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I couldn't fit the title on properly...

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Viul'akê Bafalonik, viul'akât Bafalonik luspârin, viul'ak Bafalonik luspârin.
buffalo-PL-ERG Buffalo-ABL, buffalo-PL-INS Buffalo 3s-confuse, buffalo-PL-ABS Buffalo-ABL 3s-confuse
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Not in a position to translate it yet, but here's the full sentence for the public benefit:

Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.

And here's a more understandable version:

Buffaloes from Buffalo, New York - which buffaloes from Buffalo, New York, confuse - confuse buffaloes from Buffalo, New York.
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Here's two translations into German :deu: :de-hh: :

Büffeln-büffelnde Büffel-Büffel büffeln Büffeln-büffeln.
Büffel-n-büffel-nde Büffel-Büffel büffel-n Büffel-n-büffel-n.
/bʏfəlnbʏfəlndə bʏfəlbʏfəl bʏfəln bʏfəlnbʏfəln/
[ˈbʷʏ.fl̩ʷmʷ.ˌbʷʏ.fl̩ʷndə̹ ˈbʷʏ.fl̩ʷ.ˌbʷʏ.fl̩ʷ ˈbʷʏ.fl̩ʷmʷ ˈbʷʏ.fl̩ʷm.ˌbʷʏ.fl̩ʷnʷ]
learn-INF-learn-PTCP learn-bufallo learn-3SG.PL learn-INF-learn-INF
Learning Buffaloes, who learn how to learn, learn how to learn.

Von Buffalo-Büffeln verwirrte Buffalo-Büffel verwirren Buffalo-Büffel.
Von Buffalo-Büffel-n verwirr-te Buffalo-Büffel verwirr-en Buffalo-Büffel.
by Buffalo-buffalo-DAT.PL confuse-PTCP Buffalo-buffalo confuse-3SG.PL Buffalo-buffalo
Buffaloes from Buffalo, New York - which buffaloes from Buffalo, New York, confuse - confuse buffaloes from Buffalo, New York.
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:eng: : Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.

:ita: :
Un bisonte di Buffalo, che un bisonte di Buffalo intimidisce, intimidisce un bisonte di Buffalo
a bison from Buffalo that a bison from Buffalo intimidate-IND.PRES.3.sg intimidate-IND.PRES.3.sg a bison from Buffalo

:con: Elcuin:
buffalo im Buffalo na buffalo im Buffalo orètrancàtyen o buffalo im Buffalo rètrancàte
∅ buffalo im Buffalo na ∅ buffalo im Buffalo o=retrancat-yen o buffalo im Buffalo retrancat-e
NOM buffalo from Buffalo that NOM buffalo from Buffalo ACC=intimidate-PART.PRES ACC buffalo from Buffalo intimidate-IND.PRES.3
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:dan:
Buffalo-bøfler, Buffalo-bøfler kanøfler, kanøfler Buffalo-bøfler
Buffalo-Buffalo-PL, Buffalo-Buffalo-PL buffalo-PRES, buffalo-PRES Buffalo-Buffalo-PL
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Bófalax d-<Bófalo> báfuń ai bófalax d-<Bófalo>, i ax báfuń v-ai bófalax d-<Bófalo>

Buffalo from Buffalo baffling other buffalo from Buffalo, and they baffling very other buffalo from Buffalo.
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:esp: Spanish (shamelessly stolen from Wikipedia)

Los búfalos de Búfalo que son molestados por búfalos de Búfalo molestan a búfalos de Búfalo.
[lo̞s ˈβ̞ufalo̞s ð̞e̞ ˈβ̞ufalo̞ ke̞ so̞m mo̞les̪ˈt̪að̞o̞s po̞ɾ ˈβ̞ufalo̞s ð̞e̞ ˈβ̞ufalo̞ mo̞ˈle̞stan a ˈβ̞ufalo̞s ð̞e̞ ˈβ̞ufalo̞]
los búfalo-s de Búfalo-Ø que son molest-ad-o-s por búfalo-s de Búfalo-Ø molest-an a búfalo-s de Búfalo-Ø
ART.DEF.M.PL buffalo-PL of Buffalo-SG REL COP.3PL.PRS.IND bother-PP-M-PL by buffalo-PL of Buffalo-SG bother-3PL.PRS.IND to buffalo-PL of Buffalo-SG
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.
(Literally: The buffaloes of Buffalo that are buffaloed by buffaloes of Buffalo buffalo buffaloes of Buffalo.)


:zho: Mandarin (also stolen from Wikipedia)

水牛城野牛恐吓了被水牛城野牛恐吓的水牛城野牛。
Shuǐniú chéng yěniú kǒnghè le bèi shuǐniú chéng yěniú kǒnghè de shuǐniú chéng yěniú.
[ʂweɪ̯˨˩njəʊ̯˧˥ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ˧˥ jɛ˨˩njəʊ̯˧˥ kʰʊŋ˨˩xɤ˥˩ lɤ̆˩ peɪ̯˥˩ ʂweɪ̯˨˩njəʊ̯˧˥ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ˧˥ jɛ˨˩njəʊ̯˧˥ kʰʊŋ˨˩xɤ˥˩ tɤ̆˩ ʂweɪ̯˨˩njəʊ̯˧˥ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ˧˥ jɛ˨˩njəʊ̯˧˥]
water.buffalo city bison threaten PFV by water.buffalo city bison threaten GEN water.buffalo city bison
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.
(Literally: Buffalo buffalo are buffaloed by Buffalo buffalo that Buffalo buffalo buffalo.)
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