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Proto-Mamsowil - The North Wind and the Sun

Translation

I have finally gotten around to translating The North Wind and the Sun into Mamsowil! I appreciate your thoughts, questions, challenges and more.

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Romanization:

Atihta husqk Osfeyl to Napl, nala skenyxa, akwkya þyx kiðla, hipw alatihta.
Atihta dinefqk, skenyxa tla entax kiðlapey ñuystivyk hipwrw.
Zwjyx Osfeyl yettavamlky, ñeyg xalo zwjyk, xalo ftetyk kiðla hipwkyrw,
Hu Osfeyl veygkyaj kfenenyx.  Reho namylo fenyyx Napl, akwkya kyalo tivyk kiðla hipwrw.
Alo mikihyk Osfeyl Naplrw skenyxa tlavaks.

Phonology:

/atɪxta χʌsæk osfɛiɫ to napɫ, nala skɛniʃa, akukja θiʃ kɪðla, χɪpu alatixta/

/atɪxta dɪnɛfæk, skɛniʃa tla ɛntaʃ kɪðlapɛi ŋʌistɪvik χɪpuɹu/

/zuɣiʃ osfɛiɫ jɛtavamɫki, ŋɛig ʃalo zuɣik, ʃalo ftɛtik kɪðla χɪpukiɹu/

/χʌ osfɛiɫ vɛigkjaʁ kfɛnɛniʃ ɹɛχo namilo fɛniʃ napɫ, akukja kjalo tɪvik kɪðla χɪpuɹu/

/alo mɪkɪxik osfɛiɫ napɫɹu skɛniʃa tlavaks/


Grammar:

that-around argue.3PL.3SG north-wind and.INCL sun, which-person strong-more, that-time.at_CHRO come.3SG.0 travel-person, cloak that-person-around

that-around agree.3PL.3SG, strong-more person can.0.0 travel-person.INSTR cause.disrobe.3SG.3SG cloak.ACC

blow.3SG.0 north-wind all-might.3SGPOSS, however more.ADV blow.3SG.3SG, more.ADV grasp.3SG.3SG travel-person cloak.3SGPOSS.ACC

and.EXCL north-wind end.away_CHRO forfeit.3SG.0 afterwards warm.ADV shine.3SG.0 sun, that-time.at_CHRO at_CHRO.ADV disrobe.3SG.3SG tavel-person cloak.ACC

that.ADV shall.recognize.3SG.3SG north-wind sun.ACC stronger person.towards_STAT


English:

The North Wind and the Sun were disputing which was the stronger, when a traveler came along wrapped in a warm cloak.

They agreed that the one who first succeeded in making the traveler take his cloak off should be considered stronger than the other.

Then the North Wind blew as hard as he could, but the more he blew the more closely did the traveler fold his cloak around him;

and at last the North Wind gave up the attempt. Then the Sun shined out warmly, and immediately the traveler took off his cloak.

And so the North Wind was obliged to confess that the Sun was the stronger of the two.


EDIT: I just noticed that this translation features all of the phonemes of Mamsowil, except for /ʒ/ and /b/!

Posted Feb 25, 2016, 12:47 AM UTC · edited

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