A happy little sentence from the Syntax Test Cases: Ofloytota ofloytota pepehe otmoyk’e. [ˈo.flɔjˌto.taofloyto-tagrow-3p ˈo.flɔjˌto.taofloyto-tagrow-3p ˈpe.pɛ.həpe~pehePL~flower ˈot.mɔj.kʼə]otmoy-k’elovely-PLNT Lovely flowers are growing everywhere. Gloss provided by Gloss My Gloss This sentence… Read more »
In Nitherian culture, the village elders had a special role as advisors and decision-makers. Usually this was limited to local decisions, but elders were also important at the national level:… Read more »
I’m lingering on Kharulian for another week, because I finally worked out how Kharulian marks negation. Here’s a sentence to demonstrate: Vurílim alnelíaraa madzárar majezh. [βuˈɹ̠ʲi.lʲimVuríli-mVurili-DAT alʲ.ɲeˈlʲi.a.raːalnelíara-afall-ACC maˈdza.rarmadz-arar1p-travel maˈdʒɛʒ]maj-e-zh1p–NEG–EXP We’ve… Read more »
A nice two-word Kharulian sentence today: Cherikhiázlago marofken. [tʃe.ɹ̠ʲiˈçaz.ɫa.ɡoche-ri-khiázlag-o2s–REFL.POSS-apprentice-ACC ma.rɔɸʲˈcɛn]maro-fke-n1s>2s-accept-PROG I accept you as my apprentice. Gloss provided by Gloss My Gloss The root of the first word, khiázlak “apprentice”,… Read more »