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Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Talbas
1. The sun shines.
Qlan taspe.
[ˈqɫɑn ˈtas.pe. ]
qlansun taspe.shine.
Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Talbas
3. The sun shone.
Qlan taspe.
[ˈqɫɑn ˈtas.pe. ]
qlansun taspe.shine.
Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Talbas
4. The sun will shine.
Qlani taspe pani.
[ˈqɫɑ.ni ˈtas.pe ˈpa.ni. ]
qlan-isun-gen taspeshine pani.come.
Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Talbas
6. The sun is shining again.
Sen qlan taspe.
[ˈseɴ ˈqɫɑn ˈtas.pe. ]
senagain qlansun taspe.shine.
Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Talbas
7. The sun will shine tomorrow.
Qlan taspe 'en qlan.
[ˈqɫɑn ˈtas.pe ˈʔeɴ ˈqɫɑn. ]
qlansun taspeshine 'ennext qlan.sun.
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
9. The bright sun shines.
Tsine qlan taspe.
[ˈtsi.ne ˈqɫɑn ˈtas.pe. ]
tsinebright qlansun taspe.shine.
Sentences to Test Conlang Syntax in Talbas
10. The sun is rising now.
Qlan qıme 'ipe.
[ˈqɫɑɴ ˈqɯ.me ˈʔi.pe. ]
qlansun qımewake_up 'ipe.now.
The North Wind and the Sun in Talbas
The North Wind and the Sun were disputing which was the stronger,
K'eney pla te qlan, se t'aldey 'ami balben,
[ˈkʼe.nej ˈpla ˈte ˈqɫɑn, ˈse ˈtʼal.dej ˈʔa.mi ˈbal.ben, ]
k'ene-inorth-gen plawind teand qlan,sun, secmp t'alde-istrength-gen 'amiquestion balbe-n,argue-impfv,
The North Wind and the Sun in Talbas
They agreed that the one who first succeeded in making the traveler take his cloak off should be considered stronger than the other.
Pla te qlan ke santi, sempoy 'ay qateseyna se t'aldendan.
[ˈpla ˈte ˈqɫɑŋ ˈke ˈsan.ti, ˈsem.poj ˈʔaj ˈqɑ.te.sej.na ˈse ˈtʼal.den.dan. ]
plawind teand qlansun kencla santi,agree, sempo-icloak-gen 'ayfirst qate-se-inaremove-caus-er.m secmp t'alde-nda-n.strength-be-impfv.
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,
The North Wind and the Sun in Talbas
And so the North Wind was obliged to confess that the Sun was the stronger of the two.
Le k'eney pla ke samo, qlan se t'aldenda.
[ˈle ˈkʼe.nej ˈpla ˈke ˈsa.mo, ˈqɫɑn ˈse ˈtʼal.den.da. ]
leso k'ene-inorth-gen plawind kencla samo,admit, qlansun secmp t'alde-nda.strength-be.
Donkey Beater Story in Talbas
There was once a man who beat his donkey every day.
'emi natos 'andan, nay ninkalne 'o'ópen qlan qlan.
[ˈʔe.mi ˈna.tos ˈʔan.dan, ˈnaj ˈniŋ.kal.ne ʔo.ˈʔopeɴ ˈqɫɑɴ ˈqɫɑn. ]
'emionce nato-sman-indf 'anda-n,have-impfv, na-ihe-gen ninkal-nedonkey-acc.m 'o~'ope-nfreq~hit-impfv qlansun ~qlan.~all.
Donkey Beater Story in Talbas
One day, a second man, who was a neighbor, came to the donkey-beater
Qlanes, sami natos pani, tetes pen, ninkali 'opeyna be pani,
[ˈqɫɑ.nes, ˈsa.mi ˈna.tos ˈpa.ni, ˈte.tes ˈpen, ˈniŋ.ka.li ˈʔo.pej.na ˈbe ˈpa.ni, ]
qlan-s,sun-indf, samisecond nato-sman-indf pani,come, tete-sneighbor-indf pen,be, ninkal-idonkey-gen 'ope-inahit-er.m beloc pani,come,