From: habarakhe4 (theophilus88@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Aug 20 2003 - 12:53:04 EST
--- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, Christopher Wright <faceloran@J...>
wrote:
Weekly Vocab 17
> 1. safe
> The police make sure that my house is safe.
Fsaux tembrarex cauhuyrt yt mi dom xecurau.
[fsaS tem%brareS ko%w1rt 1t mi%d8m Se%kuro]
Note: The "tembrarex" (Templars), who operate as a maritime security
force for a price, are the closest thing to police * there *.
> 2. rude
> They are very rude, however.
Xod fsaux xyn barde mardictau.
[S8d fsoS S1n %barde mar%dikto]
> 3. illegal
> They say that these herbs (hem-hem) are illegal.
Omnex dican "fsax orbax xyn yrjytymax."
[%8mneS %dikan fsaS %8rbaS S1n 1r%d_Z1t1maS]
> 4. witness
> They cannot prove my guilt without a witness.
Fsaux naun pon maurchat mi curf xin arbych.
[fsoS nom%p8n %mort_Sat mi kurf Sinar%b1t_S]
> 5. foreign
> They say I'm a dirty foreign wretch, but I'm a naturalized citizen.
Omnex xorn dict pod mu xym huedau barbarau fajan, xod mu dau quibytat.
[%8mneS %S8rdikt p8d muS1m %wedo bar%baro %fad_Zan]
[S8d mu dokib1%tat]
Notes: |fajan| `pagan, wretch'
|dau quibytat| literally "I have citizened"
> 6. industry
> Foreigners are a vital part of industry, providing cheap labor
at the expense of the native citizens.
Barbaraux xyn bitarau xoctiaun do nojauti, dantex naun carau rabaur
fy roc do natibaux quibex.
[bar%baroS S1n bi%taro S8k%tjon d8 n8%d_Zoti]
[%danteS noN%karo ra%bor %f1r8k d8 na%tiboS kibeS]
ohyqui < officium
> 7. supper
> All I know is, I'm earning my supper.
M'yntoroch mu rabaurt y mi quen.
[m1n%t8r8t_S] [mu%rabort %1mi ken]
Literally: It involves me, I work to my dinner.
> 8. mud
> Actually, I know something else: my supper tastes like mud.
Borbor, mu csiau ariar: mi quen me jychat pan rute.
[b8rb8r mu ksjo %arjar]
[mi%ken med_Z1%t_Sat pan %rute]
Note: |borbor| verily, verily (I say unto you)
|ariar| < alia(m) r(em) `another thing'
> 9. cupboard
> My cupboard is devoid of food, as is my refrigerator.
Ot mi quibari't mi jorda fycs ejat quibaux.
[8t miki%barit mi%d_Z8rda f1ks %ejat %cibox]
Lit.: Both my pantry and my cold box lack food items.
> 10. alcohol
> My significant other keeps a large amount of alcohol there, though.
Mi csaur xort ten mamna focra do bin do fajanaux yb.
[mi%ksor S8rten %mamna %f8kra d8 bin d8 fa%d_ZanoS 1b]
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