The random Wikipedia article challenge

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The random Wikipedia article challenge

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(1) Go to Wikipedia.

(2) Click "Random article".

(3) Take the fifth sentence from the beginning of the article (ignore headlines, tables of contents, templates claiming that the article has issues, and the like - focus on the body text.)

(4) Translate it to your conlang - with glosses etc.



My random article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunak_Tunak_Tun

:uk: "It also became an international internet meme."

ImageKo komo a kia ta kamiemmi o meureke tera.
PFV become ERG 3s SG internet_meme GEN world all
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(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucido_Parocchi)

:uk: He returned to the diocese of Mantua where he worked as a professor of ecclesiastical history at its seminary.

:con: [GDYL] LH SZLD GHY DH GHDY XMHL HH MHNTWVH NH LH DNXD HH, JMLN GHDY KYNH HH LY XMHL.
Romanization: Lā sazlĕd gē dă gādī shamāl hă māntōvā nā lā danshĕd hă, jamlĕn gādī kīnā hă lī shamāl.
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Glosses, please [:)]
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can_Erdem

:uk: Erdem then joined Kocaelispor on loan in the 2007–08 season.
:con: Erdemka mjeoi 2007-08tó toňix ajágu Kokaerisporom íte.
Erdem-ERG.PST season 2007-08-INE later time.ADJZ Kocaelispor-ALL switch.PST=3.PST
Erdem-ka mjeoi 2007-08-tó toňix ajágu Kokaerispor-m íte=Ø

[èl.dɪm̥.kʰá mjè.ɜ (...) tù.n̠ʲaɪ̯x à.jɔː.gʏ kʰɔ̀.ga.ɪ.ɾís.pʊ.lúm ɪ̀ː.ɾɪ]
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First try: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zabrdo (only one sentence long)

Second try: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega2_Aquarii



Lozhulod na ham hayaz as remi baispam lozhulod na Sol mui gehezas sheiz we hel ram hospfur kilometeres alan sekant das zaihelov oinoisi az nuveshizas.

radius of this star PRS almost #ce-two radius of Sol and spin-PRS fast -ly with hundred forty-eight kilometer-PL per second according-to velocity rotation-ADJ that project-PSV-PRS

This star has nearly double the radius of the Sun and is spinning rapidly with a projected rotational velocity of 148 km/s.
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Sorry, I forgot glosses.

LH SZLD GHY DH GHDY XMHL HH MHNTWVH NH LH DNXD HH, JMLN GHDY KYNH HH LY XMHL.
Pronoun.3-singular Move-PERF Back Towards God-GEN House In Mantova Pronoun.Relative Pronoun.3-singular Work-PERF In, Teach-PRESP God-GEN History In Pronoun.Possessive.3-singular House

(Sorry, I'm bad at glosses)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Leonard,_Foster_Lane

:eng: The building, which was small, stood in the courtyard of the collegiate church, on the west side of Foster Lane.

:con: kaki pusa pini yakive· siki umake kohakunaña tomuno pakira Vosota-ñahano rasopepiha sipikive:
which.REL building.NOM small be-PST-HSY this.NOM reside-PRESP priest-collective-COM temple-GEN courtyard-INE Foster-lane-GEN west-toward-ADE stand-PST-HSY
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitter_Lawyer

:eng: Creator of the site Rick Eid is executive producer of the CBS series The Ex List.

:con: Azenti:

Ja zrøvammena Ric Ejd ara CBS-syrbun "The Ex List" tol ćorcbhivis numena.
DEF place-creator Rick Eid be CBS-writing-PL "The Ex List" GEN order-give-PTCPL over-creator
(Lit. "The site-creator Rick Eid is the order-giving over-creator of the CBS writings "The Ex List")
Nūdenku waga honji ma naku honyasi ne ika-ika ichamase!
female-appearance=despite boy-voice=PAT hold boy-youth=TOP very be.cute-3PL
Honyasi zō honyasi ma naidasu.
boy-youth=AGT boy-youth=PAT love.romantically-3S
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branko_Grahovac

:eng: After two seasons there, he signed with Serbian SuperLiga club Borac Čačak.

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Síl tíalsíkh pungelíkh içte sauraub jüzçéí, seth lé chí ézçílsík, Borats Chachaksük, chöi Superlígalatsöis sörpskílatöitöis ngalaral.
INDEF.DUAL season-POST.DUAL two-POST.DUAL after 3SG-POST* under.the.aegis.of, 3SG-NOM AUX.PAST DEF club-DAT, Borac.Čačak-DAT, DEF Superliga-GEN Serbian-GEN sign
After two seasons there, he signed with Serbian SuperLiga club Borac Čačak.

(* has the club, Željezničar, from the previous sentence as its antecedent)

Two articles on footballers out of a sampling of seven? Hmm... random, Wikipedia? [¬.¬]
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Grass_of_Home

Iŋá máisíhagáawé Héntsíga yumé iwégá'a wis'igé yínwédáan.
DEM at.the.same.time=ADV star.DIM=ATTR family be.owned=ATTR problem AN.A>INAN.P-fight.NFUT
At the same time, Stella's family struggles with problems of their own.

Borrowed the meaning of the name Stella to make it into a nice Taahu name (probably not a proper one though since I haven't decided on Taahe naming customs yet).
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Lao Kou wrote:Two articles on footballers out of a sampling of seven? Hmm... random, Wikipedia? [¬.¬]
This only confirms my suspicions that there are too many footballers in the world. [B)]
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applegate,_California

"Epuirkejt"ek méazok Amérikam uxtus mýahxum és íhtsoi páhjy ápún moikkuta "Koiripa Kep"kká táron ápy nukux ómto kuıý ápyný ken zahajta.
Applegate-ERG people-ERG America-ALL twice.eight century-TEMP REL-ABS emigrate.PST family NDEF-GEN part-ESS Clipper Gap-SUPE area NDEF-ABS buy.PST=3.PST DEM-INE fruit NDEF-BENE house-ABS CONJ=found=3.PST
= Part of a family who first emmigrated to America in the 1600's, the Applegates bought acreage above Clipper Gap, CA and established a fruit ranch there.
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First run at it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitko_High_School (picture looks positively dismal)

Second, more fruitful run: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Olympians

:eng: The concept of the 'Twelve Gods' is older than any extant Greek or Roman sources.

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Che gdöiths chek „Dhauthsed Mnö Pungethed” thfau la zçemelöth íe sík julgefrölsíd öilemiçnakhalölíd íaülelíd elínikaulatöilíd hetaum romanolatöilíd íe nöi.
DEF concept-NOM DEF.PL "god-POST.PL ten two-POST.PL" id.est AUX.PRES old-NOM more-AdADV INDEF.PL source-POST.PL extant-POST.PL any-POST.PL Greek-POST.PL or Roman-POST.PL than be
The concept of the "Twelve Gods" is older than any extant Greek or Roman sources.
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First Try: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hi-Jackers sadly only three sentences.
Second Try: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deltapodus one sentence...
Third Try: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_the_Message five sentences. WOW.

:eng: There are also various clips from older gigs before the second album was recorded.

:con: Řo'exat
Kside'e tivĕlašyrs mătsete vlu digajnome nĕvıjeri du du řide nigurišyts tognom drigaga
exist.3PL video.GEN piece.PL.NOM from performance.PL old.PL.COMP before PST record.3SG song.GEN collection second
[ksideʔe tivilaʃiɾs mɑtsete vlu digaɪ̯nome nivɪjeɾi du du ride niguɾiʃits tognom dɾigaga]

COMP in this case means "comparative" (you probably knew that already...)
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First Try: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Diver Another footballer! Sorry, I simply refuse.
Second Try: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drenthe_Un ... d_Sciences Not enough going on...
Third Try: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risoba_obstructa Nope. So much for third being the charm. :roll:
Fourth Try: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Sulpice-de-Cognac C'mon, guys, work with me here! Payback for loathing soccer?
Fifth Try: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puslinch_Lake Yawn, but beggars can't be choosers.

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Chö kfelubs lak sa mathegvímodanuksün zhö sak julçüthensaf mníaköinaf shrutenga'u mníaküchwétöz; fak nadíéfíunaçüthepsap gatödepap la miçnakh.
DEF lake-NOM AUX.PRES.DATPASS INDEF surface.runoff-INSTR and INDEF.PL spring-INSTR.PL underwater-INSTR.PL normal-ADV water.provide; INDEF.PL.NEG inflow.stream-NOM.PL.NEG permanent-NOM.PL.NEG AUX.PRES there.be
The lake is normally fed by surface runoff and underwater springs; there are no permanent inflow streams.
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Sorry. I tried several times, but gave up when the third footballer came up. :roll:
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DesEsseintes wrote:Sorry. I tried several times, but gave up when the third footballer came up. :roll:
You could translate that sentence...
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Xing wrote:
DesEsseintes wrote:Sorry. I tried several times, but gave up when the third footballer came up. :roll:
You could translate that sentence...
That is true!

:con: Nınuıntı

Iıltaııuta! Maı hacıuıucaıga cumaıul, lıı upaımııga up hananaııut pun tılıpaıruııcın.
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spare-NMLZ-PL | PERF try<DIM>-1s repeatedly but lose-REFL-1s by NMLZ-appear-NMLZ-DIM three ballplayer-PL
Sorry. I tried several times, but gave up when the third footballer came up.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_science
Animal Science is described as "studying the biology of animals that are under the control of mankind"

Zenžiska ša žwona zjunšilaš kwan žwonica ša biyoložiyaš zjunši wa roškoi tahontayak kwanšik.

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Zenžisk-a            ša   žwon-a       zjunšilaš            kwan
description-NOM.SG   to   science-SG   animal.ATTR-DAT.SG   COP-IPFV

žwonic-a               ša   biyoložiy-aš
investigation-NOM.SG   to   biology-DAT.SG

zjunš-i     wa   rošk-oi        tahontay-ak      kwanš-ik
animal-PL   in   power-ACC.SG   mankind-GEN.SG   COP-PTCP-GEN.P
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_ ... a_Arguedas

:eng: Jose Maria Arguedas was born in Andahuaylas, a province in the southern Peruvian Andes.

:con: Heocg:

Jose Maria Arguedas Andahuaylasoy ufut gorbtyur, staliskų wų Andesar Peronut utt.
Jose Maria Arguedas Andahuaylas-INSTR be.inside-INFIN-GEN give.birth-PASS.PST, state-NOM.SG REL-NOM.SG Andes-GEN.SG Peru-ADJ-DAT.SG be.inside
Nūdenku waga honji ma naku honyasi ne ika-ika ichamase!
female-appearance=despite boy-voice=PAT hold boy-youth=TOP very be.cute-3PL
Honyasi zō honyasi ma naidasu.
boy-youth=AGT boy-youth=PAT love.romantically-3S
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