Animorphs #1 - The Invasion
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 6:23 pm
Now that the forums are back up, I have a perfect spot for me to place my ongoing work in translating a fairly short book from a kid's series that is very dear to my heart. The translation is quite loose and I have difficulty in making everything comprehensible at all times. This is really just something that I do when I'm bored, so it may never be finished. But if anyone has some comments, please let me know!
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At this time I have a portion of chapter 1 "translated." As for numbers, I'm just going to leave them as they are. They are an important part of the names of some of the characters and I don't want to get rid of them. I've translated "Animorphs" as "jan pi kama ante" (people that become different) because how they can change into different beings. There really isn't a catch all term for "living thing" in toki pona, so I think this will suffice.
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jan pi kama ante - utala (Animporhs - The Invasion)
lipu kulupu 1 (Chapter 1)
nimi mi li jan Se. mi ken ala toki e nimi ali mi tawa sina. mi toki e ni, la ike kama. jan ike li lon ali. jan ike li sona nimi ali mi, la ona li alasa e mi e jan pona mi li.... mi wile ala e ni: ona alasa e mi. jan ike li pali e ike mute tawa jan. mi wile ala toki e ni.
mi toki ala e lon mi tawa sina. sina wile sona e ni: ona li lon.
ken la ona li lon sina.
mi sitelen e ali tan ni: jan mute li ken sona e ali. ken la jan li ken awen tawa kama pi jan pona ante.
tenpo pini, la ali li pona. ali li pona tawa ni: tenpo wan, la mi tawa esun. mi lon poka jan pona mute mi Nako. mi mute li musi e ijo musi lon esun. esun ni li jo e lipu musi e ijo ante. ni li pona.
jan Nako en mi li kepeken e mani ali tawa ijo musi. jan Nako li jo e n anpa mute. mi jo e nanpa lili. mi mute li ken musi pona e ijo musi. mi ken musi mute tan ni: mi jo e ijo musi Seka lon tomo mi. taso jan Nako li musi pona tan ni: ona li ken kama lukin e ijo ali insa ijo musi. ona li anpa e mi tan ni.
ken la mi kepeken ike e lawa mi. mi pilin ike tan tomo sona. mi wile jan pi kulupu pi musi sike. taso mi ken ala musi pona e musi sike.
ali li pona. taso tenpo pini la jan sama suli mi Tan li jan pona mute pi kulupu pi musi sike lon tomo sona mi. tenpo ni la jan Tan li jan lawa pi kulupu pi musi sike lon tomo sona sina. jan ali li pilin e ni: mi musi pona e musi sike tan ni. taso mi musi pona ala.
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At this time I have a portion of chapter 1 "translated." As for numbers, I'm just going to leave them as they are. They are an important part of the names of some of the characters and I don't want to get rid of them. I've translated "Animorphs" as "jan pi kama ante" (people that become different) because how they can change into different beings. There really isn't a catch all term for "living thing" in toki pona, so I think this will suffice.
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jan pi kama ante - utala (Animporhs - The Invasion)
lipu kulupu 1 (Chapter 1)
nimi mi li jan Se. mi ken ala toki e nimi ali mi tawa sina. mi toki e ni, la ike kama. jan ike li lon ali. jan ike li sona nimi ali mi, la ona li alasa e mi e jan pona mi li.... mi wile ala e ni: ona alasa e mi. jan ike li pali e ike mute tawa jan. mi wile ala toki e ni.
mi toki ala e lon mi tawa sina. sina wile sona e ni: ona li lon.
ken la ona li lon sina.
mi sitelen e ali tan ni: jan mute li ken sona e ali. ken la jan li ken awen tawa kama pi jan pona ante.
tenpo pini, la ali li pona. ali li pona tawa ni: tenpo wan, la mi tawa esun. mi lon poka jan pona mute mi Nako. mi mute li musi e ijo musi lon esun. esun ni li jo e lipu musi e ijo ante. ni li pona.
jan Nako en mi li kepeken e mani ali tawa ijo musi. jan Nako li jo e n anpa mute. mi jo e nanpa lili. mi mute li ken musi pona e ijo musi. mi ken musi mute tan ni: mi jo e ijo musi Seka lon tomo mi. taso jan Nako li musi pona tan ni: ona li ken kama lukin e ijo ali insa ijo musi. ona li anpa e mi tan ni.
ken la mi kepeken ike e lawa mi. mi pilin ike tan tomo sona. mi wile jan pi kulupu pi musi sike. taso mi ken ala musi pona e musi sike.
ali li pona. taso tenpo pini la jan sama suli mi Tan li jan pona mute pi kulupu pi musi sike lon tomo sona mi. tenpo ni la jan Tan li jan lawa pi kulupu pi musi sike lon tomo sona sina. jan ali li pilin e ni: mi musi pona e musi sike tan ni. taso mi musi pona ala.