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? Emily ro’qegh’Iwchab
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Тэмір кралэ інфсэнха лі волчэмір кралэ какимцэлцове ғлацове эіганцэлюр эімямеінкъӭл трансэмілдакъӭл.
/'tɛmir 'kralɛ inɸsɛn'xa li βol'tʃɛmir 'kralɛ kacim'tsɛltsoβe 'ɣlatsoβe ɛigan'tsɛʎur ɛimja'mɛinkjɛl transɛ'mildakjɛl/
тэмfind-ір-hab кра1st-лэ-fem ін-mass.art-фсэнdifficult-ха-ty ліwhen вол-try.to-чэмmake-ір-hab кра1st-лэ-fem ка-indef.art-кимchange-цэл-verb.nominalizer-цо-pl-ве-acc ғлаgood-цо-pl-ве-acc эі-def.art-ганmake.noise-цэл-verb.nominalizer-юр-gen эім-def.art-ямеінlanguage-къӭл-dat трансэмілдаTransemilian-къӭл-dat

I'm having trouble coming up with good sound changes for Transemilian.
? Izambri Left of the middle
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, Duke, the Findible League
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Igença dui im maredise s'arrusanit na s'enge tan tumpe aer is "metro" na Barcelona. Man dou paré tan ras èu doncissatz tra gadols è ardris icints samants garce tarnatzs.
I'm still amazed at some people's inability to properly use Barcelona's subway system. Even more when it's also specially designed to be used by idiots and other limited elements of our society.
? masako posts: 206
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ke tilotahe ka
What is Subway?

? Izambri Left of the middle
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, Duke, the Findible League
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Is maga èu ont mistarmi cahorniverni ircàlcid aucetatz tar ī maire enge ī onde daine massanant man marn gamasanit è tarsgigadmé na turs è te tirpresse tir nantestarmisse cascalcheve, nantet fofardatz.
A subway is an electric railway system devised to carry people in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency of pass that operates in an exclusive infrastructure, often underground.
? Izambri Left of the middle
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, Duke, the Findible League
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Man ardris tacs: ont carsó màlzec, draci è mazede tar prestar darn enge.
In other words: a large magically-run iron caravan that can carry a large amount of people.
? hwhatting posts: 105
, Sophomore, Bonn, Germany
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quoting Izambri, Duke, the Findible League:
A subway is an electric railway system devised to carry people in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency of pass that operates in an exclusive infrastructure, often underground.

Wit Tautis nainun warrun caitus ni parhassi.
PRTC ETHN-SG.NOM none-N.SG.ACC word-SG.ACC this-N.PL.ABL NEG understand-PROSP.NONACT.3SG
A Tautis wouldn't understand a single word of these.

quoting Izambri, Duke, the Findible League:
In other words: a large magically-run iron caravan that can carry a large amount of people.

Al parhassi ca warra.
But understand-PROSP.NONACT.3SG this-N.PL.ACC word-PL.ACC
But he would understand these words. 
? Izambri Left of the middle
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, Duke, the Findible League
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Da cot ei oidatz fleunes rem na ma teule. Tus parmi je ras dant tuc a s'Armasca ar foldant dontauretze.
I've seen swallows near the roof of my house. I dunno if they're already flying to Africa or looking for accommodation.
? Travis B. posts: 603
, Crystallogen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Zlāda kʼałʼâtha wuntras qa sʼna ôsut eyinrotʼūt saminrowryit.
[zlaːdɐ kʼɐtɬʼɐːtʰɐ wõtrɐs qa tsʼnɐ oːsut ejẽrotʼuːt sɐmẽrowʑit]
Zlādmost-a-3SA kʼ-before-łʼâthnew-a-3SA wuntrpeople-∅-SA-s-ERG qaDEF.3SI one-n-ORD ôsusentence-t-SI-∅-ABS a-3SA>3'SI-īnrunderstand-tʼ-SUBJ-ʷu-HAB-∅-3SA>3'SI-ʷu-NOM_GEN-t-SI-∅-ABS sam=NEG=inrabelieve-ʷu-HAB-ryi-DED-t.-1S>3SI
I don't believe that most premodern people would understand the first sentence.
? Izambri Left of the middle
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, Duke, the Findible League
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Mesan mēne kapsimi tire.
We don't understand a bite about it.
? Nortaneous ? ?????
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, Marquis, Maryland
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Zdquqedeq ndradzube mdzaxle xoritu da chxe gqartupta kharxal.
[ˈzdʁuʁɛdɛʁ ndraˈdzube ˈmdzaxɫɛ ˈxorʲitu da ˈtʃʰe ˈɢʁartupta ˈkʰarxaɫ]
A subway is an electric railway system devised to carry people in an urban area.
? masako posts: 206
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quoting Izambri:
nBeranan mesan mēne kapsimi tire.
We Perans don't understand a bite about it.

ke yatsi ka
A bite?
? Izambri Left of the middle
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, Duke, the Findible League
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quoting masako, Undergraduate:
quoting Izambri:
nBeranan mesan mēne kapsimi tire.
We Perans don't understand a bite about it.

ke yatsi ka
A bite?

Oizhà. Donsi lhaussagandh tirnmacer mēne kapsimi tire "mà gassimar tire" sam "tus anyàrder ont gays".
Yes. I found amusing to translate mēne kapsimi tire "to not bite thing" as "to not understand a bite".
? Travis B. posts: 603
, Crystallogen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Qyi «nêlyīthla» pôwôth samīnriryit.
[kʲi neːʎiːtʰlɐ poːwoːtʰ sɐmẽːriʑit]
QyiMED-∅-3SI «nêlyibite-h-ABST-t-SI-l»-GEN pôwuse-INST-t-SI-∅-ABS sam=NEG=īnrunderstand-ʷu-HAB-ryi-DED-t.-1S>3SI

I do not understand that usage of bite.
? Izambri Left of the middle
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, Duke, the Findible League
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“Mà gassimar tire” v’age tar ī epistar te mà v’anyarde dis n’onde tire.
“To no bite thing” is used to mean “to not understand a thing (about something)”.
? Travis B. posts: 603
, Crystallogen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Xat tōntʼ yêthran qa laxratma za qa cwôłatma kha yeyehiryit.
[χat tɒ̃ːtʼ jeːtʰrã qa laχrɐtmɐ zɐ qa ʕʷɔːɬɐtmɐ kʰɐ jejehiʑit]
Xtsome-∅-3SI tōntʼspecial-∅-3SI yêthrphrase-n-PI-∅-ABS qaDEF-∅-3SI laxrLaxr-t-SI-m-DAT zaand qaDEF-∅-3SI cwôłaCwôła-t-SI-m-DAT khaBEN y-1S>3PI-ʸi-CAUS-aexist-hə-should-ryi-DED-t.-1S>3PI
I should make some idioms for Laxr and Cwôła.
? Izambri Left of the middle
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, Duke, the Findible League
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Ed presac min donç magrall nais zanges gianis n'on Vokram & Gents.
I created a good handful of idioms from Vokram & Friends' words of wisdom.
? masako posts: 206
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uatla ke tsenkuni
That's a nice idiom!
? Travis B. posts: 603
, Crystallogen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Qā Wokrans eytyinal xatan wōnsan hēnyern seywo?
[qaː wokrãs ejtʲinɐl χatã wɒ̃ːsã hɛːɲern sejwo]
QaDEF-a-3SA WokramVokram-∅-SA-s-ERG ey-3SA>3'PI-atsay-d-PST-∅-3SA>3'PI-ʸi-NATR_REL-n-PI-l-GEN xtany-m-3PI wōnlong-s-COMP-m-3PI hēnygroup-r-ARG-n-PI-∅-ABS s=INDEF=ey-3SA>3'PI-whave-∅.-3SA>3'PI
Does anyone have any longer collections of sayings by Vokram?
? Izambri Left of the middle
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, Duke, the Findible League
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Anyà te pereie eu torac adui.
All I had I posted it here.
? Travis B. posts: 603
, Crystallogen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Zleyrn amət qʼārdyöwt.
[zlejrn ɐmɨt qʼaːrdʲøwt]
Zleymore-r-ARG-n-PI-∅-ABS aexist-m-3PI-ʷu-NOM_GEN-t-SI-∅-ABS qʼārhope-d-PST-y-PROG-ow-WIT-t.-1S>3SI
I was hoping there was more.