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==Basic phrases==
==Basic phrases==
*''Sett llys!'' (to one person) / ''Sett llyd!'' (to >1 person) = Hello!
*''Seht llys!'' (to one person) / ''Seht llyd!'' (to >1 person) = Hello!
*''Iant ciwm's nav!'' = Good night!
*''Iant ciwm's nav!'' = Good night!
*''A møli ren'' (said by one person) = Thank you.
*''A møli ren'' (said by one person) = Thank you.
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**''Yv N þeer naw.'' = I'm N years old.
**''Yv N þeer naw.'' = I'm N years old.
*''A sŋøørree bør!'' = Happy birthday!
*''A sŋøørree bør!'' = Happy birthday!
*''Ticer a tyttr rys?'' = How many children do you have?
*''Ticer a tyhtr rys?'' = How many children do you have?
*''Þlawd að arm rys?'' = Where do you live?
*''Þlawd að arm rys?'' = Where do you live?
**''Nøøvr að arm ren.'' = I live in Nøøvr.
**''Nøøvr að arm ren.'' = I live in Nøøvr.
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*''Taw a morel mi?'' = What day is it today?
*''Taw a morel mi?'' = What day is it today?
**''(Morel) Atti a morel mi.'' = Today is Sunday.
**''(Morel) Atti a morel mi.'' = Today is Sunday.
*''Ton coll a tlov iar matt?'' = What brings you here? (lit. What breeze blows you here?)
*''Ton coll a tlov iar maht?'' = What brings you here? (lit. What breeze blows you here?)
*''Dyrriŋ a bun armi dy ynaŋ'' = The living fish swims in water.
*''Dyrriŋ a bun armi dy ynaŋ'' = The living fish swims in water.
==Family members==
==Family members==
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===Weekdays (morelar)===
===Weekdays (morelar)===
*Saturday: Morel Sfiþ
*Saturday: Morel Sfiþ
*Sunday: Morel Atti
*Sunday: Morel Ahti
*Monday: Morel Aloð
*Monday: Morel Aloð
*Tuesday: Morel Fricoð
*Tuesday: Morel Fricoð
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*Friday: Morel Llifr
*Friday: Morel Llifr


The words ''ytt'' (morning), ''rrwi'' (daytime) and ''vin'' (night) can also be used with these words: ''vin Sfiþ'' = Saturday night
The words ''yht'' (morning), ''rrwi'' (daytime) and ''vin'' (night) can also be used with these words: ''vin Sfiþ'' = Saturday night


===Months (søømiar)===
===Months (søømiar)===
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*July: Beesí < from bésaí, a Talmic "festival of horns"
*July: Beesí < from bésaí, a Talmic "festival of horns"
*August: Þobúh < Netagin tobúh 'time of storms'
*August: Þobúh < Netagin tobúh 'time of storms'
*September: Crifatt < Proto-Clofabic kriβ akti 'thank-day'
*September: Crifaht < Proto-Clofabic kriβ akti 'thank-day'
*October: Glawm < older go lán '(the month) with seed'
*October: Glawm < older go lán '(the month) with seed'
*November: Xadfí < Netagin śadăf "remembrance [of the dead]" + iyø "feminine adjectivizer"
*November: Xadfí < Netagin śadăf "remembrance [of the dead]" + iyø "feminine adjectivizer"
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==Seasons==
==Seasons==
*sarð = spring
*sarð = spring
*llott = summer
*lloht = summer
*rrevð = autumn
*rrevð = autumn
*bwriad = winter
*bwriad = winter

Revision as of 23:15, 15 November 2017

Basic phrases

  • Seht llys! (to one person) / Seht llyd! (to >1 person) = Hello!
  • Iant ciwm's nav! = Good night!
  • A møli ren (said by one person) = Thank you.
  • Tiar a fel rys? = What is your name?
  • $NAME a fel ren. = My name is $NAME.
  • A sgwil llen. = I'm sorry.
  • Jw! = Bye! (informal)
  • Ðelláws = Please (from *i ðewn llaws, lit. if I may request)
  • Slawv llen ... = I like ...
    • Slawv twm llen ... = I don't like ...
  • Yv ticer þeer fiar? = How old are you?
    • Yv N þeer naw. = I'm N years old.
  • A sŋøørree bør! = Happy birthday!
  • Ticer a tyhtr rys? = How many children do you have?
  • Þlawd að arm rys? = Where do you live?
    • Nøøvr að arm ren. = I live in Nøøvr.
    • Clofabolocin ... = ... Clofabolocin.
  • Taw a morel mi? = What day is it today?
    • (Morel) Atti a morel mi. = Today is Sunday.
  • Ton coll a tlov iar maht? = What brings you here? (lit. What breeze blows you here?)
  • Dyrriŋ a bun armi dy ynaŋ = The living fish swims in water.

Family members

  • annwr = father
  • iav = mother
  • sarv = brother
  • heðl = sister
  • coo = son
  • juh = daughter
  • sos = husband
  • chamn = wife

Body

Numbers

  • 0 = haŋits
  • 1 = cia
  • 2 = teþ
  • 3 = nee
  • 4 = dee
  • 5 = søl
  • 6 = sdaw
  • 7 = rwi
  • 8 = lwað
  • 9 = berv
  • 10 = war
  • 11 = ehi
  • 12 = cnai
  • 144 (12^2) = saiþ
  • 1728 (12^3) = hevy
  • 20736 (12^4) = wrón

Dates and time

Weekdays (morelar)

  • Saturday: Morel Sfiþ
  • Sunday: Morel Ahti
  • Monday: Morel Aloð
  • Tuesday: Morel Fricoð
  • Wednesday: Morel Sderciþ
  • Thursday: Morel Taroð
  • Friday: Morel Llifr

The words yht (morning), rrwi (daytime) and vin (night) can also be used with these words: vin Sfiþ = Saturday night

Months (søømiar)

  • January: Nnoomon < Nón, a Talmic god + -on 'adjectivizer'
  • February: Anotí < Netagin ʔanâṭ 'incense' + -iyø "feminine adjectivizer"
  • March: Lorí < Proto-Clofabic loři 'middle/half'
  • April: Slysion < OEevo sleasaí, 'aroma' + -on 'adjectivizer'
  • May: Þatsŋúd < Netagin tacŋut "time of gardening"
  • June: Pleebar < Proto-Clofabic pδeg bwar 'most light'
  • July: Beesí < from bésaí, a Talmic "festival of horns"
  • August: Þobúh < Netagin tobúh 'time of storms'
  • September: Crifaht < Proto-Clofabic kriβ akti 'thank-day'
  • October: Glawm < older go lán '(the month) with seed'
  • November: Xadfí < Netagin śadăf "remembrance [of the dead]" + iyø "feminine adjectivizer"
  • December: Llavw < Proto-Clofabic laga-wul "long night, winter solstice"

Dates

mm/dd/yyyy = "rree dd mm yyyy", "dd mm yyyy" or "dd-ar mm yyyy" e.g. 4th of July = a dee Beesí, a deevar Beesí or a rree dee Beesí

  • Taw a sbis rreem? = What is today's date?
  • ... a rreem. = Today is... [date]

Directions

Compass directions

  • sim = north
  • wig = south
  • rosgr = east
  • gaws = west

Seasons

  • sarð = spring
  • lloht = summer
  • rrevð = autumn
  • bwriad = winter

Description

Colors (yxþar)

  • lloos = red
  • rraih = yellow
  • bys = green
  • fosd = blue
  • ew = white
  • flwv = black
  • ŋiwl = brown
  • tseev = grey

Describing people

Asking for directions

  • Tiar a baŋ ren lly... = How do I get to...

Proverbs

Romantic

  • Dy eell naw'r. = I love you.
  • S'dewm a tsoh iar? = Can I kiss you?
  • Feesd Eenar ren iar. = You're my reason for living. (lit. You are my Second Mover)
  • Nnwate raw wndyn sgyrrws de jew a føþor eell ryg = May our love burn hotter than the brightest suns in the sky.