On Metaphors

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On Metaphors

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:eng: English:

There are metaphors in all languages and all languages use metaphors extensively.

No metaphors, no deep thoughts.

:con: Urban Basanawa:

彼るせぃんど隠喩す中ん全る゚語かん、又ん全る゚語かん使いいたと隠喩す中ん一ん広ど範囲
/dɑ:ɹ sɪnt ɪnjʊs ɪn aɫ spɹɑ:kən ʊn aɫ spɹɑ:kən ni:tət ɪnjʊs ɪn ɛn waɪt hanjɪ/
There are metaphors in all languages, and all languages use metaphors extensively

無ん隠喩す、無ん深ぷ考たす
/ki:n ɪnjʊs ki:n di:p gədaxtəs/
No metaphors, no deep thoughts
I prefer to not be referred to with masculine pronouns and nouns such as “he/him/his”.
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Re: On Metaphors

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Сѧдь мьдьбръщи въ олѣмоу роздоумъ я олоу розди ѫбьвидо брыкѫдь мьдьбръtѧ.
ⰔⰤⰄⰠ·ⰏⰠⰄⰠⰁⰓⰛⰉ·ⰂⰟ·ⰑⰎⰏⰖ·ⰓⰑⰈⰄⰖⰏⰟ·Ⱔ·ⰙⰎⰖ·ⰓⰑⰈⰄⰉ·ⰨⰁⰠⰂⰉⰄⰑ·ⰁⰓⰟⰉⰍⰨⰄⰠ·ⰏⰠⰄⰠⰁⰓⰛⰤ.
[ˈsẽdĭ mĭdĭbrŭˈʃti vŭ ˈolʲæmu ˈrozdumŭ ja ˈolu ˈrozdi ˈõbĭvido ˈbrɯkõdĭ mĭdĭbrŭˈtẽ]
be-3SG.PRS metaphor-PL in all-PL.DAT language-PL.DAT and all-PL language-PL extensive-ADV use-3PL.PRS metaphor-PL.ACC
There are metaphors in all languages and all languages use metaphors extensively.

Ньщь мьдьбръщоу, ньщь ждоупѣзоу тѫщоу.
ⰐⰠⰛⰠ·ⰏⰠⰄⰠⰁⰓⰛⰖ·ⰐⰠⰛⰠ·ⰆⰄⰖⰒⰤⰈⰖ·ⰕⰨⰛⰖ.
[ˈnʲĭʃtĭ mĭdĭbrŭˈʃtu ˈnʲĭʃtĭ ˈʒdupæzu ˈtõʃtu]
nothing metaphor-PL.GEN nothing deep-PL.GEN thought-PL.GEN
No metaphors, no deep thoughts.
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Re: On Metaphors

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:con: Yélian

Vut ciavet æn'anagauran væ bolcat o'palitínan èpa palitínó cenʻit yopagirʻi.
[vʉt‿ˈɪ̯aːʋət əˌnanɐˈgaʊ̯ɾɐn və ˈbolkɐt ɔ̈pɐlɨˈtiːnɐn ˈɛpɐ pɐlɨˌtiːˈnoː ˈkenʔɨt ʃɔ̈pɐˈxiɾʔi]
3SG.INDEF exist-3SG DEF.CONC=metaphor-PL in all DEF.GEN=language-PL and language-COL 3PL.OBL most_frequently-use-3PL
There are metaphors in all languages and all languages use metaphors extensively.

Civat on'anagauran, civat o'yianoboyan.
[ˈkiːʋɐt ɔ̈ˌnaːnɐˈgaʊ̯ɾɐn, ˈkiːʋɐt ɔ̈ˈɕɪ̯aːnɔ̈ˌboːʃɐn]
nothing DEF.GEN=metaphor-PL, nothing DEF.GEN=thought-deep-PL
No metaphors, no deep thoughts.

New words for this challenge:

anacaura [ˌaːnɐˈkaʊ̯ɾɐ] - metaphor
Etymology: calque form Ancient Greek μεταφορά "metaphor"; aniys "side" + caura "to mean, to signify"
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:con: griushkoent (without script here)

uv jeth reca naerginden un uvysi zhosta.
/'uv 'dʒəθ 'rətʃa 'nergindən un 'uvYsi 'ʒɔsta/
all language have-V meaning-replace-N-PASS and allsituation-A use-V

naerginden vara ysenyalk.
/'nergindən 'vara 'Ysənjalk/
meaning-replace-N-PASS what-IMP-V multi-N-PASS-word
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:con: 3SDL :

jöĄc[ÜúõjóĄjYjóĈ[WjYQbQYlóĄ
(languages all containing concepts defining other concepts this definitions alone understanding things...)
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:con: Rireinutire

ñeki tirera vema yakave to ñeki tire vemana raveti nekave: iña vema· iña hivahipe have:
/ˈŋeki ˈtiɹeɹɑ ˈvemɑ ˈjɑkɑve to ˈŋeki ˈtiɹe ˈvemɑnɑ ˈɹɑveti ˈnekɑve || ˈiŋɑ ˈvemɑ | ˈiŋɑ ˈhivɑhipe ˈhɑve/
ñeki tire-ra vema ya-ka-ve to ñeki tire vema-na rave-ti ne-ka-ve || iña vema | iña hivahipe have
every language-INE metaphor.NOM be-PRS-HSY also every language.NOM metaphor-PTV wide-ADVZ use-PRS-HSY || no metaphor.NOM | no profound thought.NOM

There are metaphors in all languages and all languages use metaphors extensively.
No metaphors, no deep thoughts.

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