The Language of the Hawks (my first sentence)

Bristel · Post by **Bristel** » 25 Nov 2010 11:29

As a celebratory translation challenge for my first fully developed proper sentence in Teskwan, I give you:

Teskwan:
ha tăsko-at tyn kăp-udum
[ha təsʷkʷʰatʰ tʰɨn kʰəpʰud̥um]
ART.NOM.PL.F language-NOM.PL.F ART.GEN.DU.M hawk-GEN.DU.M
"the languages of the hawks"

This can be translated literally or as a metaphor for a kind of acerbic or highfalutin speech, but in the dual case, it is generally understood to be the kinds of language that two paired hawks use together, which takes on the connotation of "inside jokes that married couples or close friends use". As the meaning depends on the usage of case, it is difficult to translate into an equivalent metaphor, but the meaning can be gleaned from context as to be translated literally in a scientific magazine, or metaphorically in a romantic story.

You can provide the gloss, pronunciation and any inspired cultural meaning or details that are not covered here.

If there are no hawks in your conworld, use a similar bird-of-prey, or substitute an equivalent animal from your conworld.

Avo · Post by **Avo** » 25 Nov 2010 15:33

Firena arokebs
language.pl hawk.gen-pl
"the languages of the hawks"

Short and boring.

And congratulations to your first sentence! :D

Khemehekis · Post by **Khemehekis** » 26 Nov 2010 04:53

Kankonian:

tzehimezes na mainives
language-PL of hawk-PL
the languages of the hawks

Post by **Ossicone** » 26 Nov 2010 04:56

Inyauk: Ikúmatxnabani
/i'kumaʧnabani/
DEF-speech.hawk

LetoAtreides · Post by **LetoAtreides** » 28 Dec 2010 15:30

Nolikan: Nokrine čargak

Hālian · Post by **Hālian** » 28 Dec 2010 18:58

(scrapped)

Post by **Micamo** » 28 Dec 2010 20:01

Agyon:

E Nara Latsila.
e=nar-a lats-il-a
DEF=language-A hawk-USE-A

"The language that the hawks use."

"The anguage that the hawks made", however, takes a different case: latina.

dh3537 · Post by **dh3537** » 30 Dec 2010 01:40

Conlang ?:
avorarlavig
or
avorar de lavig

Chelsara · Post by **Chelsara** » 02 Jan 2011 04:47

CUE:
Il sé-fetkitsái
The speech-of hawk-plural
The language of the hawks

Ave94 · Post by **Ave94** » 20 Jan 2011 04:16

Taiwazaiho:

Literal:

kiwau yuu tliingsa
[ˈki.wau̯ juː ˈtɬiːŋ.sa]
hawk GEN language
"(the) language(s) of (the) hawk(s)"

Figurative: (I'll prolly think of a much better expression later)

'e yuu yetliingsa
[ʔe juː jeˈtɬiŋ.sa]
two GEN DIMINUTIVE-language
"little language(s) of two [people]"

Post by **Creyeditor** » 29 Dec 2024 21:51

Kobardon

unibardon brábus
uni-bard-on bráb-us
3.POSS-language-DEF.SG fruit_bat-DEF.PL
'the language of the fruit bats'

Literal meaning, no metaphor here. Also, no hawks, but fruit bats are maybe similar?

lsd · Post by **lsd** » 30 Dec 2024 08:34

3SDL
ÊxÎz¿Âz½_RÁÂ¾Ê
(word of animals very fast flying...)

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