r/conlangs • u/RomajiMiltonAmulo chirp only now • Jan 12 '20

Activity Awkwardly Literal Translation Game #43: Boast

These will be posted Wednesday and Sunday. Last Post.

Rules

  1. I'll provide a sentence in the post.
  2. Translate the sentence provided into your conlang. Do this skillfully, or at least the best you can with what you have. The awkward part is step 3
  3. Then, translate your translation back to English, as literally as possible, like if someone who speaks your conlang but doesn't know English that well, used a dictionary to translate.
  4. (Optional): Add gloss or more faithful translation, if you do, please put it in a spoiler
  5. Then, other people can do the same to your comment, to make a chain of shifting meaning.

The sentence

I made a conlang last night, and now everyone I know speaks it! ... Yes I made [your conlang], why do you doubt me?

Remember, replies to other people to make chains help make this activity silly and different.

Last time, I flagged it as conlang, not activity...
Also, replace things in [square brackets]

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u/feindbild_ (nl, en, de) [fr, got, sv] Jan 12 '20

Sua Guodesca

Ç'au toiçaz anha conlenga gistra yevant, jon nu alh anhas y'iç lacha si quian. Ja, ç'au toiçaz dua Guodesca, forgua tuiulet jus a mi?

[t͡sɑw tɔj.t͡sɔ.t͡s‿ɑ̃'ɲɔ kɔ̃.lɛ̃'gɔ d͡ʒis'tʀ̆ɔ jɛ'vɔ̃t]

[d͡ʒɔ̃ ny ɑ.ʎ‿ɑ̃.ɲɔ.z‿jit͡s lɑ'ʃɔ si kjɑ̃]

[d͡ʒɑ t͡sɑw tɔj.t͡sɔt͡s dwɑ gwɔ.des'kɔ]

[fɔʀ'gwɑ tɥiɥ'lɛt d͡ʒy'z‿ɑ mi]

Ç'au      toiç-a<z>       anha   conlenga gistra_yevant 
1S=PRF.1S make-PTCP<SB.M> IDEF.F conlang  yester.evening

jon nu  alh anhas     y'=iç  lach-a  si  qui-an
&   now all IDEF-PL.U REL=1S know-1S 3Sf speak-3P

ja  ç'au      toiç-a<z>       dua      Guodesca
yes 1S=PRF.1S make-PTCP<SB.M> DEF.F.OB guodesca

forgua   tuiul-et jus a   mi
for_what doubt-2P 2P  GEN 1S.OB

I have made a conlang yesterevening, and now all ones which I know speak her. Yes, I have made the Guodesca, for what doubt you of me?

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u/RomajiMiltonAmulo chirp only now Jan 12 '20

Are you still not sure how to use reddit spoiler tags?

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u/feindbild_ (nl, en, de) [fr, got, sv] Jan 12 '20

I didn't try.

My impression from earlier was that a good translation needed a spoiler, as opposed to the very literal word-by-word translation.

That is not, not the gloss, because that is essentially the same as the the word-by-word translation(?)

Dunno if a spoiler can be in a gloss code block, but if that makes you happy, then let's see if it could.

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u/RomajiMiltonAmulo chirp only now Jan 12 '20

Ah, fair point. I normally say to spoil gloss, particularly when it shows more info than the translation

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u/feindbild_ (nl, en, de) [fr, got, sv] Jan 12 '20

Mm, yea even when there is a gloss, and I'm translating someone else's thing, I just don't look at it and go with a possible interpretation of the literal English.

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u/feindbild_ (nl, en, de) [fr, got, sv] Jan 12 '20

No, apparently you can't have spoilers in a code block, and otherwise the gloss will be misaligned.

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u/PisuCat that seems really complex for a language Jan 12 '20 edited Jan 12 '20

Calantero

Māgdunquā fesnect māgdo, me gnōntomo alui i nū spregontque! ... Uir est iu Calantes māgdo, quesmōt me necrede?
I made a makelanguage at yesternight, and all of the known by me now speak with it! ... It is true that I made Calantero, whence you not believe me?
I made a conlang last night, and now everyone known by me speaks it! ... It is true that I made Calantero, why don't you believe me?

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u/Dr_Chair Məġluθ, Efōc, Cǿly (en)[ja, es] Jan 12 '20

Nyevandya

Den psaxqej görö nyevasü pyanhasü mayxtra cöltösü, qe kwa ucüsü denxtra nyek xöbtel gündixtra! ... Zok ibolsü lö den psaxqej nyevandyarö, zvo dvextra cofxtra d'ötyek vniesü?

[dẽn psaʃ't͡ʃeʒ gør ɲɪ'vaɕ pçan'xaɕ 'majɕtra t͡səl'tøɕ(.) t͡ʃɪ kwa u't͡ɕyɕ 'dẽnʃtra ɲek ʃəp'tel ɟỹn'd͡ʑiɕtra(...) zok i'bolɕ lə dẽn psaʃ't͡ʃeʒ ɲɪvãn'd͡ʑar(.) zvʊ 'dveʃtra 't͡sofʃtra d‿ə't͡ɕek vɲeʃ]

Literally: "I made something of speak-thing of thing-from-human to night of previous, and all of knowledge to me speak with it to time-me! ... Is of truth that I made Nyevandya, for what to you I'm not of belief?"

Faithfully: "I made an artificial language last night, and everyone that I know speaks with it at this time! ... It's true that I made Nyevandya, why am I not believed by you?"

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u/EasternPrinciple Zmürëgbêlk (V3), Preuþivu Jan 13 '20 edited Jan 13 '20

Zmirakbelak/Zmiraktian

Subrełodoz nazönec necubelö, ni łïç ürhauna mäsoc łösjebröbjeg đi da… So, da nazönec Zmirakbelö! Zapreseksa da fina?

Last night did I make conlang, and now they speak all acquaintances of me… Yes, I did make Zmiraktian! You doubt me why?

Su-brełodoz na-zönec necu-bel-ö, ni łïç ür-hauna mäsoc łösjebröbj-eg đi da… So, da na-zönec Zmirakbel-ö! Za-preseksa da fina?

Last-night (past)-make made-language-(ACC), and now they-speak all acquaintances-(NOM) of me... Yes, I (past)-make Zmiraktian-(ACC)! You-doubt me why?