I have all the toilet paper and you can't have any.

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I have all the toilet paper and you can't have any.

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Nnua xu va hisue maka xe kka mue no vu e guxi.
[n̩nwá ʃú vá hìswé màká ʃé kʼá mwé nó vú é ŋùʃî]
I have all the toilet paper and you can't have any.

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N-nua          xu              va  hisue maka xe  kka mue  no      vu         e                 N-uxi.
COP-LOC.1S.ICS NOM.3S.DEF.INAN all paper shit and not able receive NOM.2S.ICS ACC.3S.NSPEC.INAN COP-GEN.3S.DEF.INAN
EDIT: Less vulgar translations of toilet paper:
hisue nisua 'cleaning paper'
hisue misa 'wiping paper'
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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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Re: I have all the toilet paper and you can't have any.

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Alál:

Rukǎrakaḳaı mrûhaḳhaùṣa Rumultuḳàrsǐsıh.
[ɾʊˈqɑɾagǝŋǝj mɾuˈçɑŋʝʕod͡zǝ ˌɾomʊɬtʊˈŋɑɾseziç]
ru<akà-1vŕkv>ḳ-ı-a mru<ú>h-vr̀-ḳha<ù>ṣ-a ru<umv-ltv>ḳ-àr-sì-sí-h
own<1.3pl-all.o>-DUR-VOL.ACT cleanliness<PAT>-PURPOSE-paper<PAT>-PAT own<2.4pl-NEG>-HYP-FUT-INCH-VOL.ACT
I have all the toilet paper and you can't have any [lit. will not be able to get any].
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Pwitio poršo, wa pwitopepo požabo.
wipe-tool-1P all-1P, and.then wipe-tool-1P-TRANSL-2P-ACC-Ø-1P forbid-TR-1P
A bit clumsy but often I like to translate into Poswa by changing more than is absolutely necessary. I could have done this without saying "toilet paper" twice, but doing it this way fits the rhythm I like for the language. Poswa has no words for "have", "any (of that)", etc. but the /pwitopepo/ word could have still been something like wafepo "i control what you'll get".
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Kankonian:

Is anas hali redem mui ar os elas an eis.
1s have-PRS all toilet_paper and 2s NEG may-PRS have any
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:con: griuskant (without the conscript)

aesk kauza uv kiwelkkaezh zhers ost at koensh kana zhua 1 zhaeth.
/'esk 'kauza 'uv 'kiwəlkkeʒ ʒers 'ɔst 'at 'kɯnʃ 'kana 'ʒua 'rusk 'ʒeθ/
1SG take-V all toilet.tissue then-PL 2SG V-PST shallnot get-V even 1 thing
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:con: Yélian

Re vutret, re bai u'decelborató èpa bárat cityatreinei.
[ɾə ˈvutɾət, ɾə baɪ̯ ʉˌdeːkəlˌˌboːɾɐˈtoː ˈɛpɐ ˈbaːɾɐt kɨt͡ʃɐˈtɾɛɪ̯nɛɪ̯]
1SG INT, 1SG have-1SG DEF.INAN=toilet_paper-COL and from-DEM NEG-POT-get-2SG
I have all the toilet paper and (from that) you can't have any.

New word for this challenge:

decelborat [Southern Standard] - toilet paper
decelesme [Northern Standard] - toilet paper

Etymology I: decel "toilet" + borat "paper; sheet of paper"
Etymology II: decel "toilet" + esme "sheet of paper"
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:es-pv: Basque

Nik dut komuneko paper guztia eta zuk ez dezakezu ezer izan.
/nik dut komuneko paper gus̻ti.a eta s̻uk es̻ des̻akes̻u es̻er is̻an/
[ni tu komuneko paper ɣus̻ti.a eta s̻uk es̻ tes̻akes̻u es̻er is̻an]
ni-k d-Ø-u-t komun=eko paper guzti=a eta zu-k ez d-Ø-eza-ke-zu ezer izan
1SG-ERG toilet=GEN.SG paper all=ABS.SG 3.ABS.PRS-SG.ABS-AUX.TR-1SG.ERG and 2SG-ERG NEG 3.ABS.PRS-SG.ABS-AUX-POT-2SG.ERG anything have

I have all the toilet paper and you can't have any.
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:con: Gondolan

Miof ba sanda.
/mĩo̜f ba san.da/
[1ST.ERG.SING-POS.INALIEN UNIV cloth.PROX.ABS.SING-DEF]
I have all the toilet paper and you can’t have any. (Lit. I have “all” of the cloth, it can’t be taken.)

Gondolan society, and it's daughter cultures, don't have toilet paper. So I figured I'd just substitute it for cloth.

Also I'm kinda surprised at how short this sentence is compared to English, tbh. Usually Gondolan is kind of unwieldly.
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Re: I have all the toilet paper and you can't have any.

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Image Silvish

Jh' e tou-t lo papyaê kû e vo-z en pose ppah avê.
[ʒe.tu.tlo.paˈpyː ˈkyː ʔe.vo.zɛ̃m.po.sɛˈpɑː ʔaˈvɛː]
1S.NOM have.1S all DEF-M.C paper ass and 2P of_it be_able.2P NEG have-INF

I have all the toilet paper, and you can't have any.


:fra: French

J'ai tout le papier cul et vous ne pouvez pas en avoir.
/ʒɛ tu‿l pa.pje ky e vu‿n pu.ve pa ɑ̃.n‿a.vwaʁ/
1S.NOM=have.1S all.M DEF-M paper ass and 2P NEG be_able.2P NEG of_it have-INF


French and Silvish position their clitic object pronouns differently. In French, they usually precede the verb they relate to as closely as possible. In Silvish, they go as close to the left of the clause as possible, either stopping before the first verb in the clause or before a later verb due to considerations like scope. So in the French sentence above, the object pronoun en goes directly in front of avoir, since it replaces an object of that verb. In the Silvish sentence, en comes just before pose, the clause's first verb. I'm still working out the underlying principle, but it is allowed to go that far left partly because it can't be misinterpreted as an object of pose.

Also, "ass paper" is a top-notch name for toilet paper.
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:con: Θrūvaṛvāma / Thurvic

Suvar śarvahmaycakaṇqíppivaϙ ya ćqifáuhuvis.
[ˈsuʋɑr ʃɑrʋɑxˌmɑjtsɑkɑŋˈqihpiʋɑqʼ jɑ tʃqiˈɸɑwxuʋis]
1S-be-N.FUT all_toilet_cloth-COM and NEG-2SGAN.SUBJ-receive-3SGIN.OBJ-FUT
'I have all the toilet paper and you can't have any.'

No cultural conventions regarding bodily fluids have been developed yet, so 'toilet' is merely 'a place of urination' (hmáycakan) and 'paper' is 'cloth' (qippi). Thus 'toilet paper' is merely 'a cloth for a place of urination' (hmaycakáṇqippi).
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Void wrote: 10 Jul 2020 13:25 No cultural conventions regarding bodily fluids have been developed yet, so 'toilet' is merely 'a place of urination' (hmáycakan) and 'paper' is 'cloth' (qippi). Thus 'toilet paper' is merely 'a cloth for a place of urination' (hmaycakáṇqippi).
Rather than type of excreta as referent, one could take it from the orificial "point of departure"/ point of view.

I am reminded of of Patois bumbaclott (lit. "cloth for your bum"). I think it also counts for "menstrual pad" in certain registers Patois.

… and bear in mind the transferred deprecative/derogatory uses of bumbaclott are legion: one who displays lack of intelligence, lack of common sense, lack of social adroitness, impolite~demeaning behavior, etc.
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:con: Paatherye

ओकु यज़ षजऌषुलुनो वा ष चोनि ठू प्रूहिमौ तेऌपमे.
Ēku yas șajalșulunē wā șa cēni thū prūhimey telpame.
[ˈeːku jas ʃad͡ʒalʃuˈluneː waː ʃa ˈt͡seːni tʰuː pɾuːˈhimei̯ ˈtelpame]
1SG.NOM have.1SG toilet_paper.COL.ACC and PART.ALL DEM.DIST.MASC.ALL 2SG.FEM.NOM be_prohibited.FUT.2SG get.INF
I have all the toilet paper and you can't have any.
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