Translation of "Smile" (#conlang Challenge of the Week (CotW))
| Original: | A voice said to me: "Smile and be happy! Things could be worse!" So I smiled And was happy. And things got worse. |
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| Translation: | Ĩhiho jẽdĩ cãde:
"Qã-saspru bĩ-nakeskoc ar bĩ-neft.
Utnav mak nup cacaurta!"
Vjẽd kakeskocho
bar keftho
bar askho mak ver-cacaurta. |
| Interlinear: | ĩh-iho jẽd-ĩ cãd-e : say-PST something-speak PRO.DAT-1SG : ĩ'hi.ho 'jẽ.di 'cã.de " qã=s-asp-r-u bĩ=n-akeskoc ar bĩ=n-eft . " if=you-want-DIM-3SG.NTOP.OBJ should=INF-smile AND should=INF-be.happy . qã'sas.pɹu bĩ.na'kes.koc a˞ bĩ'neft utnav mak n-up cac-au-rta ! " can everything INF-be bad-ADJ-COMP ! " 'ut.nav mak nup ca'caʊ˞.ta vjẽd k-akeskoc-ho so 1SG-smile-PST vʲẽd ka.kes'koc.ho bar k-eft-ho AND 1SG-be.happy-PST ba˞ 'keft.ho bar ask-ho mak ver=cac-au-rta . AND become-PST everything trans=bad-ADJ-COMP . ba˞ 'ask.ho mak ve˞.ca'cau˞.ta |