Sixth Linguifex Relay/Windermere

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Windermere script

Էıƍ ₼ıϙ:ƍѵ Ɔ·є⸗ɟ ɔ› ѵ˫ӿ է;ƍ ɥє;ƍ ɟ›ƍ₼ ɱ⸗
Շ⸗ ժէ˫ƍ ϙ˫ пıƍ₼ ϙ˫ ʎ·ɟʗ⸗ɱ ɱ⸗ ғէ˫ⱷ ѵէ;ƍ ɥӿ›ʗ ʎ⸗ Ɔ·є⸗ɟ
ɟıɱɟ·ʗ˫ƍє ժıѵӿıɔ ϙ˫ ϫ·ɟէ⸗₼ ɥ˫ɟ ƍ⸗ժ ϙ·ѵ⸗ѵչ:է п˫ᶑ ᶑⱷ˫є ƪ·ѵϫ˫ƍʎ ɥ˫
ϙ˫ ʎ·չ⸗ժ п˫ᶑ ıɟƍ·ⱷէıѵ:ƪ ժ›ɱ ӿ˫є ɥ˫, п˫ᶑ ϙ·є⸗է ɟ·ʎ:ƍ ɱ⸗
Ѵ·₼˫ ʗ;ƍɟ п˫ɥ չıєє·չ⸗ѵ ժıѵᶑ⸗ӿ п˫ ϙէ·ɟ⸗ƍƪ ᶑⱷ⸗ɔ
ƍ⸗ժ ɥ·ʗ˫ɟє;ʗ п˫ ɥ˫ɟ ѵ·չ:է ɟı ϙ⸗ɱⱷıƍϙ ƍ⸗ժ է;ƍ п˫ ɥıϫ›ƍѵ ·є·էɟ:ʗ ϙ·ɟ›

Romanization

Se Χnur Miθbuh
sem ləχir e Poici Di-Pare

Rih ŋituhθ Śənam śo-θew rüh snüh mohŋ ca.
Ba kreh te ihŋ te šəmχac, ca drel θrüh swoχ ša-Śənam.
Micməχehn kiθwiś te pəmraŋ sem ḥak təθaθbur ef flen yəθpehš se;
Te šəbak ef imḥəlriθuy koc wen se, ef tənar məšuh ca!
Θəŋe χühm es binnəbaθ, kiθfaw e trəmahy flaś;
Ḥak səχemnüχ e sem θəbur mi tacliht; ḥak rüh e sipohθ ənərmuχ təmo!

Gloss

Se Chnur Mithbua
ART.SPEC song prayer

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

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

Ba crea te ieŋ 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 pămraŋ 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!

Thăŋe chüem es bin-năbath, Ø cithfaw e trămäy 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

Abbreviations

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

Notes

Windermere is a head-initial, SVO language but subordinate clauses are VSO, unless preceded by the particle ŋa (in which case it's SVO).

Subjects in VSO clauses are preceded by the preposition e (which fuses with the specific article se and definite article fi into es and ef respectively).

Cases are marked by prepositions, except for the nominative in SVO clauses and the accusative; the genitive preposition is very commonly dropped.

Derivational morphology uses prefixes and infixes.