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Translation games seem to be the new fire storm around here (admittedly I'm jumping on the bandwagon a bit late )

Typical translation game rules: you translate the English sentence the last person provided into whatever NAIL you know, and then you provide a new English sentence for the next person to translate.

Let's see if this takes off any better then the Multi-lingual thread.

It's sunny today.

Seqinermut sammisoq ullumi.

The next one: Learning languages is fun.

I'm not sure I can translate that exactly into Seneca, but I'll do my best.

Wënödeyë:sta’ gawë:nö’ yonödënetgä:dö’.
Lit. "They are learning languages and they are having fun."


I've enjoyed having this week off.

It is a difficult sentence for me, but I'll try:

Sapaatip-akunnera sulinngiffeqarpunga. Nuannerpoq.
Lit. I had a week off. It was enjoyable. (I don't know how to say "I've enjoyed having" in Greenladic yet).

2nd attempt:

Nuannaraara sapaatip-akunnera sulinngiffiga.
Lit. I enjoyed my week off. (I think it might be even more wrong than the first variant though)

The next one: His sister is at home.

It's fine. I kinda figured when I created this thread that we'd have to take some liberties when translating.


Yeyëhsë’ shakoji’/shako’gë:’. (Since the age of the sister is unknown to me, I included the terms for older and younger sister.)

Grab me a glass of water.

Imeq tiitorfimmut uannut tiguat.

He is playing football.

Sounds like you're giving me coffee instead of water.

Hotgá:nye:h hëähsëtwas.

I like tea better than coffee.

księżycowy wrote:Sounds like you're giving me coffee instead of water.

Really. I don't understand why I thought you wrote "coffee" when translating. Maybe that's because I wanted coffee myself.
I've just changed it.

Kesatk pitewey ajiklu'lk aq koppe'.

How are you?

Seneca: Sgënö’ näh?

We will pick the berries when they are ripe.

Uhh...

Kanimooshoowaan li grenn kayishpayihk piko atishoowuk.

That's probably complete gibberish (EDIT: the last sentence I posted probably was, too), but I wanted to play!

It is very difficult.

Seneca: Agwas degadogë́’ëh.

That was too easy.

Díí ayóó doo nantłʼah da.
I want someone to help me.

tąąska ąwąhką ahkíhkǫbra mįkšé

Let's start again.