Fifth Linguifex Relay/Tíogall
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[An excerpt]
Ós fusta liorna séiltigh snáibh
Foradhú ná dean fhúinn’ lior sóibh,
Cuí éasraigh fuínn’ bhóg an ŋatéav,
Ímeann an náidear –
Tsáŋód ri mbocaín rús dean thraebh
Ag romhar féadar.
Glossed
Ós fusta liorna séiltigh snáibh
though eventually DAT-2SG-EMPH wither-FUT corpse,
Foradhú ná dean fhúinn’ lior sóibh,
bask-COND 1SG LOC-DEF warmth.CONST DAT-2SG regardless,
Cuí éasraigh fuínn’ bhóg an ŋatéav,
because nurture-PRES warmth F.same DEF curiosity
Ímeann an cáidear –
leaf-PL.CONST DEF knowledge
Tsáŋód ri mbocaín rús dean thraebh
garden REL plant-PRET ERG-2SG LOC-DEF plot_of_land
Ag romhar féadar.
and forever keep-FUT.2SG
Notes
- The formal way of forming the possessive "X of Y" is X-CONST Y, but the construction an X le Y is also valid and is more common in informal speech.
- The following pairs of vowels are considered to be the same for the purposes of rhyming: /ɪ iː ɛ eː/ = /ʏ yː œ øː/