Nuvuza Tani 1 – Langs and Conlangs

Text and Translation

Nuvu berenen kumoza zose tanise. Sama basa sonose, sama karu vususe. Ŋono alaza yendanen nikevas saŋiyinda samas etede piŋimeyi, pezes sara kodu, venendanen saŋena. Yendanen nikevas saŋiyihi, saya namanen ŋiri kegevemiyizeza namas zeninoheza samas delino. Goleza nara kumu saŋiye, saya kuŋinen zase ŋiri kegeveme. Goleza venendanen saŋiyinda sanda laka azis lenese. Kozos ŋono pobomoza ŋono pideza ŋono pereteza ŋono muroza saka.

This story is one which is about a man named Nuvu. He has a bad head and a rough tongue. Through more time spent in the vicinity of people he is filled with pain, so he goes away and lives with nobody. If he continues to stay near people, he thinks that they will expect that he will continue to make work with them. For a long time he lives as a solitary man, and he works as he wanted. After a long time living with nobody, there is a pile outside his hut. In there he has many spears, many baskets, many knives, and many mats.

Interlinear and Explanation

Nuvu berenen kumoza zose tanise.

Nuvu: nuvu; Nuvu

berenen: bere=nen; name=COM

kumoza: kumu=za; man=PATH

zose: zo=se; SGin=STAY

tanise: tani=se; story=STAY

The story is one which is about a man named Nuvu.

Sama basa sonose, sama karu vususe.

sama: sama; 3SG.RA

basa: basa; bad

sonose: sono=se; head=STAY

sama: sama; 3SG.RA

karu: karu; rough

vususe: vusu=se; tongue=STAY

He has a bad head and a rough tongue.

Ŋono alaza yendanen nikevas saŋiyinda samas etede piŋimeyi, pezes sara kodu, venendanen saŋena.

ŋono: ŋono; more

alaza: ala=za; time=PATH

yendanen: yenda=nen; people=COM

nikevas: nikeva=s; vicinity=LOC

saŋiyinda: sa=ŋi=yi=nda; 3SG.RA=MOVE=CONT=SRC

samas: sama=s; 3SG.RA=LOC

etede: etede; full

piŋimeyi: piŋi=me=yi; pain=IN=CONT

pezes: pezi=s; away=LOC

sara: sa=ra; 3SG.RA=GO

kodu: kodu; so

venendanen: venenda=nen; nobody=COM

saŋena: sa=ŋi=na; 3SG.RA=MOVE=START

Through more time spent in the vicinity of people he is filled with pain, so he goes away and lives with nobody.

Someday I am going to figure out why some time phrases take =s and some take =za. I know there is a reason, I am simply not quite sure how to explain it.

Yendanen nikevas saŋiyihi, saya namanen ŋiri kegevemiyizeza namas zeninoheza samas delino.

yendanen: yenda=nen; people=COM

nikevas: nikeva=s; vicinity=LOC

saŋiyihi: sa=ŋi=yi=hi; 3SG.RA=MOVE=CONT=POT

saya: sa=ya; 3SG.RA=CAUS

namanen: nama=nen; 3PLra=COM

ŋiri: ŋiri; some

kegevemiyizeza: kegeve=mi=yi=zi=za; work=IN=CONT=FUT=PATH

namas: nama=s; 3PLra=LOC

zeninoheza: zeni=no=hi=za; expectation=COME=POT=PATH

samas: sama=s; 3SG.RA=LOC

delino: deli=no; idea=COME

If he continues to stay near people, he thinks that they will expect that he will continue to make work with them.

Goleza nara kumu saŋiye, saya kuŋinen zase ŋiri kegeveme.

goleza: goli=za; long.time=PATH

nara: nara; one

kumu: kumu; man

saŋiye: sa=ŋi=yi; 3SG.RA=MOVE=CONT

saya: sa=ya; 3SG.RA=CAUS

kuŋinen: kuŋi=nen; desire=COM

zase: za=se; 3PL.IN=STAY

ŋiri: ŋiri; some

kegeveme: kegeve=me; work=IN

For a long time he lives as a solitary man, and he works as he wanted.

Goleza venendanen saŋiyinda sanda laka azis lenese.

goleza: goli=za; long.time=PATH

venendanen: venenda=nen; nobody=COM

saŋiyinda: sa=ŋi=yi=nda; 3SG.RA=MOVE=CONT=SRC

sanda: sa=nda; 3SG.RA=SRC

laka: laka; hut

azis: azi=s; outside=LOC

lenese: lene=se; pile=STAY

After a long time living with nobody, there is a pile outside his hut.

Kozos ŋono pobomoza ŋono pideza ŋono pereteza ŋono muroza saka.

kozos: kozo=s; here=LOC

ŋono: ŋono; many

pobomoza: pobomo=za; spear=PATH

ŋono: ŋono; many

pideza: pidi=za; basket=PATH

ŋono: ŋono; many

pereteza: perete=za; knife=PATH

ŋono: ŋono; many

muroza: muru=za; mat=PATH

saka: sa=ka; 3SG.RA=TOUCH

In there he has many spears, many baskets, many knives, and many mats.