Translation of "Grandfather and the Dragon" (Standalone)
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| Original: | When my great-great-grandfather was a young man, he travelled out into the world. First he went west; there was only sand there. Then he went north; there was only snow there. Then he went east; there the mountains were too high and great-great-grandfather couldn't climb them. At last he decided to travel south, on foot, on horseback, by cart and by boat. In the south he saw the largest city in all the world. |
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| Translation: | Kekeva'he'mi kekeva'he'xe mi'la'neteva tekne'ra ,mi'la'hekax, la. Mi'la'isa'han kisut, alhika'het aji mi'aru sike. Kekeva'he'mi kekeva'he'xe mi'la'isa'han nahtaj lajitax jolu, javuke'het kimi aji mi'la'aru sike. Kekeva'he'mi kekeva'he'xe mi'la'isa'han jya lajitax jolu, salankij'ny sike min'la'salan yi ji kekeva'he'mi kekeva'he'xe mi'ma'ta 'jlunu jilih. Mi'la'disde 'neteva'han nahsua lune jvenu'ny'sy ji holesa'het'sy ji holesalki'het'sy ji xatrem'het'sy. Mi'la'vesu kali'het esda altena tekne'ra nahsua'ra. |
| Interlinear: | Grandfather-GEN3S grandfatherGEN1S 3S-PST-travel world-LOC ,3S-PST-adolescent, when(PST). 3S-PST-go-ALL west, sand only 3S-be there. Grandfather-GEN3S grandfather-GEN1S 3S-PST-GO-LOC north later direct, mud white only 3S-PST-be there. Grandfather-GEN3S grandfather-GEN1S 3S-PST-go-ALL east later direct, mountain-PL there 3PL-PST-high too and Grandfather-GEN3S grandfather-GEN1S 3S-be_able_to-NEG (INF)climb this. 3S-PST-decide (INF)travel-ALL south last leg-PL-INSTR and horse-INSTR and cart-INSTR and boat-INSTR. 3S-PST-see city big most world-LOC south-LOC. |
