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[Reyzadren]

griuskant (conversation without script)

ploubgysh vyzh coikongysh aeistozan, ut shaeta paershena un arvaezhon.
/'plɔubgYʃ vYʒ 'tʃɔikɔngYʃ 'eistɔzan, ut 'ʃeta 'perʃəna un 'arveʒɔn/
extreme-dance of road-EB-PASS-dance yes-ITJ-V-PASS, but need-V basic-N-PASS-V and V-IMP-with-EB-PASS
Breakdancing and/or street dance , but getting the basics down and requiring technique though.

[Dormouse559]

Vail tant vos façað keilið com ci scotian !
/vel ˈtant vo faˈdzaθ kiˈlɪθ kɔm ˌtsi xɔˈtjan/
You should go to a ceilidh like the Scottish too!

Graçe a-l una reçerçhe desû Google, ora jho se ke ma vela l' a-t una brançhe d' la Sochietà roeyèla d' la country dance ekkoçéza.
[ˈgʁa.ʃə ʔa.ly.ŋa ʁəˈʃɛʁ.hə dəˈsyː ˈgu.gəl ˈʔɔ.ʁa ʒo.se.ke.maˈve.la la.ty.ŋaˈbʁɑ̃ɴ.hə dla.so.ʃjəˈta ʁuˈjɛ.la dlaˈkun.tʁi ˈdɑ̃s ɛk.kəˈʃe.za]
Thanks to a Google search, I now know that there is a chapter of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society in my city.


Jho partechipo çhakk' an a-l una piçe de Shakespeare, ki amava-t encluvre de dançe.
[ʒo.pɑʁ.təˈʃi.pə hɑˈkɑ̃ŋ ʔa.ly.ŋaˈpi.ʃə de.ʃɛkˈspiʁ | kja.ma.va.tɛ̃ˈkly.vʁə dəˈdɑ̃ɲ̟.ʃə]
I participate in a Shakespeare play each year, and he loved putting in dances.

Alora, jh' e fê un' ou da ddançe angléza.
[ʔaˈlɔ.ʁa ʒəˈfɛː ʔy.ŋu.dɑˈdɑ̃ɲ̟.ʃə ʔɑ̃ˈgle.za]
So I've done one or two English dances.

griuskant (conversation without script)

ploubgysh vyzh coikongysh aeistozan, ut shaeta paershena un arvaezhon.
/'plɔubgYʃ vYʒ 'tʃɔikɔngYʃ 'eistɔzan, ut 'ʃeta 'perʃəna un 'arveʒɔn/
extreme-dance of road-EB-PASS-dance yes-ITJ-V-PASS, but need-V basic-N-PASS-V and V-IMP-with-EB-PASS
Breakdancing and/or street dance , but getting the basics down and requiring technique though.

Koman ke t' l' aprî ?
[kəˈmɑ̃ŋ ke.tlaˈpʁiː]
How did you learn it?

[kiwikami]

La dançe de salon ? Lo balè ? La Morris dance gualéza ?
[laˈdɑ̃ɲ̟.ʃə de.saˈlɔ̃ŋ | lo.baˈlɛ | laˈmɔ.ʁis ˈdɑ̃s ʒaˈle.za]
Ballroom? Ballet? Welsh Morris dancing?

Sámûkuḳmùx xa·rá ẓakı Úmuàxàrhûkuḳmùs amùs xa·saır murası·laḳsàut.
[ˌsamuˈkoŋmox xǝ ɾa ˈt͡ʃagɪ umˌvɑxɑɾçuˈkoŋmos ǝˈmos xǝ sǝjɾ ˈmoɾǝzɪ ɬǝŋˈsɑft]
su<a-ŕ>m-ûku-ḳmù-x xa ra<á>ŕ ú-mu<và~xà-ŕ>h-ûku-ḳmù-s ẓı<a.#ı>k ma<ù>s xa sa<aı>r murı<a.#ı>s laḳsu<àu>t
Zoom<1-PL>-E-*-FRQ-V.A OBJ this<OBL> jig<OBL> CAUS-know<1.3PL~DIST-PL>-E-*-FRQ-V.C REFL<PAT> for group<AGT> Morris<OBL> longsword<OBL>
My Morris/longsword team has been having Zoom meetings and teaching each other jigs.

griuskant (conversation without script)

ploubgysh vyzh coikongysh aeistozan, ut shaeta paershena un arvaezhon.
/'plɔubgYʃ vYʒ 'tʃɔikɔngYʃ 'eistɔzan, ut 'ʃeta 'perʃəna un 'arveʒɔn/
extreme-dance of road-EB-PASS-dance yes-ITJ-V-PASS, but need-V basic-N-PASS-V and V-IMP-with-EB-PASS
Breakdancing and/or street dance , but getting the basics down and requiring technique though.

Mhızammahamı!
[m̩ˈʝeʒǝmǝʝ(ǝ)mɪ]
mha<ızv>m-mham-ı
impress<3.1>-impress-DUR-N.A
That is tremendously neat!

[Dormouse559]

Sámûkuḳmùx xa·rá ẓakı Úmuàxàrhûkuḳmùs amùs xa·saır murası·laḳsàut.
My Morris/longsword team has been having Zoom meetings and teaching each other jigs.

Fettevvou vottra jjig avec d' eppave da mman ?
[fɛˈtɛv.vu vɔt.tʁɑˈʒig aˈvɛk dɛˈpa.və dɑ̃ˈmɑ̃ŋ]
do.2P-2P 2P.POSS-F.C.PL jig with INDEF.PL sword-OBL two-F.C.PL hand
Do you do your jigs with longswords?

[Reyzadren]

Koman ke t' l' aprî ?

Mhızammahamı!

griuskant (conversation without script)

shaz otha ut az koenskuya. vurshendor zaerad daei.
/'ʃaz 'ɔθa ut az 'kɯnskuja. 'vurʃəndɔr 'zerad 'dei/
denial still-V but is shall-want-V. jump-N-PASS-T3-EB-IMP start-V-T3 T3-POSS-A
I meant that I would like to . Start with vaults though.

[kiwikami]

Fettevvou vottra jjig avec d' eppave da mman ?
[fɛˈtɛv.vu vɔt.tʁɑˈʒig aˈvɛk dɛˈpa.və dɑ̃ˈmɑ̃ŋ]
do.2P-2P 2P.POSS-F.C.PL jig with INDEF.PL sword-OBL two-F.C.PL hand
Do you do your jigs with longswords?

Mırìzmìtı : Umǎulatuhuí ù·laḳsùt ẓakı! Izì·mas rá Thıırí xa·úsímummuhraıàs xa·laḳsıût zıâḷar|tıûmarkuí...
mrı<ìz>m-ìt-ı mu<àv-ŕ-latv>h-u-í ù laḳsu<ù>t ẓı<a.#ı>k zì ma<a>s ra<a>ŕ thı<ıv>r-í xa ú-su<ímv>m-muh-raı-à-s xa laḳsu<ıv-ŕ-ù>t za<ıv-ŕ>ḷ-àr-/tu<ıv-ŕ>m-àr-ku-í
Alas, I think we do not have any longsword jigs! But it's hard to teach five- or six-person longsword over Zoom...

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please<4.1>-NEG-DUR know<1.4-PL-0O>-EVIDE+-STAT COPC* longsword<PAT> jig<OBL> followingZ+ that<OBL> this<OBL> be.complicated<3>-STAT OBJ CAUS-zoom<4.4PL>-know-NMLZ.AGTACT-CONC-CAUS POSS longsword<3-PL-PAT> five<3-PL>-HYP/six<3-PL>-HYP-NMLZ.OBLHUM-STAT

[Dormouse559]

shaz otha ut az koenskuya. vurshendor zaerad daei.
/'ʃaz 'ɔθa ut az 'kɯnskuja. 'vurʃəndɔr 'zerad 'dei/
denial still-V but is shall-want-V. jump-N-PASS-T3-EB-IMP start-V-T3 T3-POSS-A
I meant that I would like to . Start with vaults though.

Ah, jho t' e mâ komprî.
[ˈʔa | ʒo.təˈmɑː kɔ̃ˈpʁiː]
ah | 1S.NOM 2S have.1S badly understand-PST_PTCP.M.N
Oh, I misunderstood you.


Kin ke t' ama dyen le breakdancing ?
[kɛ̃ŋ.kəˈta.ma ˈdjɛ̃ŋ le.bʁɛk.dɑ̃ˈsiŋ]
what REL.ACC 2S like-2S in DEF-OBL.F.C breakdancing
What attracts you about breakdancing?

Mırìzmìtı : Umǎulatuhuí ù·laḳsùt ẓakı! Izì·mas rá Thıırí xa·úsímummuhraıàs xa·laḳsıût zıâḷar|tıûmarkuí...
Alas, I think we do not have any longsword jigs! But it's hard to teach five- or six-person longsword over Zoom...

Bin, touta çhòza en su ten …
[tu.taˈhɔ.za ʔɛ̃n.syˈtɛ̃ŋ]
well | all-F.C thing in 3S.POSS-OBL.M.C time
Well, all in good time …

La pandemi l' e ttemporèrye, lo bezoin de jig avek d' eppave da mman l' ett eternalo.
[la.pɑ̃n.dəˈmi lɛt.tɛ̃m.pəˈʁɛ.ʁjə | lo.bəˈzwɛ̃ŋ dəˈʒig ʔaˈvɛk dɛˈpa.və dɑ̃ˈmɑ̃ŋ lɛt.te.tɛˈna.lə]
DEF-F.C pandemic 3S be.3S temporary-F.C | DEF-M.C need of jig with INDEF.PL sword two-F.C hand 3S be.3S eternal-M.C
The pandemic is for now, but the need for longsword jigs is forever.

[Reyzadren]

Kin ke t' ama dyen le breakdancing ?
[kɛ̃ŋ.kəˈta.ma ˈdjɛ̃ŋ le.bʁɛk.dɑ̃ˈsiŋ]
what REL.ACC 2S like-2S in DEF-OBL.F.C breakdancing
What attracts you about breakdancing?

griuskant (conversation without script)

gyshnithsendaei ijzhosti. uvzhe pludi un 1 er kan araae glongk vyzhanae koen.
/'gYʃniθsəndei 'idʒʒɔsti. 'uvʒə 'pludi un 'raik 'ər 'kan 'arae 'glɔŋk 'vYʒane 'kɯn/
dance-between-PL-N-PASS-T3-POSS-A advanced-use-A. all-this group-A and 1 N-IMP can V-IMP-V-POSS sport of-V-PASS-POSS shall
It's one amongst the dances that I find to be useful. Moreover, I prefer a kind of which it's both a team and individual activity, ought not.

[Birdlang]

Dāñsé nin ikśātrīyeñ Vup kôy hanām jéó kāy hôw nyāleng jidrüp ‘āryādné’, ‘bop bop’, na ‘joptī’. Nin akkómpān ni kībort, getār lasrīk, na akórdyón pyānó asüg liyät ëngsrúnsās.
/ˈdãː.se nin i.ˌkɕa.ʧiː.ˈjɛ̃ βʊp koːj hə.ˈnaːm ˈʥe.jo kaj hoːw ɲa.ˈlɛŋ ʥi.ˈʤyːp a.ˈʒaːd.ne bɔp bɔp nə ˈʥɔp.tiː | nin a.ˈkom.pan ni ˈkiː.bɔːʈ gɛ.ˈtaːɺ̢ ˈlə.ʃiːk nə ə.ˈkoː.ɖjon ˈpjaː.no ə.ˈsyːg li.ˈjæːt ˌɯŋ.ʃun.ˈsaːs/
Birdish traditional dances are very numerous, around 50 types, like ‘ariadne’, ‘bop bop’, and ‘jopti’. They are accompanied by keyboards, electric guitar, and piano accordion among other instruments.

Njīt lyāken habōrú ken hāy dāñsé śāñsoñ nin ikśātrīyeñ ngilāp śāñsoñ Amerīk, lakûd Vupdī, Yürôpa, na Ēźya. Ëngsrúnsās kībort Yamaha PSR na PSS na Casio WK na CTK na Casiotone nipopyúléré nin ‘soundfont’ ding SGM 2.01 na sintesīzer Korg M1, Yamaha DX7, na Roland SC-55 dirú ‘preset’ hārmóneka, pyānó, na akórdyón, asüg liyät.
/n̩.ˈʥiːt ˈljaː.kɛn hə.ˈbɔː.ɽu kɛn haːj ˈdãː.se ɕãː.ˈsɔ̃ nin i.ˌkɕa.ʧiː.ˈjɛ̃ ŋi.ˈlaːp ɕãː.ˈsɔ̃ ə.ˌmɛ.ˈɽiːk lə.ˈkuːd ˈβʊp.diː jyː.ˈɽoː.pə nə ˈɛː.ʑjə | ˌɯŋ.ʃun.ˈsaːs ˈkiː.bɔːʈ ˌja.mə.ˈhaː pej ɛs aɺ̢ nə pej ɛs ɛs nə 'kaː.sjo ɰɛ ka nə ʨɛ tɛ ka na ˌka.sjo.ˈtoːn ni.ˌpɔp.ju.le.ɽe nin 'sɔwn.fɔŋk diŋ ɛs gɛ ɛm nan 'ɰaː.loː kuj nə ˌsin.tɛ.ˈsiː.zɛɺ̢ kɔːg ɛm kuj ˌja.mə.ˈhaː dej ɛkɕ ˈniːn.duː nə ɽow.lɛŋk ɛs ʨɛ iːl iːl ˈdi.ɽu ˈpɻiː.sɛt haɽ.ˌmo.nɛ.ˈkə ˈpjaː.no nə ə.ˈkoː.ɖjon ə.ˈsyːg li.ˈjæːt/
The variety of traditional dance songs are augmented by American, popular Birdic, European, and Asian songs. Keyboards such as Yamaha PSR & PSS, Casio WK, CTK, & Casiotone, are popular along with soundfonts like SGM 2.01 and synthesizers like Korg M1, Yamaha DX7, and Roland SC-55 using presets such as harmonica, piano, and accordion, among others.

This is all about Birdish traditional dance, I want to make it an actual thing with an album too.

[Dormouse559]

This is all about Birdish traditional dance, I want to make it an actual thing with an album too.

De koî ke l' i-y â, jho pézo lou ppeutaettre de fèri kalke çhòza kome çen.
[dəˈkuː kliˈjɑː ʒəˈpe.zə lup.pəˈtɛt.tʁə dəˈfɛ.ʁi kɑl.kəˈhɔ.za ko.məˈʃɛ̃ŋ]
INDEF.PL time REL-ACC 3S PRO have.3S | 1S.NOM think_about-1S DEF-M.C.PL possibility of do-INF some thing like DEM
Sometimes I think aboout the possibility of doing something like this.

Pû, jho me rapaelo ke jho se goeta desu le kompozisyon de la muzeka.
[ˈpyː ʒo.mʁaˈpɛ.lə ke.ʒo.ˈzgu.ta dəˈsy le.kɔ̃m.po.ziˈsjɔ̃ŋ dla.myˈze.ka]
then 1S.NOM 1S.REFL remind-1S SBRD 1S.NOM know.1S nothing about DEF-F.C.OBL composition of DEF-F.C music
Then I remember that I don't know the first thing about composing music.

[littlesalmon]

ijati pa taja akini taja itoka ma isa ilapa ilaki taja itota itiko ma.
/'ijati pa 'taja 'akini 'taja 'itoka ɱa 'isa 'ilapa 'ilaki 'taja 'itota iti'ko ɱa/

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ijat-i -pa                     taj-a akin-i                  taj-a itoka -ma      isa    ilapa ilak-i              taj-a itota      itiko -ma
be_proficient-VM[PST;IPRF]-NEG I-NM  understand-VM[PST;IPRF] I-NM  language-NM-PL NOUNIF but   create-VM[PST;IPRF] I-NM  concept-NM language-ADJM-PL

I am bad at linguistics, yet I make languages anyway.


motaja kati kija nivota.
/'ɱotaja 'kati 'kija 'nivota/

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motaja kat-i           kij-a nivo-ta
IMP    be-VM[PST;IPRF] you   cold_lavender-made;NM

Don't be discouraged.

[Reyzadren]

Based on the most recent conversation here, now with audio:

ploubgysh vyzh coikongysh aeistozan, ut shaeta paershena un arvaezhon.
shaz otha ut az koenskuya. vurshendor zaerad daei.
gyshnithsendaei ijzhosti. uvzhe pludi un 1 er kan araae glongk vyzhanae koen. (romanised here for your convenience)

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