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, |
pwáʔ |
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.
I was originally thinking this was phonemic IPA, but I think I'd rather interpret it as a weird orthography now.