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This is modified from its CONLANG appearance. Note: /8/ = [@] 1. to bow nut ? v. bow one's head dobot ? v. ought pandau ? cj. When cuntau ? m. every, all chabat ? v. pass by tofrau ? n. temple One should bow when passing the temple. Cuntau dobot nut pandau cuntau chabaden fsa tofrau [%kunto %d8b8t nut %pando %kunto t_Saba%den fsa%t8fro] 2. tradition chaditiaun ? f. tradition och ? is dict ? say, speak y ? in, into, to f'yb ? there where iect ? lie (down) dibin ? m. God It is a tradition, and traditions tell us where we stand with God. Fsa'ch chaditiaun. Chaditiaunex dict y naux f'yb naux iaciax co dibin. [fsat_S t_Sadi%tjon] [t_Sadi%tjoneS dikt 1%noS f1b%noS %jakjaS k8 di% bin] 3. origin oryn ? f. origin dexirat ? v. want e ? prep. out of cxit ? v. know naun ? not do - of So you want to know the origin of this tradition? I'll tell you. I don't know. Tu/naux dexirax e f'yb oryn do fsa chaditiaun och? Mu badau dict y tu/naux. Mu naun cxiau. [tu/noS de%SiraS e f1b %8r1n d8%fsa t_Sadi%tjon 8t_S][mu %bado dikt 1tu/1noS] 4. to uphold caurmat v. uphold (<co:fir%ma:tum) xod ? but yjtyr - therefore But it's a tradition, so I shall uphold it. Xod, och chaditiaun. Yjtyr mu badau caurmat fsau. [S8d][8t_S:adi%tjon][1d_Zt1r mu %bado kor%mat fso] 5. to encourage Same as 4 Everyone I meet encourages me to do so. pim ? 1 sg relative copulative pronoun adben ? v. meet huact ? v. do Cuntau pim mu adbonhau, fsaux caurmat me y huaquien. [%kunto pim mu ad%boJo][fsoS kor%mat me 1waki%en] 6. lynch mob tyrb(ax)do nocan ? f. lit. crowd of killing xi ? if coche ? adv. certainly If I don't uphold the traditions, a lynch mob will show up. Xi mu naun caurmat fsaux chaditiaunex, coche orn tyrb do nocan. [Si mu non kor%mat fsoS t_Sadi%tjonex][%k8t_Se 8rn t1rb d8%nocan] 7. goodwill, 8. society bomborntat ? f. goodwill arychocrati(ax) ? f. aristocracy d' ? prep. of I wish to keep the goodwill of high society. Mu dexirax xorpt fsa bomborntat d'arychocrati. [mu de%SiraS S8rpt fsa b8mb8rn%tat dar1t_S8kra%ti] 9. magistrate, judge, elder huochitan ? perhaps tsrat(aux) ? m. magistrate arpotau ? a. a certain (number) diunh(ax) ? f. day Perhaps I'll be a magistrate some day. Huochitan, mu orau tsrat f'arpotau diunh. [%w8t_Sitan][%muro t_srat %farp8to di%uJ] 10. to honor ondrat ? v. honor ot ? and ocquix ? v. kill; swoon omn(ex) ? m. men (in general) mi ? my, mine ber ? truly nautau ? a. famed All will honor me and swoon at my name, for I will be famous. Cuntau badat ondrat me ot ocquix pandau omnex xorn dict mi nomn. Ber, mu orau nautau. [%kunto %badat %8ndrat met 8k%kiS pan%domneS S8r%dikt mi%n8mn][ber % muro %noto] ~Wright