Relay 13

Henrik Theiling ran Relay 13 in January and Februray of 2006, with a Da Mätz se Basa text.

Note: The Asha'ille text has not been updated yet to reflect the spelling reform that occurred after the relay.

Background

The speakers of Asha'ille are a quadrapedal feline species known as the Cresaeans. Their homes are dug out below the level of the streets, and thus their yards have embankments surround them, rather than fences.

Writing, literacy, and history are valued very highly in Cresaean culture. Young Cresaeans are taught by scribes. The lucky ones may appentice under a master scribe, who teach them more that just practical knowledge of literacy. The masters host their few apprentices in their home during the weekdays, and will often pick up their students in an animal-drawn cart at the beginning of the week.

Cresaeans are genetically related to a small tree-dwelling feline species, dehalaizen in Asha'ille, Delaizen in English. A subspecies of this species has been domesticated as pets.

Orthographic

Asha'ille

[1] Ne Rekreví 'sa Veia'gijhevon ne Mlaiye Eshólivash

[2] Ayana ne en'i jho cchirn. [3] Keyanu ne sshókaroth chiduna. [4] Kén'jeni ne mirvon eyemale so'jo vae'áldae gir'má en.

[5] Jhor'en i 'sa iyen'lli t'ven chaea seni vilo'ezán. [6] Jhor'vae deigan seni t'chilaizen 'sa fo ccat. [7] Arin mmavta en'i eg chilaizen vel'nain vedá'deigan, [8] kret'dayuna daedava. [9] Akénelvni ne naea 'sa vae'mirvonsec eyemale so'jo kae, [10] Girsardos énteni ne peijan, [11] t'ves nesh saemirv eyemale so'jo. [12] Jhiviken én'i ne peijan. [13] Ve'dosar manivtec en'i ne ezán eg ita sa, [14] kret'énec ne gir'kache, [15] t'vet yubirva vae'e llaeath eirsi seni [16] vep'shápavonad doven'kasaea. [17] Vik'saemirv eyemale so'jo.

[18] Jhor'mlo chilaizen vekeluna t'jhi gir'sshi i rojh, jjhen. [19] Yanú.

English

[1] A Joke to Alleviate Your Winter Melancholy

[2] This is about a young man. [3] The time is the month of Sheshokaro. [4] He can see the teacher's cart coming down the next road.

[5] The student is in his yard, near the embankment. [6] On his shoulder is a fat, red delaizen. [7] He tries to make the delaizen move from his shoulder to the ground, [8] but she always balances. [9] He looks at the place where the teacher's cart is coming, [10] He worries more and more, [11] because the teacher's cart arrives soon. [12] He continues to worry. [13] He makes her paw touch the embankment, [14] but it feels very cold [15] and thus she climbs into his school bag [16] to soothe herself within there. [17] Now the teacher's cart arrives.

[18] The rest of the delaizen's day is even more amusing, of course. [19] The end.

Tatari Faran

[1] kueharan naritai'i ihirasan imaisinan tsen utu sei

[2] -- [3] jiras baranis ijiinan bunaheibikas te' iti [4] hamra epan pai tatitis nikefatai samanan arapas ipai haras ko aram.

[5] kapi ipai hamra kiran pesa'atan ka heka sumanan atuan aram. [6] daha tara'is apa ei tsuni kauhi burut karat sei ira. [7] kiran tara' ka kapa pera kauhi fisei daha atu ta'an, [8] fei sei paka tumitai pepai tsit. [9] tara' ka hena juerat pai nikefatai arapas no, [10] hena sa isi mahinai puru kumai kiki, [11] diti iti isi upitai kefatai samanan so. [12] fei kei piana' irei hike. [13] tara' ka kakai jiras me pata' feis sa heka ita, [14] pata' sa paka imis juju', [15] fei sei hena akuka hujai tara'an na, [16] simuini sahu kapi ipai tsi. [17] kana iti upitai kefatai samanan so dakat.

[18] bara baranis kauhin sa kueras puru eka nari. [19] --

Parts of Speech Legend

adj: adjective
adv: adverb
conj: conjunction
cop: copula
interj: interjection
mi: modifier
n: noun
nom: nominalizer
part: particle
poss: possessive
prsn: person
v: verb

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morphemic breakdown

IPA pronunciation

part of speech

English translation

Tatari Faran translation

[1] Ne	Rekreví	'sa		Veia'gijhevon			ne	Mlaiye		Eshólivash
ne	rekreví	alun-	-sa	veia	gijhev	-on	ne	ml-ml	-aiye	eshólivash
nɛ	ɹɛkɹɛˈvi	ɑˈlun	sɑ	ˈve.ɑ	ɡɪˈʒɛv	on	nɛ	ml	ˈɑijɛ	ɛˈʃolivɑʃ
mi	n	mi	mi	adv	v	n	mi	poss	prsn	n
OBJ:	joke	PREV	1	GOAL:	be better	:N	OBJ:	(intangible possession)	distant ring	winter melancholy
[1] A Joke to Alleviate Your Winter Melancholy
[1] kueharan naritai'i ihirasan imaisinan tsen utu sei

Ayana	ne	en'i	jho	cchirn.
ayana	ne	en'i	jho	cchirn
ɑˈjɑnɑ	nɛ		ʒo	ʧə̆ˈtʃiɹn
	mi		cop	n
SUBJECTS:	OBJ:	??	EQUIV:	young man
This is about a young man.
--
Asha'ille stories often start with a change of deixis. From here on, any reference to the "first person" actually refers to the young man. This technique is meant to help the storyteller and the listener both have greater affinity and empathy for the protagonist.

Keyanu	ne	sshókaroth		chiduna.
keyanu	ne	sshókaro	-ith	chiduna
kɛˈjɑnu	nɛ	ʃə̆ˈʃokɑˌɹo	ɪθ	ʧɪˈdunɑ
n	mi	n	adj	n
TIME:	OBJ:	winter soltice festival	ADJ	month
The time is the month of Sheshokaro.
jiras baranis ijiinan bunaheibikas te' iti
Shifting of temporal deixis is also common is Asha'ille stories.

Kén'jeni			ne	mirvon		eyemale	so'jo		vae'áldae		gir'má en.
kénillev	-j-	-ni	ne	mirv	-on	eyemale	so-	jo	vae	áldae	gir'má en
ˈkɛnɪlɛv	ʤ	ni	nɛ	miɹv	on	ɛjɛˈmɑlɛ	so	ʤo	ve	ˈɑlde
v	part	prsn	mi	v	n	n	poss	n	adv	adj
see	able	(self)	OBJ:	come	:N	vehicle	POSS:	teacher	WHERE:	next	??
He can see the teacher's cart coming down the next road.
hamra epan pai tatitis nikefatai samanan arapas ipai haras ko aram.

Jhor'en i		'sa		iyen'lli	t'ven		chaea	seni		vilo'ezán.
jhor-	en'i	alun-	-sa	iyen'lli	te	ven	chaea	s-	-ni	vilo	ezán
ʒoɹ		ɑˈlun	sɑ		tɛ	vɛn	ˈʧe.ɑ	s	ni	ˈvilo	ɛˈzɑn
cop		mi	mi		conj	adv	n	poss	prsn	adv	n
EQUIV:	??	PREV	1	??	and	WITHIN:	yard	POSS:	(self)	NEAR:	embankment
The student is in his yard, near the embankment.
kapi ipai hamra kiran pesa'atan ka heka sumanan atuan aram.

Jhor'vae		deigan	seni		t'chilaizen		'sa		fo	ccat.
jhor-	vae	deigan	s-	-ni	te	chilaizen	alun-	-sa	fo	ccat
ʒoɹ	ve	ˈdeɡɑn	s	ni	tɛ	ʧiˈlɑizɛn	ɑˈlun	sɑ	fo	kə̆ˈkɑt
cop	adv	n	poss	prsn	conj	n	mi	mi	adj	adj
EQUIV:	WHERE:	shoulder	POSS:	(self)	and	pet delaizen	PREV	1	red	fat
On his shoulder is a fat, red delaizen.
daha tara'is apa ei tsuni kauhi burut karat sei ira.

Arin	mmavta			en'i	eg	chilaizen	vel'nain		vedá'deigan,
arin	mmav	-t-	-a	en'i	eg	chilaizen	vel	nain	vedá	deigan
ˈɑɹɪn	mə̆ˈmɑv	t	ɑ		ɛɡ	ʧiˈlɑizɛn	vɛl	nɑin	vɛˈdɑ	ˈdeɡɑn
part	v	part	prsn		mi	n	adv	n	adv	n
try	move	CAUS	(she)	??	V:	pet delaizen	TOWARD:	ground	FROM:	shoulder
He tries to make the delaizen move from his shoulder to the ground,
kiran tara' ka kapa pera kauhi fisei daha atu ta'an,

kret'dayuna		daedava.
kret	dayuna	daedav	-a
kɹɛt	dɑˈjunɑ	ˈdedɑv	ɑ
conj	adv	v	prsn
but	always	balance	(she)
but she always balances.
fei sei paka tumitai pepai tsit.

Akénelvni

naea

'sa

vae'mirvonsec

eyemale

so'jo

kae,

ɑˈkɛnɛlv

nɛ

nˈe.ɑ

ɑˈlun

sɑ

miɹv

ɛk

ɛjɛˈmɑlɛ

ʤo

prsn

adv

prsn

poss

adv

look at

(self)

OBJ:

place

WHERE:

come

3SN

vehicle

POSS:

teacher

:WHERE

He looks at the place where the teacher's cart is coming,

tara' ka hena juerat pai nikefatai arapas no,

Girsardos	énteni			ne	peijan,
girsardos	énillev	-t-	-ni	ne	peijan
ɡiɹˈsɑɹdos	ˈɛnɪlɛv	t	ni	nɛ	ˈpeʤɑn
adv	v	part	prsn	mi	n
increasingly	feel	CAUS	(self)	OBJ:	worry
He worries more and more,
hena sa isi mahinai puru kumai kiki,

t'ves		nesh	saemirv	eyemale	so'jo.
te	ves	nesh	saemirv	eyemale	so-	jo
tɛ	vɛs	nɛʃ	seˈmiɹv	ɛjɛˈmɑlɛ	so	ʤo
conj	adv	adv	v	n	poss	n
and	WHILE:	soon	arrive	vehicle	POSS:	teacher
because the teacher's cart arrives soon.
diti iti isi upitai kefatai samanan so.

Jhiviken	én'i		ne	peijan.
jhiviken	énillev	-ni	ne	peijan
ʒiˈvɪkɛn	ˈɛnɪlɛv	ni	nɛ	ˈpeʤɑn
adv	v	prsn	mi	n
still	feel	(self)	OBJ:	worry
He continues to worry.
fei kei piana' irei hike.

Ve'dosar

manivtec

en'i

ezán

ita

sa,

vɛ

sɑɹ

mɑˈniv

ɛk

nɛ

ɛˈzɑn

ɛɡ

iˈtɑ

adv

adj

part

prsn

poss

prsn

ADV:

times

one

touch

CAUS

3SN

OBJ:

embankment

paw

POSS:

(she)

He makes her paw touch the embankment,

tara' ka kakai jiras me pata' feis sa heka ita,

kret'énec			ne	gir'kache,
kret	énillev	-ec	ne	gir	kache
kɹɛt	ˈɛnɪlɛv	ɛk	nɛ	ɡiɹ	ˈkɑʧɛ
conj	v	prsn	mi	adv	n
but	feel	3SN	OBJ:	very	cold
but it feels very cold
pata' sa paka imis juju',

t'vet		yubirva		vae'e llaeath			eirsi	seni
te	vet	yubirv	-a	vae	e'llaea	-ith	eirsi	s-	-ni
tɛ	vɛt	juˈbiɹv	ɑ	ve		ɪθ	ˈeɹsi	s	ni
conj	adv	v	prsn	adv		adj	n	poss	prsn
and	THEREFORE:	climb	(she)	WHERE:	??	ADJ	sack	POSS:	(self)
and thus she climbs into his school bag
fei sei hena akuka hujai tara'an na,

vep'shápavonad				doven'kasaea.
vep	shápav	-on	-ad	do-	ven	kasaea
vɛp	ˈʃɑpɑv	on	ɑd	do	vɛn	kɑˈse.ɑ
adv	v	n	nom	adj	adv	n
REASON:	soothe	:N	REFL	RE	WITHIN:	there
to soothe herself within there.
simuini sahu kapi ipai tsi.

Vik'saemirv		eyemale	so'jo.
vik	saemirv	eyemale	so-	jo
vɪk	seˈmiɹv	ɛjɛˈmɑlɛ	so	ʤo
adv	v	n	poss	n
NOW:	arrive	vehicle	POSS:	teacher
Now the teacher's cart arrives.
kana iti upitai kefatai samanan so dakat.

Jhor'mlo		chilaizen	vekeluna	t'jhi		gir'sshi i		rojh,	jjhen.
jhor-	mlo-	chilaizen	vekeluna	te	jhi	gir	sshi'i	rojh	jjhen
ʒoɹ	ml̃o	ʧiˈlɑizɛn	vɛkɛˈlunɑ	tɛ	ʒi	ɡiɹ		ɹoʒ	ʒə̆ˈʒɛn
cop	poss	n	n	conj		adj		cop	interj
EQUIV:	(intangible possession)	pet delaizen	rest of the day	and	yes	more	??	:EQUIV	of course
The rest of the delaizen's day is even more amusing, of course.
bara baranis kauhin sa kueras puru eka nari.

Yanú.

yanú

jɑˈnu

END OF STORY

The end.

Glossary

-a	prsn.	(she)
-ad	nom.	REFL
-aiye	prsn.	distant ring
akénelv	v.	look at
áldae	adj.	next
alun-	mi.	PREV
arin	part.	try
ayana	.	SUBJECTS:
ccat	adj.	fat
cchirn	n.	young man
chaea	n.	yard
chiduna	n.	month
chilaizen	n.	pet delaizen
daedav	v.	balance
dayuna	adv.	always
deigan	n.	shoulder
do-	adj.	RE
-ec	prsn.	3SN
eg	mi.	V:
eirsi	n.	sack
e'llaea	.	??
en'i	.	??
énillev	v.	feel
eshólivash	n.	winter melancholy
eyemale	n.	vehicle
ezán	n.	embankment
fo	adj.	red
gijhev	v.	be better
gir	adj.	more
gir'má en	.	??
girsardos	adv.	increasingly
ita	n.	paw
-ith	adj.	ADJ
iyen'lli	.	??
-j-	part.	able
jhi	.	yes
jhiviken	adv.	still
jho	cop.	yes
jhor-	cop.	EQUIV:
jjhen	interj.	of course
jo	n.	teacher
kache	n.	cold
kae	adv.	:WHERE
kasaea	n.	there
kénillev	v.	see
keyanu	n.	TIME:
kret	conj.	but
maniv	v.	touch
mirv	v.	come
ml-ml	poss.	(intangible possession)
mlo-	poss.	(intangible possession)
mmav	v.	move
naea	n.	place
nain	n.	ground
ne	mi.	OBJ:
nesh	adv.	soon
-ni	prsn.	(self)
-on	n.	:N
peijan	n.	worry
rekreví	n.	joke
rojh	cop.	:EQUIV
-s	.	??
s-	poss.	POSS:
-sa	mi.	1
saemirv	v.	arrive
sar	adj.	one
shápav	v.	soothe
so-	poss.	POSS:
sshi'i	.	??
sshókaro	n.	winter soltice festival
-t-	part.	CAUS
te	conj.	and
vae	adv.	WHERE:
ve	adv.	ADV:
vedá	adv.	FROM:
veia	adv.	GOAL:
vekeluna	n.	rest of the day
vel	adv.	TOWARD:
ven	adv.	WITHIN:
vep	adv.	REASON:
ves	adv.	WHILE:
vet	adv.	THEREFORE:
vik	adv.	NOW:
vilo	adv.	NEAR:
yanú	n.	END OF STORY
yubirv	v.	climb

Relay 13

Background

Orthographic

Asha'ille

[1] Ne Rekreví 'sa Veia'gijhevon ne Mlaiye Eshólivash

English

[1] A Joke to Alleviate Your Winter Melancholy

Tatari Faran

[1] kueharan naritai'i ihirasan imaisinan tsen utu sei

Parts of Speech Legend

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