Fourth Linguifex Relay/Alaia

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girna xaltei iarsu accatulaxar prinas kreuis
adduki oua kivure janagirnai
gadeikandena luidremme zëittes

sursudeigirnu fuinu adrasaulis
nirpattart deilu glerbrunis
mustasanshille aierumeimrattu deinulet ittes

Interlinear

girn-a xalt-ei iars-u accatulaxa-r prinas kreui-s
great-n life-gen.sg garden-nom.sg harmony-acc.sg swiftly to.break-prf
addu=ki oua kivure janagirna-i
when=2.m.sg O king.nom.sg greatness-gen.sg
ga=dei=kanden-a lui=dreme ze=itte-s
rel=to=far.away-n 1.gen.pl=ocean.nom.sg neg=to.come-prf


sursu=dei=girn-u fuinu adrasauli-s
naturally.then=to=great-f goddess.nom.sg soul-to.make.wishes-prf
nir=patta-rt dei=lu gler-bruni-s
and=law-acc.pl to=1.nom.pl hand-to.put-prf
mus=tas=anshill-e aie=rumeimrattu dei=nule-t itte-s
and.so=on=saviour-nom.sg with=prosperity-nom.sg to=poor-nom.pl to.come-prf

Notes

  • Adjectives only agree in gender when used in attributive position
  • Most nouns have natural gender, so inanimates are neuter
  • Nouns when ruled by prepositions take the nominative singular.
  • The preposition tas 'on' can also mean 'as a [noun]'
  • Glosses that might not be obvious: m = masculine, f = feminine, n = neuter, prf = perfect (which is basically a past tense, perfective aspect TAM)