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A Universe Within Us

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Not much more than that. Really, that's all that needs to be said, in a way.

Taken from Oleksii Chekal's snuschusly intoxicating Greek Calligraphy page:
https://www.behance.net/gallery/2767873 ... alligraphy

If one could vape letters, I vaped Bold Byzantine Ornate Initials and deftly swashing miniscules & incunabulæ til I could take it no longer.



:ell: Τὸ σύμπαν μέσα μας

DEF.N.NOM.SG entirety.NOM.SG PRP 1PL.OBJ

The universe is within us.
Mebbe More Lit.: Everything is within us.
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I enjoy this phrase immensely b/c the connecting verb is absent, which sort of ellipsis isn't illegal at all in :ell: grammar (the Greeks invented the term after all [}:D] ) , yet it was as if the author was afraid to acknowledge the unholy union of the Self to the Universe (!) , and make that final connection; it's as if the author leaves that philosophical knit-knottedry up to the reader.

[;)]
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:con: Çedara


La oña sue ino nœ.
DEF.F.SG all.N.PL sit<PRS.ACT.INDIC>3SG PRP 1PL.DAT


:con: Rozwi

Ɂol ienena feiklitmetžeič veztek.
PRP 1PL.LOC pool.thread.10,000.similtude live<PRS>3SG
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:con: griuskant (without the conscript)

ijyalroek ijhaupsiukia aeskes.
/'idʒjalrɯk 'idʒhaupsiukia 'eskəs/
advanced-world advanced-phase-PL-in-A-V 1PL
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:con: Silvish

L' univer l' e ddyun neû.
[ly.niˈvɛʁ lɛˈdjœ̃ŋ ˈnœː]
DEF universe 3S be.3S.PRS.IND in 1P.DISJ
The universe is within us.
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Lambuzhao wrote: 23 Dec 2018 13:38 I enjoy this phrase immensely b/c the connecting verb is absent, which sort of ellipsis isn't illegal at all in :ell: grammar (the Greeks invented the term after all [}:D] ) , yet it was as if the author was afraid to acknowledge the unholy union of the Self to the Universe (!) , and make that final connection; it's as if the author leaves that philosophical knit-knottedry up to the reader.

[;)]
hostanuççexomrâm-cos mesa-han-tami wásati

A rather complex sentence, that!

Syntactically, a Universe is a kind of living organism of willful capacities. Thus it takes the agent -âm form along with a durative verbal conjugation. The verb wasam, be, in the durative takes on the notion of “condescend to inhabit”, “desire to abide within”. We do not actually choose a universe to be within us so much as a universe chooses its vessel.

Contrary to the Greek, Talarian does not allow for such shennanigans. But the universally understood concepts of agency & volition & matters existential demand a rather different expression. It can not be said that something as dynamic and living as universe is equatable to a static and unmoving mass or lump.
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:tan: Swahili

Ulimwengu umo ndani yetu.
ulimwengu u-mo ndani y-etu
(CL11/14?)universe CL11/14?-REL.CL18 (CL9)inside CL9-GEN.1P
The universe is inside is.

(Umo could be replaced with uko more generally/colloquially. Umo would be used more rarely but helps emphasise the internality of "inside".)
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:con: Ngolu/Iliaqu

Xa vua inua xu vaqu.
[ʃá vwâ‿jnwá ʃú vaʔû]
inside LOC.2S.ICS LOC.1P.ICS NOM.3S.DEF.INAN universe
The universe is inside us.
Glossing Abbreviations: COMP = comparative, C = complementiser, ACS / ICS = accessible / inaccessible, GDV = gerundive, SPEC / NSPC = specific / non-specific, AG = agent, E = entity (person, animal, thing)
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elemtilas wrote: 25 Dec 2018 06:32
Lambuzhao wrote: 23 Dec 2018 13:38 I enjoy this phrase immensely b/c the connecting verb is absent, which sort of ellipsis isn't illegal at all in :ell: grammar (the Greeks invented the term after all [}:D] ) , yet it was as if the author was afraid to acknowledge the unholy union of the Self to the Universe (!) , and make that final connection; it's as if the author leaves that philosophical knit-knottedry up to the reader.

[;)]
hostanuççexomrâm-cos mesa-han-tami wásati

A rather complex sentence, that!

Syntactically, a Universe is a kind of living organism of willful capacities. Thus it takes the agent -âm form along with a durative verbal conjugation. The verb wasam, be, in the durative takes on the notion of “condescend to inhabit”, “desire to abide within”. We do not actually choose a universe to be within us so much as a universe chooses its vessel.

Contrary to the Greek, Talarian does not allow for such shennanigans. But the universally understood concepts of agency & volition & matters existential demand a rather different expression. It can not be said that something as dynamic and living as universe is equatable to a static and unmoving mass or lump.

fflátâ oram!!

petanarçafflatanhe takahan pancatapelewarktasihan teyo sactâlemtilelhan!

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Dormouse559 wrote: 24 Dec 2018 21:42 :con: Silvish

L' univer l' e ddyin neû.
[ly.niˈvɛʁ lɛˈdjɛ̃ŋ ˈnœː]
DEF universe 3S be.3S.PRS.IND in 1P.DISJ
The universe is within us.
Marchì!
Goiós Naral e buona annada!!

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Imralu wrote: 25 Dec 2018 12:23 :con: Ngolu/Iliaqu

Xa vua inua xu vaqu.
[ʃá vwâ‿jnwá ʃú vaʔû]
inside LOC.2S.ICS LOC.1P.ICS NOM.3S.DEF.INAN universe
The universe is inside us.
Asante nsana!
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Lambuzhao wrote: 25 Dec 2018 16:55Asante nsana!
[:D]
Karibu!
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Imralu wrote: 25 Dec 2018 12:23 :con: Ngolu/Iliaqu

Xa vua inua xu vaqu.
[ʃá vwâ‿jnwá ʃú vaʔû]
inside LOC.2S.ICS LOC.1P.ICS NOM.3S.DEF.INAN universe
The universe is inside us.
ba teua nu eui!
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Lambuzhao wrote: 25 Dec 2018 16:58ba teua nu eui!
Bava matta! Tazu vu!
entirely correct | skilled NOM.2S.ICS
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Lambuzhao wrote: 25 Dec 2018 16:43 Marchì!
Goiós Naral e buona annada!!

:mrgreen:
Jou metrê a djour plû souvin mou rrinsenyaman desus lû silvoû, mê insi jou verrê mwì lou silvoù vyé.
I'd update my information on Silvish more often, but then I'd see less old Silvish.
[:D]

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Marchoù !
Halanda jouyeuza e bbon-' anneya !!
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Lambuzhao wrote: 25 Dec 2018 16:37 petanarçafflatanhe takahan pancatapelewarktasihan teyo sactâlemtilelhan!
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Kala:

ke kata enankua nahe
O universe P.1pl.INLC be.inside
The universe is inside us.
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Boral:
l'univers afont nous
/liniˈvɛrs aˈfɔnt nu/ [linɪˈvæɐ̯s ɐˈvɔnːu]
def=universe within 1p.dsj
terram impūram incolāmus
hamteu un mont sug
let us live in a dirty world
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masako wrote: 26 Dec 2018 13:28 Kala:

ke kata enankua nahe
O universe P.1pl.INLC be.inside
The universe is inside us.
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nyasampa ~ od ihme uŋzoržewiriθ!
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Imralu wrote: 25 Dec 2018 17:10
Lambuzhao wrote: 25 Dec 2018 16:58ba teua nu eui!
Bava matta! Tazu vu!
entirely correct | skilled NOM.2S.ICS
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