Fifth Linguifex Relay/Windermere

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ƗıϞıѴƋ:ՔԷ
Ѡ›ԳԷıՖ ƧԷ;Ք₸

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ɱıє ₼⸗ ɥ·ғ›ƍє ƍ;ⱷɥıƍѵ ɔ›ժ;ɟʎ:ѵ ɥ⸗ ƍ·ⱷɥ·ʗ˫ɟє⸗է ҂
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ϙ˫ ƍ˫ᶑп⸗ⱷ›ѵ ʎ⸗ϙ·ƨ›ƍ]]

Transliteration

Misithcuar
/mɪsɪθ'kuər/
Toyril Grüed
/'tø:rɪl gry:d/

[...]

Tuach yasnar nga łen hefrăchta mineab,
/tuəx jɐ'snar ŋɐ ɬe̞n he̞v̥rɘx'ta mɪ'niəp/
rie łobănnea mis hălsieth łen,
/ri: ɬo̞bɨn'niə mɪs hɘl'si:θ ɬe̞n/
tsin nga s­ădoan hălsieth łocămșuth sa hălsăchemnar –
/tsɪŋ ŋɐ sɘdo̞ən hɘl'si:θ ɬo̞kɨm'ʃuθ sɐ hɘlsɘxe̞m'nar/
sa imcnul sa hălda;
/sɐ ʔɪmknul sɐ hɘl'da/
sa tslües, mong łen tănnăret fe mis ceth snüe,
/sɐ tsly:s mo̞ŋ ɬe̞n tɨnnɘ're̞t fe̞ mɪs ke̞θ sny:/
te hef'ăloth șa-tăgoa.
/te̞ he̞vʔɘ'lo̞θ ʃɐtɘ'go̞ə/

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=da;
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 prefixes and infixes.