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Translation puzzles



Here are some puzzle sentences to translate into ceqli, with my attempts.
Critique welcome.  (Just translate the caps)

1     "BETTIE!" she exclaimed. "YOU'RE BACK! WE WERE SO WORRIED ABOUT
YOU!"

"tay beti," she exclaimed. "zi fan!  goda pa gade fanaw zi!"

2.     "ARE WE EXPECTING TROUBLE, THEN?" asked Bradberry . "IS THERE
ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO?"

"kyu gozi stana tsara, faloce?" asked Bradberry.  "Kyu ten ba hu goda fey
kar?"

3  "BETTIE WANTS TO KNOW IF ANY OF YOU CAN SHOOT," G informed
Bradberry.

"Ti beti vol jan kyu tli ta zida fey gunkar."  G informed Bradberry.

4.  "MAY I SHOOT THAT, BETTIE?"

"Kyu go hawfey gunkar cudiq, ti beti?"
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