Fourth Linguifex Relay

The Fourth Linguifex Relay was a conlang relay, a game of conlingual telephone, on Linguifex. The relay text was written in Wiobian by the relaymaster IlL. The text passed through eight translations before being retranslated into Wiobian.

Texts

The original text was provided by IlL in his conlang the Wiobian language. The text is a religious poem, written after a devastating tsunami, describing the impermanence of worldly matters and exhorting the audience to be charitable.

ei! jån' kähne Jündemruoger - O how quickly the sculpture of life

• Wiobian
• Sceptrian
• Van
• Kandi
• Alaia
• Dyrel
• Minhast
• I Kronurum
• Rennic
• Wiobian retranslated

The relay ran from July 8^th until July 24^th, and included 9 languages on the wiki (Wiobian, Sceptrian, Van, Kandi, Alaia, Dyrel, Minhast, I Kronurum and Rennic).

Original text

Original Wiobian	IPA	English
ei! jån' kähne Jündemruoger snirre ure nungnung Troh; Sioner röbes ƕieme Puoger', ind' enwülze Þafte quoh'. ei! lind mause bückne mungel, Wiote-Wuzes duoɟ niens Kliten', ionem' ƕind Benußes zungel; Kuobs mes pepen, Ƕeiges miten.	/ʔei jɔn ˈkɛːnə ˈjyndəmˌruogər/ /ˈçnirːə ˈuːrə ˈnuŋnuŋ troːx/ /çionərːrøːbəç xʷiemə ˈpuogər/ /ʔind ʔənˈwylcə ˈsaftə kʷoːx/ /ʔei lind mauʝə ˈbyknə ˈmuŋːəl/ /ˈwiotə ˈwuːcəç duoɟ nienç ˈkliːtən/ /ˈʔionəm xʷind bəˈnusːəç ˈcuŋːəl/ /kuobç meç ˈpeːpən ˈxʷeigəç ˈmiːtən/	O how quickly the sculpture of life Shatters into tiny little fragments! The splendor of the king on his throne Is completely swept away by sea-waves. Ye who have come hither stationed here, By Heaven's grace ye are guests, Just like us, ye act in order to be judged; Therefore let us be generous to the pauper, and give to our neighbor.

Sceptrian

Sceptrian	English
Léhkodé pai ko qhóqhøkos, keewesht mjulan oil qotitlóo; darema soi slopapu'os, jak rajidhé mitupurpóo. Péma saitush_q'papa sekhe, jevaa hifthilan gat'tishh'i, moŕ ól dorahpipi qóphe; mutshos tslarmak jódish b'shiit'sji.

Van

Van	English
varaske ha-vavaralas halov ha-sotsorite ha-lisat, nome ras, sere ha-seralas ras veńavaj mir valo ta tavańa mir ha-livav nomete vańa vańa sataka mir jan vańa tan ha-koralas, mare mir, nivańa nonete mir ras, netesi rase

Kandi

Kandi	English
Išayyi yūngikīrra ya kūsikka ařīr kraš wa yānayyantšiy wākka kayūlunnayi ǧāmmam. Kin ixaye omōkkiřeh yiřam, kin hamūrreh wīnni yiřam, kin tatšūyyim assanūyunga wušuyyima tārrim.	The web of life is quickly torn into pieces, When you the magnificent king Come from the far-away sea. You will make the skies' bidding, You will make laws for us, You are the saviour who will bring prosperity to the poor.

Alaia

Alaia	English
girna xaltei iarsu accatulaxar prinas kreuis adduki oua kivure janagirnai gadeikandena luidremme zëittes sursudeigirnu fuinu adrasaulis nirpattart deilu glerbrunis' mustasanshille aierumeimrattu deinulet ittes

Dyrel

Dyrel	English
'Osorvel resverí, resver uveson nadeí ysdarel aldoasmasar paly suŕy adyr mased molinud iveí alsuredmarpan. Allamanaren, niumenŕy resver uledenśa almavelor lav adalŕy dasver iveśa aldoalansar dem ysaradalynduŕy erosnepanśa erosńe almaredmar.	O Monarch of Greatness, the great garden of life has broken the harmony when you had not come to our faraway ocean. As expected, the spirit has requested of the great deity and the hand has placed the law upon me therefore the savior has come with silver to the silverless.

Minhast

Minhast

English

Ikkūne kuriktahan iħyitahammā, Duħtaniktaharu, ittaħyamekan, Hakkumman. Taħ watturħa kungatarabammā, ikšākarampā Wahēk, šuxtān min turħa kurganaft, dutikšakinnarumā, Wahēk, duħtiptayyariknenaru. Ra'e, wattā' hittanankūyaranaft keħredāš tadammantankūyismattabu Wašia wakayyunar intakahešnuktararampi, wammīn.

You are the supreme and most powerful chieftain, You came to me, across my seas which are distant. You are the one whom the spirit was looking for, and he made a request, He made a request to the Great Spirit of the Heavens, And then he gave you (this) **custom; But take heed, the one who pays with silver shall not be protected from death. All of this has happened because that tree had toppled everything around it.  (**Note: there is no differentiation from "custom" and "law" in tribal Minhast society)

I Kronurum

I Kronurum	English
Dafríra, ibóðr iknegór nonteþini. Tró angr sóraftó jaŕaftó jóherjoneþan Tró jalíŕihirum ó þetren alastur. Hurman, ána, pórhaŕa tró pórja uŕójubskenis ankjurini, won tró esta angris hajana-ini. Tró śetr órusmarken ehajuri tró istojti finta rengodånere. Nog tró śéðŕó faga detŕó þar jójagrénturan.

Rennic

Rennic	English
Adwa, to'ambara brannan ath alda To'vyendadran amo tothelan To'vyendadran amo an fo'maram Yav'praxumo nokwelam fan tolo Fardhan, dhran wi kavanno dhanas an nothdhos dwi so Dho dimath amo An tolo, ari kurudran dw'arjanto Navko some protegasa dru' moro Dho tutumu mbala fo'arbo hi.

Retranslated text

Wiobian retranslated	IPA	English (literal)
ei Wiot', I ƕiens Beskäme guole je Hüzze bückne gu mekern! ƕind Ie bemizzem hel besruole. gan ube, Swip, ƕind Ies deßɟer'm: ƕiens Fröck' & Feil' mit bar Hon-Snieks gnit ƕind teipem spang ahn Pörzembern.	/ʔei ˈwiot ʔiː xʷienç bəˈçkɛːmə ˈguolə/ /jə ˈxycːə ˈbykːnə guː məˈkern/ /xʷind ʔie bəˈmicːəm xeːl bəˈʝruolə/ /gan ˈʔuːbə çwiːp xʷind ʔieç dəsˈɟeːrm/ /xʷienç ˈfrøkːˌfeil miːt/ /baːr ˈxoːnˌçniekç gniːt/ /xʷind ˈteipəm çpaŋ ʔaːn ˈpørcəmˌbeːrn/	O Heaven, Who grantest us strength and ordainest triumph from far above, We wait upon Thee with longing. Thus now, O Lord, we entreat Thee: Give us the means So that we death unfearing May break asunder those wooden idols.

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