Seventh Linguifex Relay/Dãterške
(Inspired by IlL's incomplete sketch for this relay originally in High Sowaar)
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інэ пріма чы приіња
щӀэтӕдзңӹӑ Еміль Дітһрьиц
.Гэглӕђес вңшєй ды эсіӀә ўөљхљњ ПфезһабрӀэнс яҗдврэ, я вљыдӭђң эсі эсіӀс њэд-яҗһопф.
.ицэ эхі ћак ђяғёҹ эӀойгатӕ, ¿я ўлыщӀ эсіӀс њэд-эӀойгнфўөљө?
.Двроўөћ ищэ оћ эсі яҗсҍтӭжвк, и кыэсі эхі длэ эсіӀә кэўвһаӀэнс яҗадот.
.ицэ эхі ћак булғӕы эӀойгатӕ, ¿я ўлыщӀ эсі њэд-эӀойгнфявстря?
.Швужф Двроўөћ єұйгяҗөҝт, я кыэсі эсі яҗћӀєџ.
.ицэ эхі ћак чөзӕы эӀойгатӕ, я Гэглӕђес эхі ћак гэглӕы яҗатӕ.
.лцучһаӀс взеџһаӀс рэнадхӕы йџељтхрн, йяшайэ, жерг җӀюўлкӕы рывңһаӀс мӥра њэд-боңдьхрн.
.інэ ціцчнһа њэд-ћадыщӥхт; булғӕы ӕлцхљњ ыӕљәһвк ыҹусты, я ӕлцхљњ љци Планһа ыӕгзењ ыҹусты.
.вљэх сфэђ тычӀ приіња рэнадхӕы йџељтхрн дља тав.
.вэх нһам мҍаўрфљећ их хяџл, йяшайэ, ћяҗӀьгэһд жерг эсіӀә бчыдәӀэн и њэд ды тфұ рьҝюб.
Gloss
| інэ пріма чы приіња, щӀэтӕдзңӹӑ Еміль Дітһрьиц[1] | one fable about devotion, record-PST.FH Emil Diether-INS[1] |
| .Гэглӕђес[2] вңшєй ды эсіӀә ўөљхљњ ПфезһабрӀэнс яҗдврэ, я вљыдӭђң эсі эсіӀс њэд-яҗһопф. | Weak-disdain[2] ALL\shout of 3R-GEN die-PTCP Trooper-PSSD.PL PST.RPT-turn~REFL, but power-because.ADV 3R 3R-PL not-PST.RPT-help |
| .ицэ эхі ћак ђяғёҹ эӀойгатӕ, ¿я ўлыщӀ эсіӀс њэд-эӀойгнфўөљө? | someone 3NR as evil COND-say, but YNQ 3R-PL not-COND-PST.INFR-die~REFL |
| .Двроўөћ[3] ищэ оћ эсі яҗсҍтӭжвк, и кыэсі[4] эхі длэ эсіӀә кэўвһаӀэнс яҗадот. | Turn-law[3] something from 3R PST.RPT-remove, and sub-3R[4] 3NR to 3R-GEN oppressed-NMZ-PL.PSSD PST.RPT-give |
| .ицэ эхі ћак булғӕы эӀойгатӕ, ¿я ўлыщӀ эсі њэд-эӀойгнфявстря[5]? | someone 3NR as nice COND-say, but YNQ 3R not-COND-PST.INFR-be.punished~NTR[5] |
| .Швужф[6] Двроўөћ[3] єұйгяҗөҝт, я кыэсі[4] эсі яҗћӀєџ. | Švužf[6] Turn-law[3] NEC-PST.RPT-kill, but sub-3R[4] 3R PST.RPT-release |
| .ицэ эхі ћак чөзӕы эӀойгатӕ, я Гэглӕђес[2] эхі ћак гэглӕы яҗатӕ. | someone 3NR as merciful COND-say, but Weak-disdain[2] 3NR as weak PST.RPT-say |
| .лцучһаӀс взеџһаӀс рэнадхӕы йџељтхрн, йяшайэ, жерг җӀюўлкӕы рывңһаӀс мӥра њэд-боңдьхрн. | consequence-NMZ-PL perception-NMZ-PL often differ.from\HAB, dear-VOC, because solely ideal-NMZ-PL world not-continue\HAB |
| .інэ ціцчнһа њэд-ћадыщӥхт; булғӕы ӕлцхљњ ыӕљәһвк ыҹусты[7], я ӕлцхљњ љци Планһа ыӕгзењ ыҹусты[7]. | one misconception not-IMP-think, nice act-GER correct be~NTR[7], but act-GER without Plan-NMZ arrogant be~NTR[7] |
| .вљэх сфэђ тычӀ приіња рэнадхӕы йџељтхрн дља тав. | after everything, sacrifice devotion often differ.from\HAB for better |
| .вэх нһам мҍаўрфљећ[8] их хяџл, йяшайэ, ћяҗӀьгэһд жерг эсіӀә бчыдәӀэн и њэд ды тфұ рьҝюб. | when DEF.FOR cat-bird[8] 2R come, dear-VOC, 2R.VOL-go because 3R-GEN spear-PSSD and not of 2R.GEN.FOR enemy |
Notes
General
- Danterian word order is almost always SOV.
- Adjectives usually modify the phrase directly after them, unless they are the object of a verb.
- Pronouns come in the rational & non-rational genders (abbvd. R & NR), the former of which includes humans, mythical figures, and some machines, while the latter includes everything else.
- Certain words, particularly participles/gerunds here, act as "adnouns" which behave either like an adjective or noun depending on the context.
- In the gloss, "someone" & "something" are used in place of the expected "4R" & "4NR" since it's not entirely clear if the 4th person exists separately from the obviate 3rd person. In this sense, it should be thought more of like the use of "one" or "people" as pronouns in English.
Inline
- ^ a b The name of a German anthropologist and naturalist known for his work in colonial and post-revolutionary Danterlokhan, pronounced /eːɱʲilʲ tʲitʰħr/ (qdt) or /eːmiːl diːtɐ/ (deu).
- ^ a b c d The name of a stock character, pronounced /kɛkləceːs/, literally "disdain for weakness".
- ^ a b c d The name of a stock character, pronounced /tvrʌwɞcʰ/, literally "law-turner".
- ^ a b c d The prefix кы- (sub-) is used on pronouns to indicate a referent introduced more recently in cases where confusion is possible.
- ^ a b The verb явстр usually translates more like "to be ostracized", but in this case is used euphemistically for (capital) punishment.
- ^ a b The name of a stock character, pronounced /ʃvuʒf/
- ^ a b c d When an adjective is the object of a verb, the verb conjugates as if it were only describing one referent (i.e. intransitive).
- ^ a b The name of the psychopomp in Danterian myth, pronounced /nħaɱ ɱˤawrfʎeːcʰ/, literally "the great owl".
Glossary
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| FH | Firsthand evidential; "I saw that X, I experienced X" |
| INS | Instrumental; "with X, by X, using X" |
| ALL | Allative; "to, towards X" |
| 3R | Third-person rational pronoun; "she, he, they" |
| GEN | Genitive; "X's, of X" |
| PTCP | Participle (marked the same as gerund); "Xing, to X" |
| PSSD | Possessum, possessed; "X of, 's X" |
| PL | Plural; "Xes, Xs" |
| PST | Past tense; "Xed" |
| RPT | Reportative evidential; "I heard that X, it is said that X" |
| REFL | Reflexive (marked the same as intransitive); "self-X" |
| ADV | Adverbial; "Xly" |
| 3NR | Third-person non-rational pronoun; "it" |
| COND | Conditional mood; "could X" |
| YNQ | Polar question marker |
| INFR | Inferential evidential; "I assume that X, I think that X" |
| NMZ | Nominalized, turned into a noun |
| NTR | Intransitive verb (marked the same as reflexive) |
| NEC | Necessitative mood; "must X, should X" |
| HAB | Habitual aspect; "is always Xing, be Xing (AAVE, IrE)" |
| GER | Gerund (marked the same as participle); "Xing" |
| VOC | Vocative; "O X" |
| IMP | Imperative |
| DEF | Definite; "the X" |
| FOR | Formal register; "thou, thy" |
| VOL | Volitive mood; "I hope that X, may X" |