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Sent:

A Crazed Rubber Duck and an Amused Chicken Discuss Life
Duck: Witness that I am a rubber duck! (I know this through long
study.)
Chicken: You are indeed a rubber duck.
Duck: I stand upon the Mountains of Valor!
Chicken: From what land do those mountains rise?
Duck: They rise from the land of those who wield the Calendar Swords
and disdain all trousers!
Chicken: The pantless warriors return!
And so the chicken was amused for that day and the rubber duck
continued to be insane.

Sent:

A very dramatic rubber duck and a playful chicken talk about life

Duck: Look at me, who has discovered that he is a rubber duck!

Chicken: Indeed you are a rubber duck.

Duck: I often stand guard on the mountains of valour!

Chicken: Where do the mountains rise from?

Duck: The mountains rise from the land of those who use the swords of
the calendar, and who disdain all pants!

Chicken: The pantless warriors are coming!

So on that day the chicken had fun and the duck continued being
dramatic.

Sent:

The Deeply Philosophical Statue of a Duck & The Fool
Duck: It appears that I am a figurine!
Chicken: Indeed you are!
Duck: The courageous often keep watch at the mountain!
Chicken: Where does the mountain stand?
Duck: Those who use the seasonal sword are there. All their pants
are
uncomfortable.
Chicken: The warriors do not put pants on!
And later that day the chicken played and the duck continued to
think
of life as difficult.

Received:

This translation had both an easy part and some extremely difficult
parts. The easy part was because May28 and Valaklwuuxa are
syntactically similar. However, the text was full of non-sequiturs and
there were a couple of phrases I couldn't translate into either
English or May28; these were replaced or omitted. Finally, I had to
revise the May28 grammar in order to make the translation less clumsy.

Sent:

(1) It's about a joke and the cleverest of the artificial waterfowl.
(2) The waterfowl said, "I learned that I was created."
(3) I'm an artifical one!
(4) A game fowl said, "You're indeed an artificial one!"
(5) The waterfowl said, "Any courageous ones spy from a mountain!"
(6) The game fowl asked, "Where's that mountain?"
(7) The waterfowl said, "Some who have been cut by a knife stand in
that land
    and are always discomforted by their pants."
(8) The game fowl said, "Anyone who didn't put on long pants
fights!"
(9) And the game fowl and the clever waterfowl joked that being alive
is discomforting.

Received:

FROM MAY28
(1) This joke is about the cleverest waterfowl.
(2) The waterfowl said: "Now I know that I was created.
(3) I am a creation!"
(4) The game fowl said: "You really are a creation!"
(5) The waterfowl said: "Any courageous man from the mountain can
spy."
(6) The game fowl said: "Where is that mountain?"
(7) The waterfowl said: "They stand, cut by knife, while they are in
that land, and they're always discomforted by the one without
pants."
(8) The game fowl said: "Anyone wearing long pants can fight!"
(9) And the game fowl joked that the clever waterfowl was discomforted
by existence.

Sent:

ƔU TO ENGLISH
(1) This funny story is about the cleverest waterfowl.
(2) The duck said: "Now I know that I was created.
(3) I am a creation!"
(4) The chicken said: "You really are a creation!"
(5) The duck said: "Anyone courageous can spy, on the mountain."
(6) The chicken said: "Where is that mountain?"
(7) The duck said: "They stand like a knife cut them, while they are
in that land, and they're always embarrassed by the naked one."
(8) The chicken said: "Anyone wearing long underwears can fight!"
(9) And the chicken laughed because the clever duck was embarrassed by
existence.

Received:

(1)	Tan			nat		ocnéhaz	ohílitah	ei		ánake		íoñezaluvuske	ol		.
	3rd.sg-COP	this	story	funny		the		duck-LOC	SUP-clever-LOC	around	.
	This funny story is about the most intelligent duck.
	
(2) Tacnékat		ei 	ána 	kóuka			«	Apnáñi 			la 		kóuka
			ozzavnépeko		.
	3rd.sg-say-DPST	the	duck	like,as,that	"	1st.sg-know-PRS	now		like,as,that	/creation-BEN	.
	The duck said, "I now know, everything.

(3) An			ozavnépehaz	!	»
	1st.sg-COP	creation	!	"
	I am Creation!"

(4) Tacnékat		ei	voeké	kóuka	«	Kan 		ozavnépehaz zavné	!	»
	3rd.sg-say-DPST	the	chicken	that	"	2nd.sg-COP	creation	actual	!	"
	The chicken replied, "You truly are creation!"
	
(5) Tacnékat 		ei	ána		kóuka	:	«	Taléiɣ		ki	ñehúenuc 	moɣméni
he	séhaɣka			vo	.	»
	3rd.sg-say-DPST	the	duck	that	:	"	3rd.sg-can	a	courageous	spy-PRS	<-	mountain-LOC	on	.	"
	The duck said, "Someone courageous can spy on the mountain."

(6) Tacnékat		ei	voeké	kóuka	:	«	Tan			kat		séhaɣ		éoka	?	»
	3rd.sg-say-DPST	the	chicken	that	:	"	3rd.sg-COP	that	mountain	where	?	"
	The chicken replied, "Where is that mountain?"

(7) Tacnékat
		ei	ána		kóuka	:	«	Tukíle				kóuka	takézata		okézila	im			tavupohâka					kat		knáonovka	ve-tatóemi					li	ei	ki		cioɣ		tóupim	io				pévehka	.	»
	3rd.sg-say-DPST	the	duck	that	:	"	3rd.pl-stand-PRS	as		3rd.sg-cut-DPST	knife	because-PAT	3rd.pl-while-existance-LOC	that	land-LOC	and-3rd.sg-embarrass-PRS	<-	the	some	face/person	naked	in.order.to-BEN	always	.	"
	The duck answered, "We stand on a knife-edge bacause while we were in
this land, a person was always embarrased because they are naked.

(8)	Tacnékat		ei	voeké	kóuka	:	«	Taléiɣ		húeni		ki	táñuvi		ol	ei
	tóutanolim 		zéhe		!	»
	3rd.sg-say-DPST	the	chicken	that	:	"	3rd.sg-can	fight-PRS	some	wear-PRS	<-	the	underwear-PAT	long-PAT	!	"
	The chicken said, "He can fight someone to wear the long
underwear!"

(9) Ve-tahílikat 			ei 	voeké 	itóem 					li	ei	ánam
		ñezáluvuce	ei	ohán		.
	And-3rd.sg-laugh-DPST	the	chicken	in.order.to-embarrass	<-	the	duck-PAT	clever-PAT	the
existance	.
	And the chicken laughed in order to embarrass the clever duck who was
there.

Sent:

This funny story is about the most intelligent duck.
The duck said, "I now know, everything.
I am Creation!"
The chicken replied, "You truly are creation!"
The duck said, "Someone courageous can spy on the mountain."
The chicken replied, "Where is that mountain?"
The duck answered, "We stand on a knife-edge bacause while we were in
this land, a person was always embarrased because they are naked.
The chicken said, "He can fight someone to wear the long underwear!"
And the chicken laughed in order to embarrass the clever duck who was
there.

Sent:

This is a funny story about a very clever dragon.

Said the dragon “I think about the whole universe.”

Said the bird “thou understands the universe.”

Said the dragon “The brave one sees the secret mountain.”

Said the bird “what mountain?”

Said the dragon “We stand at a hard place as we are on the mountain.

Someone is embarrassed because of something they are not wearing”

Said the bird “They want a fight over long clothes?

I think that is funny, and they want you over there”

Sent:

Here follows a tale about a cleverly abstruse dragon. This dragon and
a bird were talking, and the dragon said,

"I am contemplating the Universe." And the bird said,

"You are understanding the Universe."And the dragon replied,

He who is brave sees the Secret Mountain." At this, the bird asked,

"What mountain?"

"We are on the mountain at a hard place. We fight against the
Embarassing Ones because of their mode of dress." The bird asked,

"You mean they want to fight over tasteless clothes?" And thus did the
dragon respond:

"I think that you are a funny bird, but they think that you are over
yonder."

Received:

Eic: we-yomuʔos mawəʔes taaiʔai dətaaugod. Nhəteirin aa taaiš itooiʔ,
eic hlo fəfeteirin taaiš,
“cafeifətis hodəšeʔodan.”
Behold: change paths-VOL.PRS.PROG | short tale.ACC | dragon-into |
3SG.SUBJ-clever- PRS-unk |
3PL.SUBJ-talk- PAST.PFV | aforementioned | dragon.ACC | bird NOM | and
| thus | 4SG.SUBJ-then- talk-PAST.PFV |
dragon.ACC | 3SG.OBJ-wonder- PRS.PROG | unk-3SG.SUBJ- exist-unk-
PAST.PFV
Behold: Let’s change subjects to a short tale about a clever Dragon.
They had spoken to the dragon and a bird had told the dragon that he
wonders if he had existed.
Eic hlo fəfeteirin tooiʔaeš, “bəceitis hodəšeʔodan.”
And | then | 4SG.SUBJ-then- talk-PAST.PFV | bird.ACC | 2SG-understand-
PRS.PROG | unk-3SG.SUBJ- exist-unk- PAST.PFV
And then it (the dragon) told the bird, “You know it had existed.”
Fəbeifeteirin taaiš, "dəʔooltoo rəpaeriifedaeš pinhaen
dəcičodaš."
4SG.NOM-back- then-talk- PAST.PFV | dragon.ACC | 3SG.SUBJ-see- that |
4PL.NOM physical courage | mountain.ACC |
3SG.SUBJ-hide- PRS.IPFV
It (the bird) told the dragon, “It looks like he was hiding in the
mountain.”
Dəcaebaicoin tooiʔaeš, “Gelpinhaš?”
3SG.SUBJ-3SG.OBJ- COND-ask | bird-REFL- ACC | which-mountain- NOM
It asked the bird, “Which mountain?”
Fəbeifeteirin taaiš, “Fəšeʔus aa pinhon, yeegəcon deigočod.
Fəsaepaeriiifoč nhətəcooʔčodef but-
šaʔub.”
4SG.NOM-back- then-talk- PAST.PFV | dragon.ACC | 4SG.NOM-exist-
PRS.PROG | aforementioned | mountain.ACC | believe-
PAST.PFV | 3SG.NOM-difficult- PASS-unk | 4SG.SUBJ-3PL.OBJ-
courageous-PRS.IPFV | 3PL.SUBJ-1PL.OBJ- embarrass-unk-
unk-against | mode of dress-because of
It (the bird) told the dragon, “It was difficult to believe it was
living in that mountain. It had shown great
courage to them, they embarrassed us with how they dressed.”
Dəcaebaicoin tooiʔaeš, “Es nhəliʔeč šabutub dəʔ��ečteitočed?”
3SG.SUBJ-3SG.OBJ- back-ask | bird-REFL- ACC | Q | 3PL.SUBJ-fight-
VOL-PRS.PFV | because of dress | 3SG.SUBJ-unk- tasteful-
PRS.PFV.unk
It (the dragon) replied to the bird, “Did he want to fight because of
how he dressed?”
Dəbeifeteirin taaiš, “Geeagoč bərətooiʔtooč dətətiinaečed, yu
nhəgeeagoč bəšeʔtooč legon.
3SG.SUBJ-back- then-talk- PAST.IPFV dragon-ACC | believe-PRS.PFV |
2SG.SUBJ-4SG.SUBJ- bird-that- PRS.IPFV | 3SG.SUBJ-
1PL.OBJ-laugh- REFL-PRS.IPFV- unk | but | 3PL.SUBJ-believe- PRS.IPFV |
2SG.SUBJ-exist- that-PRS.IPFV | on there
It was replying to the dragon, “You believed that he (the bird) was
laughing at us but they believe you
lived over there.”

Sent:

Behold: Let's change subjects to a short tale about a clever Dragon.
They had spoken to the dragon and a bird had told the dragon that he
wonders if he had existed.

And then it (the dragon) told the bird, "You know it had existed."

It (the bird) told the dragon, "It looks like he was hiding in the
mountain."

It (the dragon) asked the bird, "Which mountain?"

It (the bird) wold th dragon, "It was difficult to believe it was
living in that mountain. It had shown great courage to them, they
embarrassed us with how they dressed."

It (the dragon) replied to the bird, "Did he want to fight because of
how he dressed?"

It (the bird) was replying to the dragon, "You believed that he (the
bird) was laughing at us but they believe you ilved over there."

Received:

ha: dʰamiden/naʔ/inan nolʰekʰi/me lalʰa tʰemaina hammi toshani/nalo
kʰan.
interj Let us change subject/acc little story/nom clever dragon/gen
about.
konpʰar/ikʰu akʰannu tʰen toshani/mela hana semanikʰu, “limed/in kaura
tʰomid/ikʰini rokʰa?”
Was speaking bird/nom with dragon/gen and said, I wonder interr he had
lived ever. who???
seman/ikʰi toshani akʰannu/mela, “denanannu tʰomid/ikʰini.”
Said dragon/nom bird/dat, You know he had lived.
remedʰ/ikʰu akʰannu toshani/mela, “hamed/ikʰinin nedanikʰini
dʰarakʰime.”
Replied bird/nom dragon/dat, I had thought he had hidden
(the)mountain/acc.
semanikʰi toshani akʰannumela, “kaura mashar dʰarakʰi?”
Said dragon/nom bird/dat, interr What mountain?
remedʰ/ikʰu akʰannu toshani/mela,“mekʰar/ikʰa hamet tʰomid/ikʰia
dʰarakʰi/mela. Liran/ikʰa malʰi
Replied bird/nom dragon/dat, It was hard to think it was living
mountain/dat. It showed big
kʰorti/me nima/mela. rushenikʰa minan/ime lima/ʔ/alikʰa/len.”
courage/acc them/dat. It embarrassed us/acc our clothing/instructive.
wt*???
semanikʰi toshani akʰannumela, “kaura hankʰanikʰa kʰatʰuro shuma
la/ʔ/alikʰa/mela?”
Said dragon/nom bird/dat, interr it wanted to fight because-of its
clothing/dat ?
remedʰ/ikʰu akʰannu toshani/mela,“hamed/ikʰanni shinalʰar/ikʰ/ia
Replied bird/nom dragon/dat, Do you suppose laugh/3S
subject?/continuous?
minan/edan/ekʰon hamed/imi tʰomid/ikʰanni dinapʰadan.”
at us but they think you live over there. nonsense

Sent:

Now let us change the subject to a little story about a clever dragon.
Once a a bird was talking to a dragon and
said, “I wonder if he ever lived.” The dragon said to the bird, “You
know that he lived.” The bird replied to the
dragon, “I thought he had hidden himself in the mountain”. The dragon
asked, “What mountain?” The bird
simply responded, “It’s sad to think he lived all alone in a mountain.
To me it showed a lot of courage living
there without clothes.” The dragon asked, “Did he fight to get his
clothes back?” The bird replied “Do you
suppose they laugh at us because they think you live over there?”

Sent:

Sent:

Received:

They create talking. They tell of a clever beast. A dark bird inquires
of the beast: "Do they live?"

The beast says to the scared dark bird: "You know that they live."

The dark bird says to the beast: "I helpfully hide myself. The
mountains protect them."

The beast speaks about the mountains.

The bird says: "They make me think and so I think about sorrow. And so
the mountains think with isolation. They rest on importance so that a
person knows that she rests on bravery in yon region which they
protect."

The beast asks: "Do they battle? And then do they rest in the
protection?"

The bird answers: "If you may think about her, for they may think
think about her since you live in yon region, do you make her laugh?"

Sent:

They made speech. They spoke of a swift-minded beast. A dark bird
asked the beast, "Do they live?".
The beast said to the scared dark bird, "You know that they live.".
The dark bird said to the beast "I hide myself in order to help
myself. The mountains protect them."
The beast spoke about the mountains.
The bird said "They make me think, so I think about sadness, so the
mountains think about aloneness. They rest on importance so the
speaker knows that she rests on bravery in that land which they
protect."
The beast asked "Do they battle? After that do they rest on
protection?"
The bird replied "They might think about her, because you live in that
land. If you think about her, do you make her laugh?"