Wo the Ordinary Tydotsan (in Tydotsuy)

English

Wo was an ordinary person in the country of Tydotsu. Ze had blue skin, webbed feet, and both lungs and gills, so ze could breathe underwater. And there was lots of water where ze lived.

"More flooding has been reported around Hidii today", said the news reporter on the TV. Then the signal got lost and the screen filled with static.

Tydotsuy (Romanization)

Wo jeif anwíl lhi'jas Tydótsusyu. Hwei jaltha obý·uu lyshosh afítþdalþpi; hyf jaltha ohuhsus ashtishshpi; hwet hwei boo i huhnoy. Hyf dufróbbaisie jaltha leeeesas waa.

Denálwetsie etwilápafelh sthot Hidii alsbahweeha. Shdyduu detehthalh thwee; hyf denalwet luhwyy þiþ.

Glosses

Wo was an ordinary person in the country of Tydotsu.

owa jiuif janwil jLixiaS OtidaxsusiZ

Wo jeif anwíl lhi'jas Tydótsusyu.

[ˈɔ ˈjĕĭf ɑ.ˈnwil ˈɬiʔ.jɑs ty.ˈdɔt̚.ʦu.syʊ]

owa	j	juif	ja	Jnwil	jLixia	S	Otidaxse	siZ
Wo	j–	eif	a=	nwil	lhi'ja	–s	Tydotsu	=syu
/ˈo	j	ˈeif	ɑ	ˈnwil	ˈɬiʔ.jɑ	s	ty.ˈdot.su	syʊ/
Wo	stv-	be	a=	person	typical	-adj	Tydotsu	=loc.

Ze had blue skin, webbed feet,

jhwui jialTa oabiE olisCaS jafixScdalSpi

Hwei jaltha obý·uu lyshosh afítþdalþpi;

[ˈhwei ˈjɑl.tʰɑ ɔ.ˈby.uː ˈly.ʃɔʃ ɑ.ˈfit̚.d̪ðdɑl.θpi;]

jhwui	j	jalTa	oa	ObiE	olisCa	SC	ja	jfixScdal	Scpi
Hwei	j–	altha	o=	by·uu	lysho	–sh	a=	fitþdal	=þpi;
/ˈhwei	j	ˈɑl.tʰɑ	o	by.ˈuː	ˈly.ʃo	ʃ	ɑ	ˈfit.θdɑl	θpi;/
Animal.clf	stv-	have	indf=	skin	blue	-adj	indf=	webbed_feet	=com;

and both lungs and gills, so ze could breathe underwater.

ohif jialTa oauHsuS jaSCtisSpi
jhwex jhwui ObA JY ouHnai

hyf jaltha ohuhsus ashtishshpi; hwet hwei boo i huhnoy.

[ˈhyf ˈjɑl.tʰɑ ɔ.ˈhus.sus ɑʃ.ˈtiʃ.pi; ˈhwɛʔ ˈhwei ˈboː ˈi ˈhuh.nɔy]

ohif

j

jalTa

oa

ouHsuS

ja

jSCtiS

SCpi

jhwex

jhwui

ObA

JY

ouH

nai

hyf

j–

altha

o=

huhsus

a=

shtish

=shpi;

hwet

hwei

boo

i

huh

–noy

/ˈhyf

j

ˈɑl.tʰɑ

o

ˈhuh.sus

ɑ

ˈʃtiʃ

ʃpi;

ˈhwɛt̚

ˈhwei

ˈboː

ˈi

ˈhuh

noy/

and

stv-

have

indf=

lung

indf=

gill

=com;

for_purpose

animal.clf

underwater

stv

breath

-cap.

And there was lots of water where ze lived.

ohif OdufraxbaisiZ jialTa jlysaS jwA

Hyf dufróbbaisie jaltha leeeesas waa.

[ˈhyf duf.ˈɾɔp̚.bai.sɪə ˈjɑl.tʰɑ ˈlɛːː.sɑs ˈwɑː]

ohif	Ode	ofraxbai	siZ	j	jalTa	jlysaS	jwA
Hyf	du=	frobbai	=sie	j–	altha	leeeesas	waa
/ˈhyf	du	ˈfɾop̚.bai	sɪə	j	ˈɑl.tʰɑ	ˈlɛːː.sɑs	ˈwɑː/
And	the=	go_home	=loc	stv-	have	veeeery	water.clf.

"More flooding has been reported around Hidii today", said the news reporter on the TV.

JdenalwexsiZ jetwilapafL oSTax JhYdI jalSbahwUha

Denálwetsie etwilápafelh sthot Hidii alsbahweeha.

[n̆dɛ.ˈnɑ.lʷɛt̚.ʦɪə ɛ.twi.ˈlɑ.pɑ.fɛɬ ˈstʰɔʔ hi.ˈdiː ɑl.zbɑ.ˈhwɛː.hɑ]

Jde	Jnalwex	siZ	jetwilapaf	L	oSTax	JhYdI	jal	jSbahwUha
De=	nalwet	=sie	etwilapaf	=elh	sthot	Hidii	al–	sbahweeha
/dɛ	ˈnɑ.lwɛt̚	sɪə	ɛ.twi.ˈlɑ.pɑf	ɛɬ	ˈstʰot̚	hi.ˈdiː	ɑl	sbɑ.ˈhwɛː.hɑ/
The=	TV	=loc	reporter	=said	today	Hidii	rep-	flooded.

Then the signal got lost and the screen filled with static.

oSCdidE JdetehTaL JTwU
ohif Jdenalwex oluhwI jsciS

Shdyduu detehthalh thwee; hyf denalwet luhwyy þiþ.

[ʒdy.ˈduː dɛ.ˈtɛh.tʰɑɬ ˈtʰwɛː.; ˈhyf dɛ.ˈnɑ.lʷɛt̚ tɬu.ˈhyː ˈθiθ]

oSCdidE	Jde	Jteh	JTaL	JTwU	ohif	Jde	Jnalwex	oluhwI	jsciS
Shdyduu	de=	teh–	thalh	thwee;	hyf	de=	nalwet	luhwyy	þiþ
/ʃdy.ˈduː	dɛ	tɛh	ˈtʰɑɬ	ˈtʰwɛː.;	ˈhyf	dɛ	ˈnɑ.lwɛt̚	lu.ˈhyː	ˈθiθ/
Then	the=	nmz-	signal	fell;	and	the=	TV	fill	static.