Translation of "Smile" (#conlang Challenge of the Week (CotW))
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Original: | A voice said to me: "Smile and be happy! Things could be worse!" So I smiled And was happy. And things got worse. |
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Translation: | Stivna kwaþ mis:
“þlago jā sī fās!
Saguns kynþin wersis wisna!”
Þā þlaguðik
wažuk fās.
Jā saguns worðun wersis. |
Interlinear: | Stivna
Voice
kwaþ
say.3SG.PST
mis:
me.DAT:
“þlago
smile.2SG.IMP
jā
and
sī
be.2SG.IMP
fās!
happy.NOM.MSC.SG!
Sagu-ns
Thing-NOM.PL
kynþ-in
can.PST.SBJV-3PL
wers-is
worse-PDTV
wis-na!”
be-INF!
Þā
So
þlaguð-ik
smile.PST-1SG
waž-u-k
be.PST-and-1SG
fās.
happy.NOM.MSC.SG.
Jā
And
sagu-ns
thing-NOM.PL
worð-un
become.PST-3PL
wers-is.
worse-PDTV.
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