Fifth Linguifex Relay/Windermere
[IN PROGRESS]
Misithcuar
Toyril Grüed
[...]
Tuach yasnar nga łen hefrăchta mineab,
rie łobănnea mis hălsieth łen,
tsin nga sădoan hălsieth łocămșuth sa hălsăchemnar –
sa imcnul sa hălsnar;
sa tslües, mong łen tănnăret fe mis ceth snüe,
te hef'ăloth șa-tăgoa.
Interlinear
Mi=sithcuar
LOC=warm·up·to
Tuach ya=snar nga łen hef=răchta mi=neab,
even COM=know C.IND 2SG.MASC FUT=die LOC=end
rie ło=b<ăn>nea mi-s hăl=sieth łen,
1SG PRES=<INT>enjoy LOC-DEF NMZ=warm 2SG.MASC
tsin nga sădoan hălsieth ło=c<ăm>șuth sa hăl=s<ăchem>nar –
because C.IND same NMZ=warm PRES=<CAUS>grow DEF VN=<DES>know
sa im=cnul sa hăl=snar;
DEF PL=leaf DEF VN=know
sa tslües, mo-ng łen tănnăret fe mi-s ceth snüe
DEF garden REL-C.IND 2SG.MASC RES PST=plant LOC-DEF plot earth
te hef='ăloth șa=tăgoa.
and FUT=keep DAT=eternity.
Abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| COM | comitative |
| C | complementizer |
| IND | indicative |
| 2SG | second person singular |
| MASC | masculine gender |
| FUT | future tense |
| LOC | locative |
| 1SG | first person singular |
| PRES | present tense |
| INT | intensifier |
| DEF | definite |
| NMZ | nominalizer |
| CAUS | causative |
| DES | desiderative |
| PL | plural |
| VN | verbal noun |
| REL | relativizer |
| RES | resumptive pronoun |
| PST | past tense |
| DAT | dative |
Notes
- Windermere is a head-initial language with SVO word order.
- Cases are marked by prepositions, except the nominative and the accusative; the genitive preposition is very commonly dropped.
- Derivational morphology uses infixes.