Sixth Linguifex Relay/Windermere

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Se Chnur Mithbua
sem lăchir e Poitsi Di-Pare

Rie ngituath Łănam ło-thew rüe snüe moang tsa.
Ba crea te ieng te șămchats, tsa drel thrüe swoch șa-Łănam.
Mitsmăchean cithwił te pămrang sem hac tăthathbur ef flen yăthpeaș se;
Te șăbac ef imhălrithuy cots wen se, ef tănar mășua tsa!
Thănge chüem es binnăbath, cithfaw e trămey flał;
Hac săchemnüch e sem thăbur mi tatsliet; hac rüe e sipoath ănărmuch tămo!

Gloss

Se Chnur Mithbua
ART.SPEC song prayer

sem lăchir e Poitsi Di-Pare
REL write SUBJ Poitsi Di-Pare

Rie ngituath Łănam ło-thew rüe snüe moang tsa.
1SG thank 2SG.EPI SUPERESS-basis give land BENEF 1PL.EXCL

Ba crea te ieng te șămchats, tsa drel thrüe swoch șa-Łănam.
PERLAT think CONJ do CONJ give-effort, 1PL.EXCL come offer REFL DAT-2SG.EPI

Mitsmăchean cithwił te pămrang sem hac tăthathbur ef flen yăthpeaș se;
please receive CONJ be-pleased REL PASS create SUBJ-ART.DEF hand mediocre PROX

Te Ø șăbac ef im=hăl-rithuy cots wen se, ef tănar mășua tsa!
CONJ OPT increase SUBJ-ART.DEF PL=NMZ-rich whole land PROX, SUBJ-ART.DEF home GEN 1PL.EXCL!

Thănge chüem es bin-năbath, Ø cithfaw e trămey flał;
after flow SUBJ-ART.SPEC NMZ-sweat, OPT come-forth SUBJ rain sweet;

Ø hac săchemnüch e sem thăbur mi tatsliet; Ø hac rüe e sipoath ănărmuch tămo!
OPT PASS bless SUBJ REL work ADV urgent; OPT PASS give SUBJ harvest plentiful INTENS

Notes

1PL.EXCL = exclusive 1st person plural pronoun
1SG, 2SG, 3SG = singular pronouns
ART.DEF = definite article
ART.SPEC = specific article
BENEF = benefactive case
CONJ = conjunctive "and"
DAT = dative case
EPI = epicene
GEN = genitive case
INTENS = intensifier
NMZ = nominalizer
OPT = optative mood
PASS = passivizer
PERLAT = perlative case "through"
PL = plural
PROX = proximate deictic
REFL = reflexive pronoun
REL = relativizer
SUBJ = subject (nominative case) in VSO clauses
SUPERESS = superessive case