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by Plusquamperfekt
26 Mar 2014 08:52
Forum: Translations
Topic: Twinkle, twinkle, little star
Replies: 14
Views: 5351

Re: Twinkle, twinkle, little star

:con: Miwonša Zjeli, wonjul, zjaluni! Zuži yežiman, čwa ši! Yonšo šimai ljonšišan cama canhwi sjanisjan! Zjeli, wonjul, zjaluni! Zuži yežiman, čwa ši! Wow, the song really suits my language, perfect rhymes, perfect meter... :D shine-IMP sky-LOC star-DIM-NOM.SG know-INF want-1SG-IPFV, what-NOM 2SG.NO...
by Plusquamperfekt
26 Mar 2014 08:25
Forum: Translations
Topic: Who loves whom
Replies: 33
Views: 11284

Re: Who loves whom

:con: Miwonša

Žwiwanjaman prastai čwo kwanjan ya čwo kwanjaran.
talk<PAST>-1PL-IPFV about-that-ACC who-NOM love-IPFV and who love-PASS-IPFV
by Plusquamperfekt
25 Mar 2014 22:26
Forum: Translations
Topic: It's better ...
Replies: 7
Views: 2072

Re: It's better ...

:con: Miwonša

Kwasjašai šešul, šli lešnifišai Thunho, nakšli kwašišai pušnjanti ranško.
COP-DET-SG-COND good-COMP, if accompany-3SG-2SG-COND god, than_if COP-2SG-SG-COND get_up-SPN early-ADV.
by Plusquamperfekt
25 Mar 2014 22:13
Forum: Translations
Topic: Relative tense
Replies: 28
Views: 21485

Re: Relative tense

:con: Miwonša I saw that someone was eating the cake. Žayaniman, astai kjantso miwačan pisjai. see<PAST>-1SG-IPFV, that-ACC someone-NOM eat<PAST>-IPFV cake-ACC. I saw that someone had eaten the cake. Žayaniman, astai kjantso miwačit pisjai. see<PAST>-1SG-IPFV, that-ACC someone-NOM eat<PAST>-3SG.PFV ...
by Plusquamperfekt
23 Mar 2014 03:30
Forum: Translations
Topic: I saw a man in the building. Who is in the building?
Replies: 22
Views: 5345

Re: I saw a man in the building. Who is in the building?

:con: Miwonša 1. Žayaniman waškašani wa thuikoi. (meanings: #1, #2, #3) [see<PAST>-1SG-IPFV man-ACC.SG in building-ACC.SG] "I saw a man in the building." Colloquial: 2. Žayaniman waškašani mi wa thuikoi. (meaning: #3) [see<PAST>-1SG-IPFV man-ACC.SG 1SG.NOM in building-ACC.SG] "I saw a...
by Plusquamperfekt
23 Mar 2014 03:21
Forum: Translations
Topic: If a starving man...
Replies: 4
Views: 1586

Re: If a starving man...

:de: "If a starving man should steal bread from you, give him two, one for his family and one for himself." Wenn dir ein hungriger Mensch Brot stiehlt, dann gib ihm zwei - eins für seine Familie und eins für ihn selbst. "Those whose eyes are always on the ground, will always fail to s...
by Plusquamperfekt
23 Mar 2014 03:16
Forum: Translations
Topic: If a starving man...
Replies: 4
Views: 1586

Re: If a starving man...

:con: Miwonša "If a starving man should steal bread from you, give him two, one for his family and one for himself." Šli waškašan mačnjanšo šayo šiwačnit kišwai, pjanž yo pjaži. Anai pri zwanši, amanai pri woi. if man-NOM be_hungry-PTCP-NOM.SG 2SG.DAT steal<PAST>-3SG.PFV bread-ACC.SG, give...
by Plusquamperfekt
23 Mar 2014 02:53
Forum: Translations
Topic: I'll make a man out of you
Replies: 28
Views: 7928

Re: I'll make a man out of you

:con: Miwonša

Yaru maya škuišišui waškašan.
CAUS 1SG.GEN already-2SG-FUT man-NOM.SG

Čainim stai škuišišui waškašan.
cause-1SG.PFV that-ACC already-2SG-FUT man-NOM.SG
by Plusquamperfekt
06 Mar 2014 22:23
Forum: Translations
Topic: It only snows in the north, but it rains everywhere.
Replies: 67
Views: 21177

Re: It only snows in the north, but it rains everywhere.

:con: Miwonša

Lhoro lušnjul yažwisjan, nač plaša žaiwa.
(only north-ADV rain-IMPERS-IPFV, but rain-NOM.SG everywhere]
by Plusquamperfekt
06 Mar 2014 22:13
Forum: Translations
Topic: Symmetric verbs
Replies: 2
Views: 1284

Re: Symmetric verbs

:con: Miwonša Non-symmetric verb The big fish ate many small fish. Špušnja tošna miwačit tonši špušnje mati. fish-SG big-NOM.SG eat<PAST>-3SG.PFV many-ACC.PL fish-PL small-ACC.PL Many small fish ate the big fish. Tonši špušnje mati miwačat špušnja tošnai. many-NOM.PL fish-PL small-NOM.PL eat<PAST>-3...
by Plusquamperfekt
06 Mar 2014 21:34
Forum: Translations
Topic: What's your name?
Replies: 71
Views: 21391

Re: What's your name?

:con: Miwonša Čwai Šiku mankwisjan?! what to-you one-call? What-ACC.SG 2.FORM.DAT call-IMPERS-IPFV? Mayo mankwisjan "maica cuskai". to-me one-call "flower beautiful" 1SG.DAT call-IMPERS-IPFV flower-SG beautiful-ACC.SG Čwai sjayo mankwisjan?! what to-this one-call? What-ACC.SG DET...
by Plusquamperfekt
06 Mar 2014 21:27
Forum: Translations
Topic: How do you say that in...?
Replies: 20
Views: 6288

Re: How do you say that in...?

:con: Miwonša

Cam salisjan sjai skažiwa Miwonšul?!
"how one-can this say in-Miwonša?"
how can-IMPERS-IPFV DET.ACC say-INF Miwonša-ADV
by Plusquamperfekt
06 Mar 2014 21:19
Forum: Translations
Topic: My mother told me that I have hands.
Replies: 14
Views: 2615

Re: My mother told me that I have hands.

:con: Miwonša

Maca maya mayo skayažit stai mayo pjanži.
"mom my to-me said that to-me hands"
mother-NOM.SG 1SG-GEN 1SG-DAT say<PAST>-3SG.PFV that-ACC 1SG-DAT hand-NOM.PL
by Plusquamperfekt
18 Jan 2014 15:26
Forum: Translations
Topic: The invisible woman
Replies: 28
Views: 7455

Re: The invisible woman

Miwonša simply uses derivation:

škonja = woman (noun)
žanjo = eye (noun)
žai = not (particle)

žaniwa = see
žanjapi = visible
žaižanjapi = invisible

škonja žaižanjapja... = invisible woman
by Plusquamperfekt
05 Jan 2014 21:54
Forum: Teach & Share
Topic: Learning Korean / 한국어 공부하기
Replies: 9
Views: 4758

Re: Learning Korean / 한국어 공부하기

Will there be a next lesson?! ;)
by Plusquamperfekt
03 Jan 2014 14:53
Forum: Translations
Topic: Self-love...
Replies: 23
Views: 3884

Re: Self-love...

:con: Miwonša

Kjaniman minjai maya! Kwamišan ti pwansi!
[love-1SG-IPFV self-ACC.SG 1SG.GEN! COP-1SG-Ø-IPFV so wonderful-ADV!]
by Plusquamperfekt
03 Jan 2014 14:47
Forum: Teach & Share
Topic: New German lessons
Replies: 5
Views: 3055

Re: New German lessons

Not bad, not bad, you seem to have much previous knowledge... :) Yes, finally some good lessons to improve my German; I hope you gonna continue it. I'll participate in these lessons for sure. Ja, eindlich einige gute Lektionen , um mein Deutsch zu verbessern; Ich hoffe, dass du sie weiter führen wir...
by Plusquamperfekt
03 Jan 2014 14:41
Forum: Teach & Share
Topic: New German lessons
Replies: 5
Views: 3055

Re: New German lessons

Lesson 2 2.1 Personal pronouns In English, "he" always refers to male persons, "she" to female persons and "it" to everything else. In German, "er", "sie" und "es" do not necessarily show the natural sex of the noun, but the grammatical ge...
by Plusquamperfekt
02 Jan 2014 21:41
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: Sj-sound Discussion
Replies: 33
Views: 7498

Re: Sj-sound Discussion

Do I pronounce the sound correctly?

http://vocaroo.com/
by Plusquamperfekt
02 Jan 2014 17:27
Forum: Teach & Share
Topic: New German lessons
Replies: 5
Views: 3055

New German lessons

OK people, I know that there already is a thread for German, but I don't think that the lessons were very good (plenty of spelling mistakes, no underlying concept of which topics should be tought in which order), so here is my try. First of all I would like to mention that German is my native langua...