Favorite Sample Sentences

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Favorite Sample Sentences

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Here's my favorite from Proto-Teligo:

Kebokho wolakketsá i, attú na ma.
[ke.ˈbo.xo wo.la.kːe.ˈʦa i a.ˈtːu na ma]
bane gardener-AN.PL.GEN small / but 3sg.NOM mighty
"The snail is small but mighty."

You could translate that, or post your own favorite sentence ─ it's up to you!
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The snail is small but mighty

:con: 3SDL:
fõāSëcS9bn]n[SpÞ_‚a7õùlõù9

half and muscular and soft animal whose body in a box in spiral

:fra: Français
l'escargot est petit mais costaud
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:deu: German

Die Schnecke ist klein, aber oho.
[diː ˈʃnɛkʰə ʔɪst klaɪ̯n, ˈʔaːbɐ ˈoːho]*
DEF.FEM.NOM snail.NOM COP.3SG small, but powerful
The snail is small but mighty.

:esp: Spanish

El caracol es chiquito pero matón.
[el kaɾaˈkol es t͡ʃiˈkit̪o ˈpeɾo maˈton]
DEM.MASC.NOM snail COP.3SG small but powerful
The snail is small but mighty.

:con: Yélian

A'grèndoi niypèbòibit.
[ɐˈgɾɛndɔʊ̯ na̯iːpɛˈbɔʊ̯bɨt]
DEF.ANIM=snail small_but_mighty-COP.3SG.ANIM
The snail is small but mighty.

New word for this challenge:

niypèbòi [na̯iːpɛˈbɔʊ̯] - small but mighty (idiom)
Etymology: literally "small and WOW!"
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:con: Langrois
OL Ind ulihte issi bicc eht nertol.
NL Ne liçon sé becc iç nertou.
/inn 'wlihtə i'si bik eht ner'tol/
/nə 'liːsɔn se bɛk is 'nɛrtu/
DEF.M.SG snail be.PRED small but mighty

(Some speakers still have /θ/ or /ts/ for soft c/ç.)
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Kuima

ara vu kävus xoti sön vors
[aɾa vu kævus xoti sʌn voɾs]
COP DEF snail small but strong
ara vu buni nnovki malasobuni - The moon is bright at night
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:con: Rireinutire

sayu pini yakave sika vanike:
/ˈsɑju ˈpini ˈjɑkɑve ˈsikɑ ˈvɑnike/
sayu pini ya-ka-ve sika vanike
snail.NOM small be-PRS-HSY but mighty

The snail is small but mighty.

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