Sixth Linguifex Relay/Dodellian: Difference between revisions

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   -Poichi di Pare
-  TANto SAca TULna TI, YENta TUchi a SOti CHI la.
+  TANto SAca TULna TI, na YENta TUchi a SOti MI la.
   RONto CAta CHANta MANto MI la PANta CHALlo MI la TI da.
-  YALta CAra SULda MI la CHAta na Picha Pino Tito BRALda
+  YALta CAra SULda MI la CHAta na Picha di Pino Tito BRALda
   pe te CHIna nana CHUNda lala ONda MI la PENda!
   RONto piti CAle, TANto CHINto quinta LALda,
-  Ola TINta dalla LALda YENta PUcha dalla TALta!
+  Ola TINta dalla PALda, YENta PUcha dalla TALta!
+==Gloss==
+ a tuzzo a lanto
+ NOMZ speak NOMZ call
+ tanto saca tulna ti na yenta tuchi a soti mi la
+ say thank because_of 2 LOC give land NOMZ live 1EX PL
+ ronto cata chanta manto mi la panta challo mi la ti da
+ through think do give_effort 1EX PL come offer 1EX PL 2 PERF
+ yalta cara sulda mi la chata na picha di pino tito bralda
+ please receive be_pleased 1EX pray LOC create ERG hand this mediocre
+ pe te china nana chunda lala onda mi la penda
+ OPT also wealth LOC nation all home 1 PL grow
+ ronto piti cale, tanto chinto quinta lalda
+ after flow sweat, say come_forth rain sweet
+ ola tinta dalla palda, yenta pucha dalla talta!
+ bless work so urgent, give harvest so plentiful
 ==Glossary==
 *''a'' = nominalization; relativizer; complementizer (not needed after a preposition)
-*''Poichi'' = (a name)
+*''Poichi di Pare'' = (a name)
-*''di'' = for
-*''Pare'' = (a god)
 *''tuzzo'' = to speak
-*''lanto'' = to live
+*''lanto'' = to call
 *''mi'' = I; we (exc)
 *''chi'' = thou and I; we (inc)
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 *''tulna'' = because of
 *''na'' = locative; in; on; at
-*''yenta'' = time, season
+*''yenta'' = give
-*''tuchi'' = happy, joyous
+*''tuchi'' = land
-*''soti'' = arrive; meet
+*''soti'' = live
 *''la'' = plural marker
-*''ronto'' = after
+*''ronto'' = through, by means of
-*''cata'' = walk
+*''cata'' = think
-*''chanta'' = wait
+*''chanta'' = act, work, deed
 *''manto'' = give effort
 *''panta'' = come
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 *''sulda'' = be satisfied
 *''chata'' = to pray, to request
-*''picha'' = give
+*''picha'' = what is made or done
-*''pino'' = work
+*''pino'' = hand
 *''tito'' = this
 *''bralda'' = mediocre
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 *''pe'' = optative particle
 *''te'' = also; and
-*''china'' = wrath
+*''china'' = wealth
 *''nana'' = same as ''na''
-*''chunda'' = land
+*''chunda'' = country
 *''onda'' = house
-*''penda'' = to cool (intransitive)
+*''penda'' = to grow (intransitive)
 *''piti'' = flow
 *''cale'' = sweat
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 *''quinta'' = rain
 *''lalda'' = sweet
-*''ola'' = bring
+*''ola'' = bless
-*''tinta'' = harvest
+*''tinta'' = work
 *''dalla'' = intensifier for adjectives
-*''pucha'' = fall
+*''palda'' = urgent
-*''talta'' = precious, important
+*''pucha'' = harvest
+*''talta'' = plentiful, bountiful
 ==Notes==
-Plurals may not be marked consistently, even in pronouns.
+Plurals may not be marked consistently, except in pronouns.
+By default, dative objects come after accusative objects. To change this, ''di'' can be used.
+Dodellian uses serial verb constructions.
+After the particle ''a'' (used as a relativizer), a verb must immediately follow; ''a''-clauses use ergative syntax, with the particle ''ta'' as the ergative particle.
+==Translation==
+<poem>
+We give thee thanks for giving us the land on which we dwell.
+Through thought, deed and toil we come and offer ourselves to thee.
+Prithee accept and be pleased, we pray, with this mediocre work of our hands,
+and let wealth increase throughout the nation, our home!
+After the flow of sweat, call forth sweet rain;
+bless this urgent work, and grant harvest plenty!
+</poem>