This is a short, one-sided dialogue I wrote, translated, and glossed. The top line of each sentence is in Glaubaal’s script. The line below that is transliterated in the International Phonetic Alphabet. The third line is the gloss, and the fourth is a translation in English.
The sentences were chosen to illustrate grammatical features, and to flow as natural speech, as opposed to a more formal register.
molat, aS kobIb nar.
molat ɑʃ ko.vɪb nɑɻ
Greeting one know.STATE NEG
Hello, stranger.
jarSkOS tab fep.
jɑɻʃkəʃ tɑb fep
See.1 2 there
I see you there.
hilOx gIh aG Iv glawOS gIm.
hiləx gɪh ɑɣ ɪv glɑɰəʃ gɪm
come.2 here and 1-PL speak.1 can
Come here, and we can speak.
mas hilOx pelam Ivgors?
mɑs hiləx ˈpe.lɑm ɪv.goɻs
Why come2 land 1-PL.POS.through
Why do you come to our land?
tolf ali nar tukO gIhors.
tolf ɑli nɑɻ tukə gɪ.hoɻs
person.PL many NEG travel.3 here.through
Not many people travel through here.
reN GeSOS tuk stofIb nar poS honOx him hAd Izem
ɻeŋ ɣe.ʃəʃ tuk sto.fɪb nɑɻ poʃ ho.nəx him hæd ɪz.em
If seek.2 travel trouble.STATE NEG then swear.2 must oath 1.BENE
If you seek safe travel then you must swear an oath to me.
glawOx tus Izem
glɑɰəx tus ɪzem
Speak.2 this 1.BENE
Say this to me:
senkOx pir aSnarg frItOS pelam tagiS
sen.kəx piɻ ɑʃ.nɑɻg fɻɪ.təʃ pe.lɑm tɑ.giʃ
Harm.1 shall noone what meet.1 land 2.POS.in
I shall harm none that I meet in your land,
loraGOS pir temvUf tafob amat frItOS
lo.ˈɾɑ.ɣəʃ piɻ tem.vʊf tɑf.ob ɑmɑt fɻɪtəʃ
Honor.1 shall wish.PL those.of what meet.1
I shall honor the wishes of those that I meet,
vovOS pir stIS narg tukf Izgob, pOm kivUf bil.
vo.vəʃ piɻ stɪʃ nɑɻg tukf ɪzg.ob pəm ki.vʊf bɪl
Leave.1 shall mark none travel.PL 1.POS.of except track.PL foot
I shall leave no trace of my travels, save footprints
xlor tusem bel tag helO pir Iz Sorstat
xloɻ tu.sem bel tɑg he.lə piɻ ɪz ʃoɻs.tɑt
care this.BENE blood 2.POS allow.3 shall 1 pass.INF
For this care, your blood shall allow me to pass.
lor moj lASpOS tus vik tagawb
loɻ moj læʃ.pəʃ tus vik tɑ.gɑɰb
Good now wear.1 this neck 2.POS.around
Good. Now, wear this around your neck.
tus itarSk jIrSk Izg amat hAdOx Ivem aG frakO tab dIfkOm
tus i.ˈtɑɻʃ.kə jɪɻʃk ɪzg ɑmɑt hæ.dəx ɪ.vem ɑɣ fɻɑ.kə tɑb ˈdɪf.kəm
This show.3 clan 1.POS what swear.2 1.PL.BENE, and bring.3 2 safety
This shows my clan that you swear to us, and brings you safety.
bisO tab dalwIst ag dovn Ivgem.
bisə tab dɑl.ˈɰɪst ɑg dov.n̩ ɪv.gem
Grant.3 2 hospitality and protection 1.PL.POS.BENE
It entitles you to our hospitality and protection.
mesOx Iv mor kopat dUs viShu aG tfan tag hilOx dUsIf
me.səx ɪv moɻ ko.pɑt dʊs viʃhu ɑɣ tfɑn tɑg hi.ləx dʊ.sɪf
Give.2 1.PL reason take.INF it again and head 2.POS come3 3.with
Give us cause to take it again, and your head comes with it.
grakOx? lor
gɻɑkəx loɻ
understand.2 proper
You understand? Good.
vovOx gIm
vo.vəx gɪm
Leave.2 may
You may leave.
tukOx dIfkalt
tuˈ.kəx dɪf.ˈkɑlt
travel.2 safely
Travel safely.
jelGOS iraSkiS Ivg
jel.ɣəʃ i.ˈɾɑʃ.kiʃ ɪvg
Suffer.1 watch.IMP 2.PL.POS
You suffer our watching.
molat, aS hAdIb
molɑt ɑʃ hæd.ɪb
Goodbye one swear.STATE
Goodbye, sworn one.
gimbOS fUh amat GeSOS
gɪm.bəʃ fʊh ɑmɑt ɣe.ʃəʃ
Find.1 HORT what seek.1
May you find what you seek.
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