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*The formal way of forming the possessive "X of Y" is X-CONST Y, but the construction ''an X le Y'' is also valid and is more common in informal speech. | *The formal way of forming the possessive "X of Y" is X-CONST Y, but the construction ''an X le Y'' is also valid and is more common in informal speech. | ||
*To turn adjectives into adverbs, it is normally required to use ''go'' + [ADJECTIVE], but poems may omit the ''go''. | *To turn adjectives into adverbs, it is normally required to use ''go'' + [ADJECTIVE], but poems may omit the ''go''. | ||
*''-na'' or ''-ne'' is normally an emphatic clitic; it can be added in poetry for metrical reasons. | |||
*The following pairs of vowels are considered to be the same for the purposes of rhyming: /ɪ iː ɛ eː/ = /ʏ yː œ øː/ | *The following pairs of vowels are considered to be the same for the purposes of rhyming: /ɪ iː ɛ eː/ = /ʏ yː œ øː/ | ||
[[Category:Fourth Linguifex Relay]][[Category:Wiobian relay texts]] | [[Category:Fourth Linguifex Relay]][[Category:Wiobian relay texts]] | ||
Revision as of 20:02, 19 May 2017
[An excerpt]
Ós fusta liorna séiltigh snáibh
Foradhú ná dean fhúinn’ lior sóibh,
Cuí éasraigh fuínn’ bhóg an ŋatéav,
Ímeann an náidear –
Tsáŋód ri mbocaín rús dean thraebh
Ag romhar féadar.
Glossed
Ós fusta liorna séiltigh snáibh
though eventually DAT-2SG-EMPH wither-FUT corpse,
Foradhú ná dean fhúinn’ lior sóibh,
bask-COND 1SG LOC-DEF warmth.CONST DAT-2SG regardless,
Cuí éasraigh fuínn’ bhóg an ŋatéav,
because nurture-PRES warmth F.same DEF curiosity
Ímeann an cáidear –
leaf-PL.CONST DEF knowledge
Tsáŋód ri mbocaín rús dean thraebh
garden REL plant-PRET ERG-2SG LOC-DEF plot_of_land
Ag romhar féadar.
and forever keep-FUT.2SG
Notes
- The formal way of forming the possessive "X of Y" is X-CONST Y, but the construction an X le Y is also valid and is more common in informal speech.
- To turn adjectives into adverbs, it is normally required to use go + [ADJECTIVE], but poems may omit the go.
- -na or -ne is normally an emphatic clitic; it can be added in poetry for metrical reasons.
- The following pairs of vowels are considered to be the same for the purposes of rhyming: /ɪ iː ɛ eː/ = /ʏ yː œ øː/