Translation of "Smile" (#conlang Challenge of the Week (CotW))
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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: | Lux o-im tjane:
"Ren-nakeskotj pha ren-neft!
Khat ut me pasaula!"
Fje ok-kakeskotj
pha ok-keft
pha khat o-ask tjap-pasaula. |
Interlinear: | lux o=im tja-ne : voice PST=say PRO.DAT-1SG : lʊx ɔʔ'ʔim 'tʲa.ne : ren=n-akeskotj pha ren=n-eft ! IMP=INF-smile AND IMP=INF-be.happy ! ren.na'kes.kɔtʲ pʰa ren'neft ! khat ut me pas-au-la ! everything can be bad-ADJ-COMP ! kʰat ʊt me pa'saʊ.la ! fje ok=k-akeskotj so PST=1SG-smile fʲe ɔk.ka'kes.kɔtʲ pha ok=k-eft AND PST=1SG-be.happy pʰa ɔk'keft pha khat o=ask tjap=pas-au-la . AND everything PST=become LAT=bad-ADJ-COMP . pʰa kʰat ɔʔ'ʔask tʲap.pa'saʊ.la . |