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Talbas phrasebook
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Sonyo ti Inlisken talba?
[ˈson.jo ˈti ˈInlis.ken ˈtal.ba? ]
sonyoq ti2s Inlis-kenEnglish-ins talba?say?
Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Talbas
8. The sun shines brightly.
Qlan taspe tsineken.
[ˈqɫɑn ˈtas.pe ˈtsi.ne.ken. ]
qlansun taspeshine tsine-ken.bright-ins.
Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Talbas
20. The kitten is playing in the rain.
Yanti pyepi potoken.
[ˈjan.ti ˈpje.pi ˈpo.to.ken. ]
yan-ticat-diminutive pyepiplay poto-ken.rain-ins.
The North Wind and the Sun in Talbas
Then the North Wind blew as hard as he could,
Tsa k'eney pla pote kanni t'aldeken,
[ˈtsa ˈkʼe.nej ˈpla ˈpo.te ˈkan.ni ˈtʼal.de.ken, ]
tsathen k'ene-inorth-gen plawind poteblow kannias_much_as_possible t'alde-ken,strength-ins,
The North Wind and the Sun in Talbas
but the more he blew the more closely did the traveler fold his cloak around him;
mo poten se t'aldeken, tsale qolde sempo ten se kimboken,
[ˈmo ˈpo.ten ˈse ˈtʼal.de.ken, ˈtsa.le ˈqol.de ˈsem.po ˈten ˈse ˈkim.bo.ken, ]
mobut pote-nblow-impfv secmp t'alde-ken,strength-ins, tsalecauses qoldetraveller sempocloak tenwear secmp kimbo-ken,tightness-ins,
The North Wind and the Sun in Talbas
Then the Sun shined out warmly,
Tsa qlan taspe pyoken,
[ˈtsa ˈqɫɑn ˈtas.pe ˈpjo.ken, ]
tsathen qlansun taspeshine pyol-ken,warm-ins,