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Fish makes you more intelligent
yes, this really wanted gloss tags. too lazy for that right now though
Āni olkar uvakku leidan yākehmallur.
Two men set off travelling together.
Leidē yājīyo yararrā kūhoulyar yāršānyveftur, yō gāfman birjan da, ānyō tēpun yoš.
They bought provisions for the road, one bread and cheese, the other fish.
Leidan yakipējaivān yabesābam gāfman yašānyveftūngo yoš ānyō "nyipiraumanšō tēpui yōrvandō nyajīna, bāru tēpui iltan yōrvandō nyajīna?" iš hušpam yagahput.
After having walked for a while, the one who had bought the bread asked the other: "Your people eat a lot of fish. Why do you eat so much fish?"
"Tēpun nyajīyam nyisehmēšō tollyin nyāššeš, iš tōgō tēpui yōrvandō vajīm."
If you eat fish, you will become smarter. That is why we eat so much fish.
"Iltan yargam olba ki nyitēpuišō inyakmandō nyuforī!"
If that is so, give me some of your fish!
"Tēpū bišforgamhē amban" daršām inohundō lēpa nyakmā imukalbašvān nyakmā tomšehan yaforvat.
"Very well, I shall give you some", he said. He cut off a piece of the head and gave it to his companion.
"Ini igilvendō bā varran?" iš hušpan "yō gilyin" daršām yafaināpavat.
"How much is it", asked he? "One dollar", answered the other.
"Ūrya amban" daršām gilyin yaforvat ānyō.
"Very well", he said, and paid the dollar.
Yagal rēpē deki ilaporvān ki yoš tēpū imuneftūngo "nyadenī, bā varram iš tēpun nyašānyveftuš?" hušpam yagahput.
After some more time had passed, he asked the one from whom he had taken the fish: "How much did you buy this fish for?"
"Yō gilyim jašānyveftun."
"I paid one dollar."
"Moiyo, yō gilyim nohū nyušamamgam ājvīyan ōyō iškelemat!"
"Hey! You sold me the head for one dollar, and all the rest was for you!"
"Nyabenī tēpū nohun nyišehpamšō nyatolsēyam nyisehmēšō koryane iltan tollyin nyorfāvānhē ānyi! Ōyō nyajīvān ki bā nyōšševānhē, bahko yasaurat?"
"See how smart you've become just from licking its head! If you'd eaten the entire thing, who knows what you would have done!"
Āni olkar uvakku leidan yākehmallur.
two man-PL together road-DIR 3pA-3sO-travel-INCH-PST-3pS
Two men set off travelling together.
Leidē yājīyo yararrā kūhoulyar yāršānyveftur, yō gāfman birjan da, ānyō tēpun yoš.
road-LOC 3pA-3sO-eat-NMLZ 3sS-3pO-exist-CVB.FUT provision-PL 3pA-3pO-buy-PST-3pS, one cheese-DIR bread-DIR and, other fish-DIR that.
They bought provisions for the road, one bread and cheese, the other fish.
Leidan yakipējaivān yabesābam gāfman yašānyveftūngo yoš ānyō "nyipiraumanšō tēpui yōrvandō nyajīna, bāru tēpui iltan yōrvandō nyajīna?" iš hušpam yagahput.
road-DIR 3pS-LOC.APPL-go-enter-CVB.PST 3pS-walk-CVB.PRES cheese-DIR 3sA-3sO-buy-CVB.PST-NMLZ that other "2s-tribe-DIR-2s fish-GEN 3s-much-3s 2pA-3sO-eat-2pS, why fish-GEN thus 3s-much-3s 2pA-3sO-eat-2pS?" this question-COM 3sA-3sO-ask-PST-3sS
After having walked for a while, the one who had bought the bread asked the other: "Your people eat a lot of fish. Why do you eat so much fish?"
"Tēpun nyajīyam nyisehmēšō tollyin nyāššeš, iš tōgō tēpui yōrvandō vajīm."
fish-DIR 2sA-3sO-eat-CVB.PRES 2s-mind-LOC-2s quick-DIR 2sS-be-POT-2sS, this thing-ABL fish-GEN 3s-much-3s 1pA-3sO-eat-1pS.
If you eat fish, you will become smarter. That is why we eat so much fish.
"Iltan yargam olba ki nyitēpuišō inyakmandō nyuforī!"
thus 3sS-be-CVB.PRES if then 2s-fish-GEN-2s 3s-piece-3s 2sA-1sO-give-IMP!"
If that is so, give me some of your fish!
"Tēpū bišforgamhē amban" daršām inohundō lēpa nyakmā imukalbašvān nyakmā tomšehan yaforvat.
"fish-DAT 1sA-2sO-give-CVB.PRES-NMLZ good-DIR" QUOT 3s-head-3s small piece-DAT 3sA-ABL.APPL-cut-CVB.PST piece-DAT companion-DIR 3sA-3sO-give-PST-3sS.
"Very well, I shall give you some", he said. He cut off a piece of the head and gave it to his companion.
"Ini igilvendō bā varran?" iš hušpan "yō gilyin" daršām yafaināpavat.
"this-GEN 3s-price-DIR-3s what amount-DIR" this question-DIR "one coin-DIR" QUOT 3sA-3sO-answer-PST-3sS.
"How much is it", asked he? "One dollar", answered the other.
"Ūrya amban" daršām gilyin yaforvat ānyō.
"very good" QUOT coin 3sA-3sO-give-PST-3sS other.
"Very well", he said, and paid the dollar.
Yagal rēpē deki ilaporvān ki yoš tēpū imuneftūngo "nyadenī, bā varram iš tēpun nyašānyveftuš?" hušpam yagahput.
3s-some time-GEN and_then 3sS-pass-CVB.PST then that fish-DAT 3sA-ABL.APPL-take-CVB.PST-NMLZ "2sA-3sO-say-IMP, what amount-COM this fish-DIR 2sA-3sO-buy-PST-2sS?" question-COM 3sA-3sO-ask-PST-3sS.
After some more time had passed, he asked the one from whom he had taken the fish: "How much did you buy this fish for?"
"Yō gilyim jašānyveftun."
one coin-COM 1sA-3sO-buy-PST-1sS.
"I paid one dollar."
"Moiyo, yō gilyim nohū nyušamamgam ājvīyan ōyō iškelemat!"
eh one coin-COM head-DAT 2sA-1sO-sell-CVB.PRES rest-DIR entirely 3sA-2sO-stay-3sS!
"Hey! You sold me the head for one dollar, and all the rest was for you!"
"Nyabenī tēpū nohun nyišehpamšō nyatolsēyam nyisehmēšō koryane iltan tollyin nyorfāvānhē ānyi! Ōyō nyajīvān ki bā nyōšševānhē, bahko yasaurat?"
2sA-3sO-see-IMP fish-DAT head-DIR 2s-tongue-COM-2s 2sA-3sO-touch-CVB.PRES 2s-mind-LOC-2s already so quick-DIR 2sS-become-CVB.PST-NMLZ 2s.COP! entirely 2sA-3sO-eat-CVB.PST then what 2sA-3sO-do-POT-CVB.PST-NMLZ, who 3sA-3sO-know-3sS?
"See how smart you've become just from licking its head! If you'd eaten the entire thing, who knows what you would have done!"