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--- 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]