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napanu gelu: bimushekra ya kadinnai
hear-1sg-3sg.ANIM come-3sg.ANIM | DAT-withdraw-INF VOC lead-AG-1sg.GEN
I hear him coming: let's withdraw, my lord.

aharwa lai batedesha
face-ACC 3sg.GEN fear-CAUS-PST-3sg.INAM
He had a scary face.

hetim biqesbuwa kesh parurum
tree-PL DAT-week-ACC few bloom-TENT-3pl
The trees will flower in a few weeks.

shawemti kamatú?
finish-Q-2sg book-ACC
Have you finished the book?

eshwa kita urhim shúmunum
house-ACC be.old-3sg.INAM spirit-PL haunt-REPO-3pl
They say that ghosts haunt the old house.

kudanla biqar giyek yilanimwa giyeshan ara kayaban sayedaqin
be.able-1sg-NEG DAT-time wear-INF clothing-work-PL-ACC wear-PST-1sg time COP-DUR-1sg office-AG
I can no longer wear the clothes that I used to wear when I was an office worker.

ya dikha bikeshimwa yanak
VOC care-COM DAT-person-PL-ACC suspect-COM
Be careful with suspicious people.

guledimwa gimirai habtunum
comedy-PL-ACC TV-GEN be.popular-3pl
Comedy TV shows are popular.

kuwebti ki bisinwa gashti
expel-PASS -2sg if DAT-exam-ACC cheat-2sg
If you cheat on an exam, you will be expelled.

iyib kuluran bidura ishá urrek watú bishaleda
again fail-TENT-1sg DAT-score maybe repeat-INF year-ACC DAT-school
If I get a failing score again, I might have to repeat a year in school.
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masako wrote: 02 May 2019 00:11 napanu gelu: bimushekra ya kadinnai
hear-1sg-3sg.ANIM come-3sg.ANIM | DAT-withdraw-INF VOC lead-AG-1sg.GEN
I hear him coming: let's withdraw, my lord.
Withdraw, as in withdrawing from a battle?
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Squirrels chase koi . . . chase squirrels

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:con: Yélian

Rîyai pi curet. Valitunʻaven, Bran.
[ˈɾiːʃaɪ̯ pɨ ˈkuːɾət. ˌvalɨˈtunʔaʋən, bɾaːn]
hear-1SG that come-3SG | return-JUS.1PLIN, Mister
I hear him coming: let's withdraw, my lord.

Te bet cómebocrivats.
[tə bət‿ˈoːməbɔ̈ˌkɾiːʋɐt͡s]
3SG.MASC have-3SG face-frighten-ADZ
He had a scary face.

An'aban roflesʻi pun rai o'pèman.
[ɐnˈaːbɐn ɾɔ̈ˈʰleːsi pʉn saɪ̯ ɔ̈ˈpɛmɐn]
DEF.ANIM=tree-PL FUT-blossom-3PL in some DEF.GEN=week.PL
The trees will flower in a few weeks.

Barcai yifadreyei u'riur?
[ˈbaɾkaɪ̯ ɕɨɸɐdˈɾeːʃeɪ̯ ʉˈɾiːʉd̟]
ask-1SG PST-finish-2SG DEF.INAN-book
Have you finished the book?

Cen iracʻi, zoloran quadvosti pun pilatpuʻat.
[kən ɨˈɾakʔi, ˈcoːlɔ̈ɾɐn kɐdˈvosti pʉn ˈpiːlɐ̆ˌpuʔɐt]
3PL tell-3PL, ghost-PL seem-haunt-3PL in house-old
They say that ghosts haunt the old house.

Cîyvaltyapargai u'parge vit yipargai der yimovrosbai gúvenivor.
[kɨɕvɐlt͡ʃɐˈpaɾgaɪ̯ ʉˈpaɾgə vɨt ɕɨˈpaɾgaɪ̯ dəd̠ ɕɨˈmɔʊ̯ɾɔ̈sbaɪ̯ ˈxuːʋənɨʋɔd̠]
not_anymore-ABL-wear-1SG DEF.INAN=clothes REL PST-wear-1SG when PST-occupied-COP.1SG office_worker
I can no longer wear the clothes that I used to wear when I was an office worker.

Cragas fecun palannaʻonan.
[ˈkɾaːgɐʃ ˈɸeːkʉn ˈpaːlɐnˌnaːʔɔ̈nɐn]
be_careful-JUS.2SG with people.PL-suspicious-PL
Be careful with suspicious people.

Télenoccomédiasan tarilbul.
[ˈteːlənɔ̈kɔ̈ˈmeːdɪ̯ɐsɐn ˈtaːɾɨlbʉl]
TV_show-comedian-PL popular-COP.3PL
Comedy TV shows are popular.

Vigo gatsei can bevel, rovætayiu.
[ˈviːxɔ̈ ˈgaːt͡sɛɪ̯ kɐn ˈbeːʋəl, ɾɔ̈ʋəˈtaʃɪ̯u]
if cheat-2SG for exam, FUT-expel-INV.2SG
If you cheat on an exam, you will be expelled.

Vigo valitselai miveralcemomerats, roravalitai ílvereti mia pun secarúi.
[ˈviːxɔ̈ ˌvalɨtˈseːlaɪ̯ mɨˈʋeːɾɐlkəmɔ̈ˈmeːɾɐt͡s, ɾɔ̈ɾɐʋɐˈliːtaɪ̯ ˈilvəɾəti ˈmiː.ɐ pʉn səkɐˈruː]
if again-receive_bad-1SG score-NEG-pass-ADZ, FUT-PROP-repeat-1SG year-ENUM one in school
If I get a failing score again, I might have to repeat a year in school.
Wipe the glass. This is the usual way to start, even in the days, day and night, only a happy one.
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J' l' oveus van-i. Retirannou, vottra senyorî.
[ʒləˈvœs vŋ̩ˈi | ʁe.tiˈʁɑ̃n.nu vɔt.tʁa.se.ɲəˈʁiː]
1S.NOM 3S hear-1S come-INF | withdraw-1P-1P.REFL | 2.FORM-NOM.F.C lordship.NOM

I hear him coming: let's withdraw, my lord.

Illy avoû in vizâjou eccrintan.
[iʎ.ʎˑəˈvuː ʔɛ̃ɱ.viˈzɑː.ʒu ʔɛk.kʁɛ̃ˈtɑ̃ŋ]
3S.NOM have-IPF.3S INDEF.ACC.M.C face-ACC scary.ACC.M.C

He had a scary face.

Lo-z àmbrou floriron d' iché câque ssammân-a.
[ləˈzɑ̃m.bʁu flo.ʁiˈʁɔ̃ŋ diˈʃe kɑː.kɛs.sɑ̃ˈmɑ̃ː.ə]
DEF-NOM.M.C=PL tree-NOM flower-FUT-3P from here a_few PL-week-ACC

The trees will flower in a few weeks.

T' a fin-i lo lîvrou ?
[ta.fŋ̩ˈi ləˈliː.vʁu]
2S have.2S finish-PST_PTCP DEF-ACC.M.C book-ACC

Have you finished the book?

On dis que de fantômou demeùrou dyun lê vyê mêzwi.
[ɔ̃ˈdis ke.de.fɑˈtɔː.mu dəˈmø.ʁu ˈdjœ̃ŋ lɛː.vjɛː.mɛˈzɥi]
PRO.NOM say.3S SBRD PART ghost-NOM haunt-3S in DEF-OBL.F.C old house-OBL

They say that ghosts haunt the old house.

Jo peu pû pourta lou vvetteman que jo pourtoû comê-y imploûyé de buro.
[ʒo.pəˈpyː puˈta luv.vɛt.təˈmɑ̃ŋ ke.ʒo.puˈtuː ko.mɛː.jɛ̃m.pluˈje de.byˈʁo]
1S.NOM be_able.1S no_longer wear-INF DEF-ACC.M.C.PL PL-clothes REL 1S.NOM wear-IPF.1S as worker.NOM of office.ACC

I can no longer wear the clothes that I used to wear when I was an office worker.

Meffizâte de mòndi douteû.
[mɛf.fiˈzɑː.tə dəˈmɔ̃n.di duˈtœː]
be_careful-IMP.2S-2S.REFL of people-OBL suspicious-OBL.M.C

Be careful with suspicious people.

La ssêrye televizâ comîca ella sson pôplêrye.
[lɑˈsɛː.ʁjə te.le.viˈzɑː kəˈmiː.kə ʔɛl.lɑs.sɔ̃m.pɔˈplɛː.ʁjə]
DEF-NOM.F.C PL-show televize-PST_PTCP.NOM.F.C comic-NOM.F.C 3S.NOM-PL be.3P popular-NOM.F.C

Comedy TV shows are popular.

S' qu' on frólyi all in ezzàmou, on sera esspulsa.
[skɔ̃ˈfʁo.ʎˑi ʔɑl.lẽ.ɛˈza.mu | ʔɔ̃n.səˈʁa ʔɛs.spyˈsa]
if SBRD PRO.NOM cheat-PRS_SBJV.3S at INDEF.ACC.M.C exam-ACC | PRO.NOM be.FUT-3S expel-PST_PTCP.NOM.M.N

If you cheat on an exam, you will be expelled.

S' que j' rechif ancôra in-a nôta impehhê, î peu-t ettovoù que j' redeûblou in-' annâ a ll' ecqueûle.
[ske.ʒʁəˈʃif ʔɑ̃ˈkɔː.ʁə ʔẽ.əˈnɔː.tə ʔɛ̃m.pɛˈhɛː | ʔiː.pø.tɛt.təˈvu ke.ʒʁəˈdœː.blu ʔẽ.ɑ̃ˈnɑː ʔɑl.lɛˈkœː.lə]
if SBRD 1S.NOM get.PRS_SBJV.1S again INDEF-ACC.F.C score-ACC failing-ACC.F.C | 3S.NOM be_able.3S be_necessary-INF SBRD 1S.NOM repeat-1S INDEF year-ACC at DEF school-OBL

If I get a failing score again, I might have to repeat a year in school.


A little glossary of words I coined or significantly rethought for these translations:
Spoiler:
buro nmc - office (< Fr. bureau)
demora (demeur-) v - haunt; (archaic) inhabit, live in
douteu adj - suspicious, causing suspicion
eccrintan adj - scary, frightening
fantômou nmc - ghost
flori v - bloom, flower
frolyé v - cheat (on a test, game, etc.) (< Lt. *fraudulo)
impehhé - (v) stop, fail (sb in a class); (adj) (of a grade) failing
imploûyé - (v) employ, use; (nmn/nfn) employee, (service) worker glossuse
pôplêrou adj - popular
redobla (redeubl-) v - double, increase; redo (a class)
retira v - withdraw
senyorî nfc - fiefdom, area governed by a lord; lordship, used in formal address vottra senyorî
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:con: Caelian

Rar süzraj viz Tot cudra; Seng zordek cuonerdil, Bordyesëk.
[rah ʒysɾaj vis tʰon ʝudˈra; ʒɛŋ zɔɾˈdɛk ʝʊ̯ɔnɛɾˈdil, bɔɾdʲɛʒək]
1SG.NOM hear.1SG that 3SG.MASC come.3SG | 1PLIN.NOM back retreat.1PLIN>3SG, man.VOC
I hear him coming: let's withdraw, my lord.

Tot combokyav hürwyozok mok sibyäis.
[tʰon ʒɔmbɔˈkʲaf hyɾʋɔˈzɔk mɔk ʒibʲæɪ̯ʃ]
3SG.MASC.NOM face.POSS scary.MASC.POSS INDEF.MASC.POSS PST-COP.3SG>3SG
He had a scary face.

Hibanes nyofatapim rasapiz ceiz rofünoktin.
[hibaˈnɛʃ ɲɔβatʰaˈpʰim raʒaˈpʰis ʝɛɪ̯s rɔβynɔkˈtʰin]
tree.PL.NOM week.PL.TERM few.TERM after FUT-flower.3PL>3PL
The trees will flower in a few weeks.

Tag Zan losgyod kyacivtis?
[tʰag zan lɔʃˈgʲɔd kʲaʝifˈtʰiʃ]
POL 2SG.NOM book.INST INCH-finish.2SG>3SG
Have you finished the book?

Tet bityürehawy viz byotaneng vportalyen püttozaly byüterting.
[tʰɛn bitʲyrɛˈhaʋ vis bʲɔtʰaˈnɛŋ p̪ɔɾtʰaˈʎɛn pʰytʰɔˈzaʎ bytʰɛrˈtʰiŋ]
3PL.MASC.NOM storytell.3PL that ghost.PL.NOM house.INN old.MASC.INN haunt.3PL>3SG
They say that ghosts haunt the old house.

Rar rofanur, töng Rar sibirufunir, tyer Rar kilnyowyen miwy byäi, këvak rufunirnas.
[rah rɔβaˈnuɾ, tʰœŋ rah ʒibiruβuˈniɾ, tʲɛɾ rah kʰilɲɔˈʋɛn miʋ bʲæɪ̯, kʰəˈvak ruβuniɾˈnaʃ]
1SG.NOM cloth.PL.ACC, DEM.MASC.PROX.ACC 1SG.NOM PST-STAT-wear.1SG>3PL, when 1SG.NOM office_worker.ESS INDEF.NEUT.ESS COP.1SG>3SG, NEG_anymore wear.1SG>3PL-POT
I can no longer wear the clothes that I used to wear when I was an office worker.

Zan zipuiny folanyëden hünatozën.
[zan zipʰuˈ.iɲ βɔlaɲəˈdɛn hynatʰɔˈzən]
2SG.NOM beware_of.2SG>3PL people.PL.PROL suspicious.MASC.PL.ESS
Be careful with suspicious people.

Pyaralet talvijen hünatan beruy.
[pʲaraˈlɛt tʰalˈvɪ̯ɛn hynaˈtʰan beˈruɪ̯]
show.NOM.PL television.GEN funny.PL.FEM COP.3PL
Comedy TV shows are popular.

Vür Zan zikjut mib bidicnin, Zan cosin bividdyak.
[vyɾ zan zikˈjut mib bidiçˈnin, zan ʝɔˈʒin bividˈdʲak]
if 2SG.NOM exam.INST INDEF.NEUT.INST STAT-cheat.2SG>3SG, 2SG.NOM PAS STAT-expel.2SG
If you cheat on an exam, you will be expelled.

Vür Rar kyanjur tongwýjesung billet cülli, Rar lühvapin vpilvuit ming robüllitëv sakruhis.
[vyɾ rah kʲanjuɾ tʰɔŋʋɪ̯ɛˈʒuŋ biˈlɛt ʝyˈli, rah lyhvaˈpʰin p̪ilˈvuɪ̯t miŋ rɔbyliˈtʰəf ʒakruˈhiʃ]
if 1SG.NOM score.ACC failure.GEN-ACC again receive.1SG>3SG, 1SG.NOM likely year.ACC INDEF.FEM.ACC FUT-repeat-NEC school.COM
If I get a failing score again, I might have to repeat a year in school.
Wipe the glass. This is the usual way to start, even in the days, day and night, only a happy one.
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१: शोक ड़ैज़ व्वेमे ध्रा; फीजखरसख़, मूड़नष​.
1. Ēku rays veme dhrā; phījakharsakhan, Mūranașa.
1SG.NOM hear.1SG come.INF 3SG.MASC.ACC, retreat.IMP.1PL, madam.VOC
I hear him coming; let's withdraw, mylady.

२: युवो शीने स:येवेड़ो होकुऌ.
2. Yuwē īne s'yewēre hēkul.
3SG.MASC.NOM have.PST.3SG.MASC INDEF=scary.ACC face.ACC
He had a scary face.

३: फ़ि पिरषु दोतेमि सीयेज़ शात​षवें.
3. Fi pirșu dētemi sīyes āthașawem.
DEF.PL.NOM tree.PL.NOM flower.FUT.3PL INDEF.PL.ALL week.PL.ALL
The trees will flower in a few weeks.

४: ठू व्वेज़ ध्रे जालमे मो नैड़े?
4. Thū ves dhre jālame mē nayre?
2SG.FEM.NOM AUX.INCH.2SG.FEM from read.INF DEF.MASC.ACC book.ACC
Have you finished the book? (Assuming the spoken-to is a woman).

५: शूप़ चीठै सी ह्वोड़ुं स्वाठचौ मो गोलु धामे.
5. Ūpan cīthay, sī hwērum svāthacey mē gēlu dhāme.
3PL.NOM tell.3PL, INDEF.PL.NOM deamon.PL.NOM haunt.REN.3PL DEF.MASC.ACC old.MASC.ACC house.ACC
They say that ghosts haunt the old house.

६: नोगज़ नेर शोज़मे हेमुर ष्तोमे, षूते शोकु त्वयि सयु स्कीरपयु ष्तोता, ठा वोस़.
6. Nēgas ner ēsme hemur ștēme, șūte ēku twayi sayu skīrpayu ștētā, thā wēsan.
NEG.1SG 1SG.DAT COP.INF possible wear.INF, when 1SG.NOM work.IPF.1SG INDEF.FEM.LOC writer.LOC wear.GDV, REL.FEM.ACC clothes.ACC
I can no longer wear the clothes that I used to wear when I was an office worker.

७: फूव्वयिव्वयेज़ सी़ लौनीचि शोफे़ पूयु.
7. Phūvayivayes sīn leynīci ēphen pūyu.
watch_out.IMP.2SG INDEF.PL.ACC suspicious.PL.ACC people.ACC against
Be careful with suspicious people.

8th sentence skipped, as it contains entire concepts I have not thought of.

९: धयीखेज़ यो सुं षैवेतुर, यो व्वारदमौ नेवज़चंता.
9. Dhayīkhes yē sum șaywetur, yē vārdamey newascamtā.
cheat.OPT.2SG 2SG.MASC.NOM INDEF.MASC.DAT exam.DAT, 2SG.MASC.NOM COP.FUT.2SG.MASC expel.GDV
If you cheat on an exam, you will be expelled. (Assuming you speak to a boy this time)

१०: धयूसी शोकु मि व्वेंदीयाहे षैवेदै़, शोकु ब्ऴतीगमै त्रौपमे सो चीरदे शूतिं त्रैधयु.
10. Dhayūsī ēku mi vemdīyāhe șaywedayn, ēku blantīgamay treypame sē cīrde ūtim traydhayu.
fail.OPT.IPF.1SG 1SG.NOM DEF.MASC.ALL coming.ALL exam.ALL, 1SG.NOM must.COND.FUT.1SG repeat.INF INDEF.MASC.ACC year.ACC in=DEF school
If I get a failing score again, I might have to repeat a year in school.

New words for this challenge:
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येवोर yewēr - scary, unsettling
Etymology: adjecivizer prefix ye- + hwēru "daemon, monster"; anlaut mutation hw -> w

होकुऌ hēkul n. - face
Etymology: from PIE *h₃ókʷ- "eye"

दोतेमे dēteme v. - to flower, blossom
Etymology: from Lithuanian žydėti "to blossom" (Hopefully there's some PIE in there)

शाठषवेऌ āthașawel n. - week
Etymology: ātha "eight" + șawel "sun"; in ancient times, an Elfish week had eight days.

स्व्वाठमे svāthame v. - to haunt
Etymology: from Sanskrit सेवते sevate "to haunt"

ष्तोमे ștēme v. - to wear
Etymology: from Proto-Ūkari *tšem- "to cover"

वोस​ wēsa n. - clothes
Etymology: from PIE *wes- "to be dressed"

स्कीरप​ skīrpa n. - writer, official, office worker
Etymology: from skīrpame "to write" + personal suffix -pa

leynīce adj. - suspicious
Etymology: nīce "below, at the bottom" and the adjectivizer ley- "-less", literally "bottomsideless", i.e. someone who covers his downside (as you could hide a knife there).

धीखमे dhīkhame v. - to cheat
Etymology: from PIE *dʰīgʷ- "to dig"

नेवाज़चमे newāscame v. - to expel, banish, exclude
Etymology: Negativizer prefix ne- + wāscame "to be factioned", i.e. be exluded from a faction.

व्वेंदी vemdī adj. - next
Etymology: vemdī is the present participle of the verb veme (to come) and received an additional meaning. Usually requires allative case.
Wipe the glass. This is the usual way to start, even in the days, day and night, only a happy one.
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