Fifth Linguifex Relay/kʼmaʔ
Transcription
pʼtáɓ mut ɾikʼ ʔɗupʼ kʼmoʔ pʼtáɓs ʔɗuʔpʼ,
ŋaʔ kʼmoʔ pʼtáɓ ʔʃúʔ.
ʔaʔntʃʼ tʼíʔ pʼtsʼuʔ kʼámiɓw pʼkʼuʔl ɓjáŋ
ɓɾóh ʔkʼoŋ ʔɗuts ʔŋáʔ júɓ mɓál ŋ̍ʔ nɗikʼ ŋ̍ʔ táɓ nɗuts.
— towsaʔsuhus, pwáʔ ʔtʼuʔiɓw
Gloss
| pʼtáɓ | mut | ɾikʼ | ʔɗupʼ | kʼmoʔ | pʼtáɓs | ʔɗuʔpʼ |
| pʼ-táɓ | mut | ɾikʼ | ʔ-ɗupʼ | kʼ-moʔ | pʼ-táɓ=s | ʔ-ɗupʼ-ʔ |
| LOC1-time | person | PRES | ANIM-praise/give_thanks | COUNTER-one | LOC1-time=also/more | ANIM-praise/give_thanks-OPT |
| ŋaʔ | kʼmoʔ | pʼtáɓ | ʔʃúʔ. |
| ŋaʔ | kʼ-moʔ | pʼ-táɓ | ʔ-ʃúʔ-ʔ |
| yet/although | COUNTER-one | LOC1-time | ANIM-die-OPT |
| ʔaʔntʃʼ | tʼíʔ | pʼtsʼuʔ | kʼámiɓw | pʼkʼuʔl | ɓjáŋ |
| ʔ-antʃʼ-ʔ | tʼíʔ | pʼ-tsʼuʔ | kʼám-iɓw | pʼ-kʼul-ʔ | ɓ-jáŋ |
| ANIM-think-OPT | it_is_said | LOC1-soil | be_barren-PASS | LOC1-grow-OPT | PL-leaf |
| ɓɾóh | ʔkʼoŋ | ɾikʼ | ʔɗuts | ʔŋáʔ | júɓ | mɓál | ŋ̍ʔ | nɗikʼ | ŋ̍ʔ | táɓ | nɗuts |
| ɓ-ɾóh | ʔ-kʼoŋ | ɾikʼ | ʔ-ɗuts | ʔ-ŋáʔ | júɓ | n-ɓál | ŋ̍ʔ | n-ɗikʼ | ŋ̍ʔ | táɓ | n-ɗuts |
| PL-soul/spirit | ANIM-be_old | PRES | ANIM-pass/pass_by | ANIM-be_like | sun | INANIM-shine | and/with | INANIM-become_night | and/with | time | INANIM-pass/pass_by |
| — towsaʔsuhus, | pwá | ʔtʼuʔiɓw |
| towsaʔsuhus | pwáʔ | ʔ-tʼuw-iɓw |
| [personal_name] | dog | ANIM-domesticate-PASS |
Glossary of anything that isn't standard
| LOC1 | the first locative, which is used for exact places or times |
| OPT | optative, which is an infix that I wasn't sure how to gloss properly |
| PASS | passive, sometimes used participially |
| COUNTER | grammatically necessary prefix for numerals |
Grammar notes
Verbs are indicative by default; tense is only marked (with particles) for indicative verbs; the lack of this particle can indicate that a verb is being used to modify a noun instead, or that the verb is being used gnomically. Verbs can agree for animacy or locative type. The optative covers a wide range of subjunctive-like uses. The particle tʼíʔ may be used to subordinate clauses.