CLF DC(agreement). good person 1;COP. bad person 2;COP. bad person only run-CLF.
/mə.'zo.ɣa e: ɛt.'vos.o e o.xɪm.ɣug.zə.'bax.so e 'se.la 'zi.u kub 'zi.u o.xɪm.ɣug.zə.'bax.so da 'se.la zi ɪ.'ki kub zi ɛ.'te kub zi o̯a vob.'ɣas.vi/
Majora: Do you want that we play (something) with each other? Let's play "good guys, bad guys" with each other. I'm the good guy. You're the bad guy. The bad guy just runs.

NOTES:
  • DC represents discourse particles, with a brief description following in parentheses.
  • i-málon (I give) is an informal way of thanking someone, a shortened form of the formal "i-malón-o-so su̯ánki", "I give you gratitude".
  • "E" is a word with many uses. It is a question marker, a hesitation marker, and a relativizer. Odolwa's second sentence demonstrates these three uses of the word. It is also used to express a hortative or cohortative, as seen in Majora's second sentence.
  • HORT is the hortative/cohortative marker.
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