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Fortunatian Weekly Vocab 22



--- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, Christopher Wright <faceloran@J...> 
wrote:
> Late! I'm so sorry! Can you ever forgive me?
> 1. obedient
> It is a joy to have obedient children.
Y mé jaúdi, fosodén bediéntiaux ríbraux.
To me joy, possessing obedient children.
> 
> 2. family
> That contributes greatly to the peacefulness of a family.
Fsau bárde aújat y fác y huamýlh.
It greatly augment peace in family.
> 
> 3. thought
> A thought and a kind word do as much, though.
Xténti't [xtenti-ot] bonýmnau borb xort huáct xmýrter, páncu.
Thought-and kind word AUG act/do likewise, although.
> 
> 4. politician
> A politician might have the kind word, but never the thought.
Frítyc xort fósyt huóchas bonýmnau borb, xod núncu xténti.
Politician AUG have perhaps kind word, but never thought.
> 
> 5. civility
> Thus government contains the trappings, but not the substance, of 
civility.
Yjtyr refublyc xort tent afratiaun do quibriau maud, naun xyfchanti.
Therefore government AUG having-held appearance of civil mood, not 
substance.
> 
> 6. civilization
> Does this mean that government is not a part of civilization?
Ximnycat-no pod refublyc naun och fach do quibyrtat.
Signifies-3SGPRES-INTERR REL government not is part of civilization.
> 
> 7. to move
> If you don't like it, move to Cuba. It's not any better, but they're
> honest.
Xi tu naun ax fsau, mirjat y Cub. Yby naun och moryx, xod fsaux xyn 
onochaux.
If you not love-2SG, move-IMPV to Cuba. There not is better, but they-
MPL honest-ADJ-MPL
> 
> 8. to meet
> A ConlangCon is a place for conlangers to meet and discuss olives.
* Candrancan och roc f'yb * candraneraux fon combent ot dict ribax.
Conlangcon is place at-where conlanger-MPL able-3PLPRES meet-INF and 
speak-INF olive-FPL
> 
> 9. existence
> It also establishes the existence of various conlangers more 
certainly.
Fsau otiam conhuirt barde quoche entat do diboxaux candraneraux.
PRON-NTRSG also establish-3SG strongly surely being-FSG of several-
ADJ-MPL conlanger-MPL.
> 
> 10. feelings
> No hard feelings, but I can't be sure any of you are actually 
people.
Naun ocquit me, mu naun fom quochau pod arpod do baux xyn fy bertat 
omnex.
Not kill-IMPV me, I not able-1SGPRES sure-ADJ-MSG REL SOME of PRON2PL 
be-3PLPRES( in reality-FSG = real-ADV) person-MPL. 
> 
> 
> All right, I'd better stop before my tongue pokes a hole through my 
cheek.
> ~wright