Second Linguifex Relay/Netagin
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Ha-ndámh šeˀelan ha-bhíláh
Cil ndémóqráṭyath gcimúnáh, qatzónáh nyemhúláh ˤán. ˀÁdáˀ yarrízín hí:
“ˀÁdá ledhóphán mhiršíḥáh, miṭhlémháh, midhthíbháh. ˀAyyó ˀáthái nha-tzadhéráh niqhzér, dó ˀáthái nha-tzam šáph nirpél, ˀáthái nha-ˤeghamh niṭhḥétz, ˀáthái nha-ṭhaˤšón nigcémh.
“ˀÁdá ledhóphín ˀéi mbíláh déi yešarmétzann zemhálíyyáh: Ha-ˀemaḥ ˀaph ḥámh coˤoní mimúchál, ˀáním nha-tzam elláˀ namhaḥ nimhcél, šibh metzár mimúchál mbezálechá. ˀÁním nha-tzam, ˤághúr bhezálái, šáph nitznébh.
“Ha-ndámh šeˀelan ha-bhíláh.
“Tzáphíaˤ zemhálín yaˤarenn móghítháh methóˤábháh hái nˤaghmán. Móghíthótháh besíchótháh, ˀich núr dtenamhínn! Fallenamháh, ˀel mizmáláthéch! ˀÁthái nha-qepháˤíyáh dim nighnéráh tzadhúríyáh, šaphúníyáh, fa-tzúnábhíyáh.”
Gloss
for democracy-ABST.GEN.SG hero-HON.DIR.SG, time.ABST.DIR.SG cruel.ABST.DIR.SG come.3SG.PRES 1PL.NOM trust-3SG-IMP 3SG.ACC:
1PL.NOM trust-3PL-IMP NOMZ-small-INAN.PL.DIR, NOMZ-big-INAN.PL.DIR, NOMZ-everyday-INAN.PL.DIR. what-LOC 1PL-GEN TOP-strength-ABST.SG.DIR diminish.3SG, that-LOC 1PL-GEN TOP-mind must.3SG.PRES become.firm, 1PL-GEN TOP-heart.AN.SG.DIR strive, 1PL-GEN TOP-courage grow.
1PL.NOM trust-3PL-IMP what.DIR woman-HON.SG.DIR that.LOC (3,3)-DISTANT_PAST-inform-PLACT person-AN.PL.DIR: TOP-sea.INAN.SG.DIR although be.3SG.PRES forever, 2SG-GEN TOP-mind.AN.SG.DIR NEG can.3SG.PRES darken, like sky.INAN.SG.DIR darkened.SG.DIR cloud-INAN.PL.INS. 2SG.GEN TOP-mind.SG.DIR unlike cloud-INAN.PL.INS must.3SG.PRES become_illuminated.
FOC-thus DISTANT_PAST-say.3SG TOP-woman-HON.SG.DIR.
some person-PL.GEN (3,3)-have-PLACT deed-PL.DIR abominable-PL.DIR 3PL-GEN heart-AN.PL.LOC. done-PL.DIR atrocity-ABST.PL.DIR, OPT PROH (1,3)-befall-NEG-PLACT! INV-(0,3)-befall, without agency-ABST.SG.INS! 1PL-GEN TOP-friend-AN.PL.DIR hopefully remain-3PL.PRES strong-AN.PL.DIR, proud-AN.PL.DIR, and enlightened-AN.PL.DIR.
Glossary and notes
For morphology please consult Netagin#Morphology (incomplete).
Pluractionality indicates plurality of verbal action, place or objects.
The animacy hierarchy operating in Netagin is as follows:
2.honorific > 3.honorific > 1 > 2.animate > 3.animate > 0 > 3.inanimate
The inverse marking prefix reverses the direction of transitivity from descending to ascending.
| Netagin | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| cilN | for | |
| démóqráṭyáhN | democracy | |
| cimúnáh | hero/ine, protector | |
| qatzónáhN | time | |
| yemhúl | cruel | |
| ˁán | come (verb) | |
| ˀádáˀ | we (plural nominative) | See Netagin#Pronouns. |
| yarríz | trust in [someone] (verb) | |
| hí | her/him (accusative) | |
| ledhóph | remember (verb) | |
| miršíaḥN | the small | |
| miṭhlémhN | the big | |
| midhthíbhN | the everyday thing, the mundane | |
| ˀayyó... dó... | the more... the more... | fixed expression |
| ˀátháiN | our (genitive of ˀadá) | |
| ha-L | topic particle | |
| tzadhéráhN | strength | |
| niqhzér | decrease, diminish (verb) | |
| tzam | mind | |
| šáph | must (verb) | |
| nirpél | become firm, resolute (verb) | |
| ˤeghamhN | heart | |
| niṭhḥétz | strive (verb) | |
| ṭaˤšónN | courage | |
| nigcémh | grow (verb) | |
| ˀéiN | what, relativizer | |
| bíláh | lady | |
| déiN | of that, of it (genitive) | |
| harmétz | inform (verb) | |
| ˀemaḥN | sea, ocean | |
| ˀaph | even if, although | |
| ḥémh | be | |
| coˤoní | eternally | |
| mimúchál | dark, darkened (participle) | |
| bézalN | cloud | |
| ˀánímN | your, thy (genitive of ˀanní) | |
| ˀelláˀ | not (free negation) | |
| namhaḥ | can, may | |
| nimhcél | darken (intransitive) | |
| ˤághúrL | differently from, unlike | |
| nitznébh | become bright, enlightened (verb) | |
| zemhal | person | |
| ha-N | focus particle | |
| dámh | thus, so, such | |
| ˀalan | say | |
| methóˤábh | abominable, despicable | |
| tzáphíaˤ | some | |
| ˤaráh | have | |
| móghítháhN | deed, fact | |
| háiN | their (genitive of henná) | |
| besícháhN | atrocity | |
| ˀich | optative particle | |
| núr | not (prohibitive) | |
| namá | happen, befall (verb) | |
| ˀel | without | |
| mizmáláhN | human agency/intention | |
| qéphaˤ | comrade | |
| dimL | hope partcle | |
| nighnér | remain, be located (verb) | |
| tzádhúr | strong | |
| šáphún | proud | |
| tzúnábh | enlightened |