Though I suppose Mr. Merrick never actually crimshawed it anywhere, this morning I had to hear it from David Bowie [played the Elephant Man on stage back in uff! 1978 (?!) ], and then from John Hurt.
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Sorry to be pre-emptively humbuggy, but Be so good as to save trollishly easy comparisons to swelled heads and vanities for another day, i bid you
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duncha mj mëcehïre dåt is hit Copf mej swækröc, vürünj is hit geipfîllt swæcu mit þeße Slepgeisite. seem<PRS> 1SG.OBJ ADV REl.INAN.SG be<PRS.3SG> 3SG.INAN.SBJ.SG head<SG> 1SG.POSS AUG.great | CNJ be<PRS.3SG> 3SG.INAN.SBJ.SG AUG.ADV PRP DEF.F.OBJ.PL sleep.vision<PL>OBJ
I think that my head is so big, because it is so full of dreams.
aesk spaezha zhaed aeskae rauk az ilz daeki vezh zhae reca is daezh.
/'esk 'speʒa ʒed 'eske 'rauk az 'ilz 'deki vəʒ 'ʒe 'rətʃa 'is 'deʒ/
1SG think-V COMP 1SG-POSS head is very big-A because that have-V many ambition
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Reyzadren wrote: ↑23 Dec 2018 13:20griuskant (without the conscript)
aesk spaezha zhaed aeskae rauk az ilz daeki vezh zhae reca is daezh.
/'esk 'speʒa ʒed 'eske 'rauk azˤ 'ilzˤ 'deki vəʒ 'ʒe 'rətʃa 'is 'deʒ/
1SG think-V COMP 1SG-POSS head is very big-A because that have-V many ambition
Eni to baie tta xu bula guni tejo baio bolo xu aizi xevaloe.
[ení tó bajé tʼá ʃú bulá ŋuní teʒó bajó boló ʃú ajzí ʃevaloé]
DAT.1S.ICS to.this.extent.1 large NOM.3S.DEF.INAN head COP-GEN.1S.ICS CAUS.C to.that.extent.3 full NOM.3S.DEF.INAN INST.3P.SPEC.INAN dream I think that my head is this big, because it is that full of dreams.
Xevaloe is literal dreams - things that you see when you sleep. You could place it with bo to mean metaphorical dreams/desires.
griuskant (without the conscript)
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