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translation exercises

Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 8:01 pm
by galactonerd
http://www.arthaey.com/conlang/translationex.htmlLots of little texts we can translate into Toki Pona.Here's one:mama o, suno ni li seme?ni li ma tomo pi jan Kojanin. ona mute li jan nasa. ona li kepekene suno lon tenpo pimeja. ni li sama ni: suno lili sewi li pona ala.ona li utala li moli e ona ante li sona ala e ni: ijo ike moli lilili lon ma ona li suli lon ma ante. ona li utala ala kepeken palisakasi. ona li jo e ilo nasa ni: ona li moli e jan lon ma ante. olukin pona lon poka pi tomo tawa nasa ona. ona li tawa mute lontenpo lili. jan lili mi o tawa ala ma tomo ona.mama o, ma tomo li seme?Father, what are those lights?That is the city of the Goyanim. They are a strange people. Theylight their cities at night, as if the stars weren't sufficient fortheir needs. They fight and kill each other, not realising thegreater danger beyond their small world. And they do not hunteachother with bows and arrows. No, they have strange devices thatkill from far away without arrows. And take care near their strangeiron horses they use to travel. They travel faster than any naturalbeast ought to, and ignore the strength of the bow and arrow. Best ifyou avoid their cities, my son.Father, whats a city?jan Sosuwa