218 sample sentences in Dundulanyä

Dundulanyä translations of the sentences of the Conlang Syntax Test Cases

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1.
dāvan raṇya.
dāv0n raṇy-∅-∅-a
sun.DIR.SG. shine-EXP-PAT-PRES.3SG.IND.
The sun shines.
3.
dāvan raṇyī.
dāv0n raṇy-∅-∅-ī
sun.DIR.SG. shine-EXP-PAT-PAST.3SG.IND.
The sun shone.
4.
dāvan raṇyiṣya.
dāv0n raṇy-iṣy-∅-∅-a
sun.DIR.SG. shine-FUT-EXP-PAT-PRES.3SG.IND.
The sun will shine.
5.
dāvan araṇya.
dāv0n araṇy-∅-∅-a
sun.DIR.SG. shine.PERF-EXP-PAT-3SG.IND.
The sun has been shining.
6.
dāvan sebāre raṇya.
dāv0n sebāre raṇy-∅-∅-a
sun.DIR.SG. again. shine-EXP-PAT-PRES.3SG.IND.
The sun is shining again.
7.
dāvan prānilau raṇyiṣya.
dāv0n prānilauraṇy-iṣy-∅-∅-a
sun.DIR.SG. tomorrow. shine-FUT-EXP-PAT-PRES.3SG.IND.
The sun will shine tomorrow.
8.
dāvan imāmūṅgdi raṇya.
dāv0n imāmūṅg-di raṇy-∅-∅-a
sun.DIR.SG. luminous-ADV. shine-EXP-PAT-PRES.3SG.IND.
The sun shines brightly.
9.
imāmūṅga dāvan raṇya.
imāmūṅg-∅-∅-a dāv0n raṇy-∅-∅-a
luminous-EXP-PAT-PRES.3SG.IND. sun.DIR.SG. shine-EXP-PAT-PRES.3SG.IND.
The bright sun shines.
10.
dāvan kamīne nilāḍa.
dāv0n kamīne nilāḍ-∅-∅-a
sun.DIR.SG. now. rise-EXP-PAT-PRES.3SG.IND.
The sun is rising now.
11.
yaiva lilai qirblūlī.
yaiva lil-ai qirbl-∅-ū-lī
all.DIR. people-DIR.PL. shout-EXP-AG-PAST.3PL.IND.
All the people shouted.
12.
lilai ba sora qirblūlī.
lil-ai ba sora qirbl-∅-ū-lī
people-DIR.PL. TOP. some. shout-EXP-AG-PAST.3PL.IND.
Some of the the people shouted.
13.
lilai ba taili b̃ārirä qirblūlī.
lil-ai ba taili b̃ā-rirä qirbl-∅-ū-lī
people-DIR.PL. TOP. many. ADV-two. shout-EXP-AG-PAST.3PL.IND.
Many of the people shouted twice.
14.
chlähāhai lilai äqirbṛsābbāhai.
chlä-∅-∅-āhai lil-ai äqirbṛsā-∅-ū-āhai
happy-EXP-PAT-PRES.3PL.IND. people-DIR.PL. shout.FREQ-EXP-AG-IMPF.3PL.IND.
The sun shone.
15.
goldīcene nitvaḍī.
goldīcen-e ni-tvaḍ-∅-∅-ī
small_cat-DIR.SG. on-jump-EXP-PAT-PAST.3SG.IND.
The kitten jumped up.
16.
goldīcen-e ehāṇak nitvaḍī.
goldīcene ehāṇa-k ni-tvaḍ-∅-∅-ī
small_cat-DIR.SG. table-DAT.SG. on-jump-EXP-PAT-PAST.3SG.IND.
The kitten jumped onto the table.
17.
ñeɂa goldīcenebu viṣlunī.
ñeɂ-∅-∅-a goldīcen-e=bu viṣ-lun-∅-∅-ī
small-EXP-PAT-PRES.3SG.IND kitten-DIR.SG=POSS.1SG. away-walk-EXP-PAT-PAST.3SG.IND.
My little kitten walked away.
18.
idmaika.
id-me-∅-ik-a
down-put.NONCONTAINED_LIQUID-EXP-REFL-PRES.3SG.IND.
It's raining.
19.
daśa idmīki.
daśa id-mi-∅-ik-a
rain.DIR.SG. down-put.NONCONTAINED_LIQUID-EXP-REFL-PAST.3SG.IND.
The rain came down.
20.
daśā goldīcene boɂika.
daś-ā goldīcen-e boɂ-∅-ik-a
rain-LOC.SG. kitten-DIR.SG. play-EXP-REFL-PRES.3SG.IND.
The kitten is playing in the rain.
21.
daśa ilipika.
daśa ilip-∅-ik-a
rain.DIR.SG. stop.PERF-EXP-REFL-3.IND.
The rain has stopped.
22.
daśa tasundi lipiṣyika.
daśa tasund-di lip-iṣy-∅-ik-a
rain.DIR.SG. here-fast-ADV. stop-FUT-EXP-REFL-3.IND.
Soon the rain will stop.
23.
daśa tasundi lipikai dhomih.
daśa tasund-di lip-∅-ik-ai dhomy-∅-∅-(a)h
rain.DIR.SG. here-fast-ADV. stop-EXP-REFL-IMPF.3.SUBJ. hope-EXP-PAT-PRES.1SG.IND.
I hope the rain stops soon.

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26.
viṣlau!
viṣ-lau-∅-∅
away-walk.IMPER-PAT-IMPF.2SG.
Go away!
27.
talāvevu!
ta-lau-∅-evu
here-walk.IMPER-PAT-IMPF.1PL.
Let's go!

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