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Re: It only snows in the north, but it rains everywhere.

Posted: 22 Dec 2017 18:45
by spanick
:con: :got: Modern Gotski

Et snavd inag en nordrs ed et žignjad horuh.
3SG.NEUT.NOM snow.IMPF-3SG only in north-GEN.SG but 3SG.NEUT.NOM rain.IMPF-3SG everywhere
It only snows in the north, but it rains everywhere.

Re: It only snows in the north, but it rains everywhere.

Posted: 22 Dec 2017 21:28
by marvelous
:con: Ðeneydabus

Hūrsojz Kunyoðbaneymro yonojzlū neçaððeym.
/ˈhuːɾʃoʝ ˈkuɲoð̠bɑneɪ̯mɾo jonoʝˈluː ˈneçɑð̠ːeɪ̯m/
hūrs-ojz kunyoðban-eym-ro yon-ojz-lū neç-aðð-eym
snow-3SG.INAN North-DEF.ADV-only rain-3SG.INAN-AND all-place-DEF.ADV
It snows only North and it rains everywhere.

(Kunyoðban is derived from "kunye Doðbaneim," meaning "beyond Dorban" - Dorban is the capital city of the Htolian Empire.)

Re: It only snows in the north, but it rains everywhere.

Posted: 25 Dec 2017 07:04
by Dormouse559
:con: Silvish

Li neve outr'u norti, mæ li pleù partoù.
[liˈne.və u.tʁyˈnɔʁ.ti | ˈmɛː liˈplø paˈtu]
3SG-NOM snow only=PREP.DEF.OBL.M north-OBL but 3SG-NOM rain everywhere

It only snows in the north, but it rains everywhere.

Re: It only snows in the north, but it rains everywhere.

Posted: 28 Dec 2017 00:51
by All4Ɇn
:con: Ởnh·Vú
雪只於北、仍𩅹兜。
Xơt sỏ đi pơc, sơnh hứy lơnh.
snow only PREP north CONJ rain everywhere
It only snows in the north, but it rains everywhere.

Re: It only snows in the north, but it rains everywhere.

Posted: 01 Jan 2018 14:38
by Imralu
:tan: Swahili:

Inanyesha theluji kaskazini tu, lakini mvua inanyesha pote.
i-na-nyesh(a) theluji kaskazini tu | lakini mvua i-na-nyesh(a) p-ote
CL9-PRES-precipitate snow(CL9) north(LOC) only | but rain(CL9) CL9-PRES-precipitate CL16(LOC)-all

It only snows in the north, but it rains everywhere.

Re: It only snows in the north, but it rains everywhere.

Posted: 02 Jan 2018 00:36
by eldin raigmore
Imralu wrote: 01 Jan 2018 14:38 :tan: Swahili:

Inanyesha theluji kaskazini tu, lakini mvua inanyesha pote.
i-na-nyesh(a) theluji kaskazini tu | lakini mvua i-na-nyesh(a) p-ote
CL9-PRES-precipitate snow(CL9) north(LOC) only | but rain(CL9) CL9-PRES-precipitate CL16(LOC)-all

It only snows in the north, but it rains everywhere.
Swahili is spoken south of the Equator, right?
Shouldn't it be "it only snows in the south, but it rains everywhere"?

Re: It only snows in the north, but it rains everywhere.

Posted: 02 Jan 2018 07:31
by Imralu
eldin raigmore wrote: 02 Jan 2018 00:36
Imralu wrote: 01 Jan 2018 14:38 :tan: Swahili:

Inanyesha theluji kaskazini tu, lakini mvua inanyesha pote.
i-na-nyesh(a) theluji kaskazini tu | lakini mvua i-na-nyesh(a) p-ote
CL9-PRES-precipitate snow(CL9) north(LOC) only | but rain(CL9) CL9-PRES-precipitate CL16(LOC)-all

It only snows in the north, but it rains everywhere.
Swahili is spoken south of the Equator, right?
Shouldn't it be "it only snows in the south, but it rains everywhere"?
Swahili is spoken north and south of the equator ... the only places it snows in the range of Swahili is up on top of the mountains. Changing "north" to "south" for this reason would be silly, and if someone is writing about the US in English and it's translated to Swahili, you don't translate Washington DC as Dodoma.

Re: It only snows in the north, but it rains everywhere.

Posted: 02 Jan 2018 23:02
by eldin raigmore
Imralu wrote: 02 Jan 2018 07:31 Swahili is spoken north and south of the equator ... the only places it snows in the range of Swahili is up on top of the mountains. Changing "north" to "south" for this reason would be silly, and if someone is writing about the US in English and it's translated to Swahili, you don't translate Washington DC as Dodoma.
So ... it only snows on the mountaintops, but it rains everywhere (even deserts).

Re: It only snows in the north, but it rains everywhere.

Posted: 04 Jan 2018 12:31
by Imralu
eldin raigmore wrote: 02 Jan 2018 23:02 So ... it only snows on the mountaintops, but it rains everywhere (even deserts).
I was translating, not adapting ...

Re: It only snows in the north, but it rains everywhere.

Posted: 05 Jan 2018 00:43
by eldin raigmore
Imralu wrote: 04 Jan 2018 12:31
eldin raigmore wrote: 02 Jan 2018 23:02 So ... it only snows on the mountaintops, but it rains everywhere (even deserts).
I was translating, not adapting ...
Of course! You're correct. I was having fun, not criticizing!

Re: It only snows in the north, but it rains everywhere.

Posted: 05 Jan 2018 01:39
by Imralu
eldin raigmore wrote: 05 Jan 2018 00:43Of course! You're correct. I was having fun, not criticizing!
Ah, needed more smileys and cowbells, or I need more chill.

Re: It only snows in the north, but it rains everywhere.

Posted: 05 Jan 2018 23:34
by eldin raigmore
Imralu wrote: 05 Jan 2018 01:39
eldin raigmore wrote: 05 Jan 2018 00:43Of course! You're correct. I was having fun, not criticizing!
Ah, needed more smileys and cowbells, or I need more chill.
Cowbells and chili! Yes!

Re: It only snows in the north, but it rains everywhere.

Posted: 28 Feb 2018 06:55
by Parlox
:con: Nǫǫ'bıch Sotł (Ohanocree)

Nułı́ı́mǫ matłaa’ınǫı łaatłǫk, so’ tǫnona matłaa’ı.
/nuɬiːmo mat͡ɬaːʔi-noi ɬa-at͡ɬok soʔ tonəna mat͡ɬaːʔi/
north snow-PARTICIPLE only-3RD.SUB.PRES.IMP, all place rain
It only snows in the north, but it rains everywhere. (The north is the only snow-er, all places rain)

Re: It only snows in the north, but it rains everywhere.

Posted: 18 Mar 2018 22:36
by Yagia1
Vayardio:

"Sova da disénio éca Sétrou lovéni, tasima lo té soio tépidi"
/only (by exclusion) in North snow PRES 3sg, but over all rain PRES3sg/

Re: It only snows in the north, but it rains everywhere.

Posted: 27 Nov 2018 22:53
by Tuyono
:con: Źilaa Ruńu

ngehu ji alagar mbambas tikaicez, tian imbu ehasi liliuk haab.
nhehu ji alag-ar mba~mbas ti-kaicez tian imbu ehas-i li~liuk haab
only on south-OBL HAB~fall.3SG DIM-ice but place all-INAN.ACC HAB~come.to.3SG rain.NOM
lit. Snow only falls on the south, but rain comes to all placess

I changed "north" to "south" because Ruń is in that world's southern hemisphere and their north is strongly associated with the desert.
Two different verbs are used because rain is considered animate, being an important force of nature, while snow is just this thing that happens every few years - tiny fragments of ice fall from the sky and melt very soon. So, when it rains you say "rain is coming here", like you'd say about a person, and when it snows (if that ever happens) you say "small ice is falling".

Re: It only snows in the north, but it rains everywhere.

Posted: 14 Dec 2018 11:56
by Void
:con:

Arganjayi nitungacan aygusqunastan, asp arqilghayi vsoghci.
[ɑrˌgɑndzɑˈji niˌtuŋkʰɑˈtsɑn ɑjˌgusqunuˈstɑn ɑsp ɑrˌqilɣɑˈji ˈʋsɔxtsi]
snow-PRS-3SG.INAN only north-LOC but rain-PRS-3SG.INAN everywhere

Re: It only snows in the north, but it rains everywhere.

Posted: 25 Dec 2018 16:53
by Imralu
:con: Ngolu/Iliaqu

Lalu ualauala zola gio, mie lalu xua va.
[lalú walawalá zolá ŋjó | mjé lalú ʃwá vâ]
rain wobble solely in.north | but rain LOC.3S.DEF.INAN all
It only snows in the north, but it rains everywhere.

Re: It only snows in the north, but it rains everywhere.

Posted: 15 Jun 2020 04:42
by Parlox
:con: Gondolan

Piculon gas do sögon, nolv iotush va sêlnos.
/pisu̜lo̜n gas do̜ səgo̜n no̜ʟv io̜tu̜sh va sɛʟno̜s/
[north-PROX.ERG.SING-DEF COP.PRES.PASS only do snow.PRES.ACT, but QUAN.UNI.LOC do rain.PRES.ACT]
It only snows in the north, but it rains everywhere.

Instead of utilizing a dummy pronoun, Gondolan shifts Piculon to the position of subject and puts the clause in the passive voice.

Re: It only snows in the north, but it rains everywhere.

Posted: 02 Aug 2020 04:35
by Aseca
Lantash:
Ta pérushivé vysalan, natt- áméni vayat.
[tɐ pəɪrʊʃɪvəɪ visəlɐn nɐʔt ɑməɪnɪ vəjɐt]
It.SG-NOM over.there-LOC-north.SG-LOC fall-clump-3SG but-It.SG every-LOC fall.3SG

Re: It only snows in the north, but it rains everywhere.

Posted: 28 Aug 2020 02:57
by Man in Space
:con: Classical Ĝate n Tim Ar
Éĝés kuna kortín éił ü mĝ, ör éĝés km úmgtal kor giré.
[éŋés kùnà kòɹdín éìɬ ỳ mŋ̩ | ø̀ɹ éŋés km̩ úmɣdàl kòɹ xìɹé]
éĝés kuna kortín éił ü mĝ ör éĝés km múgtal\ kor giré.
weather snow north in DEF alone | but.SENT weather rainfall place\PL on all.DISTAL
'Snow happens in the north alone, but rain happens onto all places.'