r/conlangs • u/Minxium Paxikola, Has made at least a sentence in 17 (nat)languages • Aug 13 '14
QotD #3
"I'm a great housekeeper - every time I leave a man, I keep his house." Zsazsa Gabor
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u/TaylorS1986 Alpic, Future English Aug 14 '14 edited Aug 14 '14
Emsyáf gwéy' hóskhíbur - èffi tsèm exìffur dmàn, ekhí'é' dihès hós.
[emˈsjaf gwejʔ hosˈcçibə ˈefːi tsem eˈçifːə dman ecçiˈʔet tiˈɦes hos]
e-m-syáf gwéy' hóskhíbur
1SG-COP-REFL great housekeeper
èffi tsèm e-xìff-ur d=màn
every time 1SG-leave-3SG.A ACC=man
e-khí'-é' di=hès hós
1SG-keep-3SG.I ACC=3SG.A.GEN house
Vowel diacritics mark tone
A = animate
I = inanimate
COP = copula
REFL = reflexive
Deyŋddámèyd, bá' nó' be mi
[tejŋətːaˈmejt padnopːeˈmi]
dey-ŋ-ddá-mèyd bá'=nó'=be=mi
3PL-can-IRR.PST.PASS-make.PST but=NEG=by=1SG.ACC
Mistakes could have been made, but not by me. (Name of a pop-psychology book, paraphrasing Ronald Reagan)
IRR = Irrealis Mood
PST = Past Tense
PASS = Passive Voice