Arêndron (*)

Michael S. Repton

Zarroil ûgras krûn!

Ŋai, glâzat var? Dêrat lêzâchen cazêra vantrim tâlû krûath, valâsenæth ûgra krûn. Seuat ca trat kêdrenæth grœn mirga; prîdat hâghoi, zêmaxa hâghath, rzt. Draseuxa, hâŋgraghat hal, ghirtaivagháxa hal, glakaivagháxa hal, chêvagháxa dart bâsist anxîlû narai. Vârun kormêkæ, vârun kormêkæ? Khozæŋê sa bindæl. Lomurŋâsênta klæt zêrjen grœn glâzamî, khâtrenæth glûvun shazauga ra tjaurmalêk xîmôran vûzdrîs.

Beware of our baby!

Alas, what happened? Last day a pretty girl came to our house, for keeping looking at our baby. She did as she could for entertaining that child; she played with it, sang to it, etc. Although this happened, it attacked her, completely tore her up, completely ate her, and threw what remained through a window. What should I do, what should I do? I truly don't know. And so we keep silent in this time about that happening, for preventing that the police begin to ask annoying questions.

Interlinear

Zarroil ûgras krûn! 
IMP-beware baby-INST we-GEN 

Ŋai, glâzat var? 
alas happen-3S.PAST what 

Dêrat lêzâchen cazêra vantrim tâlû krûath, 
come-3S.PAST last-day-LOC girl-NOM garden-feeling house-ALL we-BEN 

valâsenæth ûgra krûn. 
see-PROTR-GERUND-BEN baby we-GEN 

Seuat ca trat kêdrenæth grœn mirga; 
do-3S.PAST as can-3S.PAST entertain-GERUND-BEN that child-NOM 

prîdat hâghoi, zêmaxa hâghath, rzt [ra zai'nta]. 
play-3S.PAST it[4]-ASSOC sing-3S.PAST.CONJ it[4]-BEN the other-PL-CONJ 

Draseuxa, hâŋgraghat hal, ghirtaivagháxa hal, glakaivagháxa hal, 
but-do-3S.PAST.CONJ attack-4S.PAST her[3] tear-COMPL-4S.PAST.CONJ her[3] eat-COMPL-4S.PAST.CONJ her[3] 

chêvagháxa dart bâsist anxîlû narai. 
throw-4S.PAST.CONJ that-was stay-PaPP window-ALL through 

Vârun kormêkæ, vârun kormêkæ? 
do-what-INF ought-1S-INTERR do-what-INF ought-1S-INTERR 

Khozæŋê sa bindæl. 
NEG-know-1S that true-ADV 

Lomurŋâsênta klæt zêrjen grœn glâzamî, 
so-be_silent-PROTR-1P-CONJ this time-LOC that happen-AGENT-ASSOC 

khâtrenæth glûvun shazauga ra tjaurmalêk xîmôran vûzdrîs. 
prevent-GERUND-BEN ask-INF that-begin-3S the police-group question-PL annoy-PrAP