Verse:Hmøøh/Imθumitil

The Imthumăytil (Investigations) are a collection of stories and anecdotes, often with some moral lesson, written in Classical Windermere.

The round table

Doan ngith, dur id tach cheth mi mogor lăytheath. Enwiets Păda Brăwied: "Mea ra łănam runse?"

one time, sit NOM six child in circle VN.discuss. PFV-ask Master B.: "many what 2PL here?"

Once, six children were in a round table. Master Brăwied asked them: "How many of you are here?"

Roac ăngnung imcheth nătha, emcă'aw doan: "Müeșrüch te-stiw: tsin tach mognas, șrüch te-stiw thref, șrüch te-chloas chustiw..."

when PROG-count PL-child other answer one: 63 because six individual, 15 pair, 20 group_of_3

While the others were still counting, one child replied: "Sixty-three: 6 individuals, 15 teams of two, 20 teams of 3, ..."

Łop enwiets Păda Brăwied: "Ǎna mea ra moach, srüe hădean do croth nătha?"

then PFV-ask Master B.: "then many what be_at, if enter one person other"

So Master Brăwied asked: "Well then, how many people will be there if another person enters?"

Emcă'aw id ceth sălay, ...

The child nonchalantly responded: "Well, we have all of the old teams, as well as another set of teams with the new person!"