Tydotsuy sentence-level examples

Word order

I ate a grape.

ohusZ jamaSCna jatimaL

Husu amashna atimalh.

[ˈhu.su ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ ɑ.ˈti.mɑɬ]

ohe	sZ	jamaSCna	ja	JtimaL
Hu	=su	amashna	a=	timalh
/ˈhu	su	ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ	ɑ	ˈti.mɑɬ/
I	=vol	eat	a=	grape.

Did I eat a grape?

JbaL ohusZ jamaSCna jatimaL

Balh husu amashna atimalh.

[ˈm̆bɑɬ ˈhu.su ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ ɑ.ˈti.mɑɬ]

JbaL	ohe	sZ	jamaSCna	ja	JtimaL
Balh	hu	=su	amashna	a=	timalh
/ˈbɑɬ	ˈhu	su	ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ	ɑ	ˈti.mɑɬ/
q	I	=vol	eat	a=	grape?

For polar (yes/no) questions, the question word just goes at the beginning, and doesn't change the word order.

Joboo, did I eat a grape?

oiabAPZh, JbaL ohusZ jamaSCna jatimaL

Jóboophuh, balh husu amashna atimalh?

[ˈjɔ.boː.pʰuh, ˈbɑɬ ˈhu.su ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ ɑ.ˈti.mɑɬ]

oiabA	PZh	JbaL	ohe	sZ	jamaSCna	ja	JtimaL
Joboo	=phuh,	balh	hu	=su	amashna	a=	timalh?
/jo.ˈboː	pʰuh,	ˈbɑɬ	ˈhu	su	ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ	ɑ	ˈti.mɑɬ/
Joboo	=dat,	q	I	=vol	eat	a=	grape?

Joboo said, "I ate a grape".

oiabaL ohusZ jamaSCna jatimaL

Jóbolh husu amashna atimalh.

[ˈjɔ.bɔɬ ˈhu.su ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ ɑ.ˈti.mɑɬ]

oiaba	L	ohe	sZ	jamaSCna	ja	JtimaL
Jobo	=lh	hu	=su	amashna	a=	timalh
/ˈjo.bo	ɬ	ˈhu	su	ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ	ɑ	ˈti.mɑɬ/
Joboo	=say	I	=vol	eat	a=	grape.

Yesterday I ate a grape.

oscITax ohusZ jamaSCna jatimaL

Þyythot husu amashna atimalh.

[ˈθyː.tʰɔʔ ˈhu.su ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ ɑ.ˈti.mɑɬ]

oscITax	ohe	sZ	jamaSCna	ja	JtimaL
Þyythot	hu	=su	amashna	a=	timalh
/ˈθyː.tʰot̚	ˈhu	su	ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ	ɑ	ˈti.mɑɬ/
Yesterday	I	=vol	eat	a=	grape.

Yesterday, Joboo said, "I ate a grape".

oscITax oiabaL ohusZ jamaSCna jatimaL

Þyythot Jóbolh husu amashna atimalh.

[ˈθyː.tʰɔʔ ˈjɔ.bɔɬ ˈhu.su ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ ɑ.ˈti.mɑɬ]

oscITax	oiaba	L	ohe	sZ	jamaSCna	ja	JtimaL
Þyythot	Jobo	=lh	hu	=su	amashna	a=	timalh
/ˈθyː.tʰot̚	ˈjo.bo	ɬ	ˈhu	su	ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ	ɑ	ˈti.mɑɬ/
Yesterday	Joboo	=say	I	=vol	eat	a=	grape.

Joboo said, "Yesterday, I ate a grape".

oiabaL oscITax ohusZ jamaSCna jatimaL

Jóbolh þyythot husu amashna atimalh.

[ˈjɔ.bɔɬ ˈθyː.tʰɔʔ ˈhu.su ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ ɑ.ˈti.mɑɬ]

oiaba	L	oscITax	ohe	sZ	jamaSCna	ja	JtimaL
Jobo	=lh	þyythot	hu	=su	amashna	a=	timalh
/ˈjo.bo	ɬ	ˈθyː.tʰot̚	ˈhu	su	ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ	ɑ	ˈti.mɑɬ/
Joboo	=say	yesterday	I	=vol	eat	a=	grape.

Subjects

I accidentally ate a grape.

ohulz jamaSCna jatimaL

Hulo amashna atimalh.

[ˈhu.lɔ ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ ɑ.ˈti.mɑɬ]

ohe	lz	jamaSCna	ja	JtimaL
Hu	=lo	amashna	a=	timalh
/ˈhu	lo	ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ	ɑ	ˈti.mɑɬ/
I	=nvol	eat	a=	grape.

Joboo got me to eat a grape.

oiabAsZ ohusZ jamaSCna jatimaL

Jóboosu husu amashna atimalh.

[ˈjɔ.boː.su ˈhu.su ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ ɑ.ˈti.mɑɬ]

oiabA	sZ	ohe	sZ	jamaSCna	ja	JtimaL
Joboo	=su	hu	=su	amashna	a=	timalh
/jo.ˈboː	su	ˈhu	su	ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ	ɑ	ˈti.mɑɬ/
Joboo	=vol	I	=vol	eat	a=	grape.

Joboo made me eat a grape.

oiabAsZ ohulz jamaSCna jatimaL

Jóboosu hulo amashna atimalh.

[ˈjɔ.boː.su ˈhu.lɔ ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ ɑ.ˈti.mɑɬ]

oiabA	sZ	ohe	lz	jamaSCna	ja	JtimaL
Joboo	=su	hu	=lo	amashna	a=	timalh
/jo.ˈboː	su	ˈhu	lo	ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ	ɑ	ˈti.mɑɬ/
Joboo	=vol	I	=vol	eat	a=	grape.

I ate a grape with my hands.

ohusZ JmaimA jamaSCna jatimaL

Husu maimaa amashna atimalh.

[ˈhu.su mai.ˈmɑː ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ ɑ.ˈti.mɑɬ]

ohe	sZ	JmaimA	jamaSCna	ja	JtimaL
Hu	=su	maimaa	amashna	a=	timalh
/ˈhu	su	mai.ˈmɑː	ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ	ɑ	ˈti.mɑɬ/
I	=vol	hand	eat	a=	grape.

I decided on my own to eat a grape.

Jbwuse ohusZ jamaSCna jatimaL

Bwese husu amashna atimalh.

[ˈm̆bwɛ.sɛ ˈhu.su ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ ɑ.ˈti.mɑɬ]

Jbwuse	ohe	sZ	jamaSCna	ja	JtimaL
Bwese	hu	=su	amashna	a=	timalh
/ˈbwɛ.sɛ	ˈhu	su	ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ	ɑ	ˈti.mɑɬ/
On_own	I	=vol	eat	a=	grape.

You ate a grape.

JTixlz jamaSCna jatimaL

Thitla amashna atimalh.

[ˈtʰit̚.tɬɑ ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ ɑ.ˈti.mɑɬ]

JTix	lz	jamaSCna	ja	JtimaL
Thit	=la	amashna	a=	timalh
/ˈtʰit̚	lɑ	ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ	ɑ	ˈti.mɑɬ/
You	=nvol	eat	a=	grape.

The grape fell down by itself (no one pushed it).

Jbwuse JTwE JdetimaL

Bwese thwee detimalh.

[ˈm̆bwɛ.sɛ ˈtʰwɛː dɛ.ˈti.mɑɬ]

Jbwuse	JTwE	Jde	JtimaL
Bwese	thwee	de=	timalh
/ˈbwɛ.sɛ	ˈtʰwɛː	dɛ	ˈti.mɑɬ/
On_own	fall_down	the=	grape.

Adverbials

I ate a grape for Joboo.

ohusZ jamaSCna jatimaL oiabAZx

Husu amashna atimalh Jóboout.

[ˈhu.su ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ ɑ.ˈti.mɑɬ ˈjɔ.boː.ut̚]

ohe	sZ	jamaSCna	ja	JtimaL	oiabA	Zx
Hu	=su	amashna	a=	timalh	Joboo	=ut
/ˈhu	su	ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ	ɑ	ˈti.mɑɬ	jo.ˈboː	ut̚/
I	=vol	eat	a=	grape	Joboo	=ben.

I ate grapes with Joboo.

ohusZ jamaSCna JtimaL oiabASpi

Husu amashna timalh Jóboospy.

[ˈhu.su ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ ˈti.mɑɬ ˈjɔ.boː.spy]

ohe	sZ	jamaSCna	JtimaL	oiabA	Spi
Hu	=su	amashna	timalh	Joboo	=spy
/ˈhu	su	ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ	ˈti.mɑɬ	jo.ˈboː	spy/
I	=vol	eat	grape	Joboo	=com.

I ate a grape, according to Joboo.

ohusZ jamaSCna jatimaL oiabaL

Husu amashna atimalh Jóbolh

[ˈhu.su ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ ɑ.ˈti.mɑɬ ˈjɔ.bɔɬ]

ohe	sZ	jamaSCna	ja	JtimaL	oiaba	L
Hu	=su	amashna	a=	timalh	Jobo	=lh
/ˈhu	su	ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ	ɑ	ˈti.mɑɬ	ˈjo.bo	ɬ/
I	=vol	eat	a=	grape	Joboo	=say.

I'm not hungry, because Joboo made me not hungry.

ohe jalTa JmaSCna oiabAStS

Hu altha mashna Jóboostus.

[ˈhu ˈɑl.tʰɑ ˈmɑʃ.nɑ ˈjɔ.boː.stus]

ohe	jalTa	JmaSCna	oiabA	StS
Hu	altha	mashna	Joboo	=stus
/ˈhu	ˈɑl.tʰɑ	ˈmɑʃ.nɑ	jo.ˈboː	stus/
I	have	food	Joboo	=caus.

Complex sentences

I eat and drink

ohusZ jamaSCna ohif oafepa

Husu amashna hyf ofupo.

[ˈhu.su ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ ˈhyf ɔ.ˈfu.pɔ]

ohe	sZ	jamaSCna	ohif	oafepa
Hu	=su	amashna	hyf	ofupo
/ˈhu	su	ɑ.ˈmɑʃ.nɑ	ˈhyf	o.ˈfu.po/
I	=vol	eat	and	drink.

If it's not raining, I'll go outside.

Odexteh OpiuLuSc Jpih
ohusZ jLaxiah

Duttuh pyulhuþ pih; husu lha'jah.

[ˈn̆dut̚.tuh ˈpyʊ.ɬuθ ˈpih; ˈhu.su ˈɬɑʔ.jɑh]

Odexteh	Opie	oLuSc	Jpih	ohe	sZ	L	jaxiah
Duttuh	pyu–	lhuþ	pih;	hu	=su	lh–	a'jah
/ˈdut̚.tuh	pyʊ	ˈɬuθ	ˈpih;	ˈhu	su	ɬ	ˈɑʔ.jɑh/
Rain	neg-	prot	flow;	I	=vol	cond-	exit.

If it weren't raining, I would go outside.

Odexteh Jpih
oebuL ohusZ jLaxiah

Duttuh pih; ubulh husu lha'jah.

[ˈn̆dut̚.tuh ˈpih; ˈu.buɬ ˈhu.su ˈɬɑʔ.jɑh]

Odexteh	Jpih	oebuL	ohe	sZ	L	jaxiah
Duttuh	pih;	ubulh	hu	=su	lh–	a'jah
/ˈdut̚.tuh	ˈpih;	ˈu.buɬ	ˈhu	su	ɬ	ˈɑʔ.jɑh/
Rain	flow;	otherwise	I	=vol	cond-	exit.

In English, the use of the form "if it weren't raining", and the use of "would", implies that it is actually raining, and the situation is completely hypothetical. In Tydotsuy, this is expressed by explicitly stating that it is, in fact raining. The Tydotsuy sentence translates literally to "It's raining, otherwise I would go outside".

ohusZ jLaxiah
Odexteh juL Jpih

Husu lha'jah; duttuh elh pih.

[ˈhu.su ˈɬɑʔ.jɑh; ˈdut̚.tuh ˈɛɬ ˈpih]

ohe	sZ	L	jaxiah	Odexteh	juL	Jpih
Hu	=su	lh–	a'jah;	duttuh	elh	pih
/ˈhu	su	ɬ	ˈɑʔ.jɑh;	ˈdut̚.tuh	ˈɛɬ	ˈpih/
I	=vol	cond-	exit;	rain	however	flow.

Same meaning as above, but the condition is first.

I'm not outside because it's raining.

ohe Opiexiaha
jscA Odexteh Jpih

Hu pyu'joho; þaa duttuh pih.

[ˈhu pyʊʔ.ˈjɔ.hɔ; ˈθɑː ˈdut̚.tuh ˈpih]

ohe	Opie	Oxiaha	jscA	Odexteh	Jpih
Hu	pyu–	'joho;	þaa	duttuh	pih
/ˈhu	pyʊ	ʔ.ˈjo.ho;	ˈθɑː	ˈdut̚.tuh	ˈpih/
I	neg-	be_outside;	because	rain	flow.

This assumes that the listener knows neither that I'm not outside nor that it's raining.

OpieTaxiaha ohu
jscA Odexteh Jpih

Pyutho'joho hu; þaa duttuh pih.

[pyʊ.tʰɔʔ.ˈjɔ.hɔ ˈhu; ˈθɑː ˈdut̚.tuh ˈpih]

Opie	T	oaxiaha	ohu	jscA	Odexteh	Jpih
Pyu–	th–	o'joho	hu;	þaa	duttuh	pih
/pyʊ	tʰ	oʔ.ˈjo.ho	ˈhu;	ˈθɑː	ˈdut̚.tuh	ˈpih/
neg-	common-	be_outside	I;	because	rain	flow.

A bit more realistic, this assumes that the speaker knows I'm not outside (perhaps they saw me inside and asked why I'm inside), but ze might not have noticed that it was raining.

OpieTaxiaha
jscA Odexteh Jpih

Pyutho'joho; þaa duttuh pih.

[pyʊ.tʰɔʔ.ˈjɔ.hɔ; ˈθɑː ˈdut̚.tuh ˈpih]

Opie	T	oaxiaha	jscA	Odexteh	Jpih
Pyu–	th–	o'joho;	þaa	duttuh	pih
/pyʊ	tʰ	oʔ.ˈjo.ho;	ˈθɑː	ˈdut̚.tuh	ˈpih/
neg-	common-	be_outside;	because	rain	flow.

Like the previous example, but this also assumes that the listener knows that I'm talking about me not being outside.

OpieTaxiaha
jscA JTE Jpih Odextuh

Pyutho'joho; þaa thee pih duttuh.

[pyʊ.tʰɔʔ.ˈjɔ.hɔ; ˈθɑː ˈtʰɛː ˈpih ˈtut̚.tuh]

Opie	T	oaxiaha	jscA	JTE	Jpih	Odexteh
Pyu–	th–	o'joho;	þaa	thee	pih	duttuh
/pyʊ	tʰ	oʔ.ˈjo.ho;	ˈθɑː	ˈtʰɛː	ˈpih	ˈdut̚.tuh/
neg-	common-	be_outside;	because	common	flow	rain.

This also assumes that the listener knows that it's raining, and the only new information conveyed by this sentences is the reason.

He's not outside; I heard it's because it's raining.

jhwuil Opiexiaha
jalscA Odexteh jalpih

Hweil pyu'joho; alþaa duttuh alpih.

[ˈhwĕĭl pyʊʔ.ˈjɔ.hɔ; ɑl.ˈθɑː ˈdut̚.tuh ˈɑl.pih]

jhwuil	Opie	Oxiaha	jal	jscA	Odexteh	jal	Jpih
Hweil	pyu–	'joho;	al–	þaa	duttuh	al–	pih
/ˈhweil	pyʊ	ʔ.ˈjo.ho;	ɑl	ˈθɑː	ˈdut̚.tuh	ɑl	ˈpih/
Animal.clf.an	neg-	be_outside;	rep-	because	rain	rep-	flow.

He's not outside; it must be because it's raining.

jhwuil Opiexiaha
jexscA Odexteh Jpih

Hweil pyu'joho; etþaa duttuh pih.

[ˈhwĕĭl pyʊʔ.ˈjɔ.hɔ; ɛt̚.ˈt̪θɑː ˈdut̚.tuh ˈpih]

jhwuil	Opie	Oxiaha	jex	jscA	Odexteh	Jpih
Hweil	pyu–	'joho;	et–	þaa	duttuh	pih
/ˈhweil	pyʊ	ʔ.ˈjo.ho;	ɛt̚	ˈθɑː	ˈdut̚.tuh	ˈpih/
Animal.clf.an	neg-	be_outside;	infr-	because	rain	flow.