Carrajena
by Adam Walker
The Text
Ul Davu djul Tempuu
Judi mi. Adjirga ul rapu ed ul davu djul tempuu ju minchunaju.
Oilvecu, ul rapu jun eru djerrandu ed junu tempuu jid discuvrid. Ils
djojejis ed djemis fi ul davu djul tempuu isis barrud, jun isis jun dezirrud.
Junu djurnu fuid avudu, ul davu ad ul rapu jun vided adjirga ul tempuu.
Ul davu ad jun loved, "Ils djojejis mius dezirrandus si? Si veru, nun uls
isus nun suns avi."
Ul rapu jun respunded, "Nun esti. Solu junu predipu dezirru."
"Ul fistu tempuu uls dolorus ed lagrimas jid tu dajid." Fistu ul viju fi verumendi ul davu jun vided.
Debostu, pervia ul fistu predipu ul rapu jun fudjed ed ascundid in uls remodus.
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
The Seer of the Temple
Hear me. I will tell you about the thief and the seer of the temple.
Once upon a time, a thief was wondering around and discovered a temple.
He desired the jewels and gems which the seer of the temple guarded.
A day came when the seer saw the thief around the temple. The seer
said, "Do you desire my jewels? If so, they are not here."
The thief replied, "Not so. I only desire a prediction."
"This temple will give you troubles and tears." Truely, this was the vision the seer saw.
Then, because of this prediction the thief fled and hid in distant places.
GLOSSARY
ul/uls -- masc. form of the definite article
al/als -- fem. form of the definite article
il/ils -- neut. form of the definite article
di -- of (forms contractions with the above articles)
davu -- oracle, seer
tempuu -- temple
judiri -- to listen
mi -- 1st sg. obj. pron.
adjirga -- about, concerning, on
rapu -- thief
ed -- and
ju -- 1st sg. subj. pron.
minchunari -- to tell a story
olivecu -- "once upon a time"
jun -- 3rd sg. masc. subj. pron.
eseri -- to be
djerrari -- to wander, to stray, to go astray, to err
junu -- one, a
jid -- 3rd sg. inanimate pron.
discuvriri -- to discover, to find
djojeji -- a piece of jewelery
djemi -- gem
fi -- that, which
isu -- that
barrari -- to guard
dezirrari -- to desire, to want, to seek
djurnu -- day
averi -- to have
videri -- to see, to view
ad -- to
loveri -- to speak
miu -- mine
si -- it, if, yes
veru -- true
nun -- no, not (form used before a vowel or
emphaticly)
avi -- here
respunderi -- to answer, to respond
solu -- only, alone
predipu -- prediction
fistu -- this
doloru -- pain
lagrima -- tear
dari -- to give
viju -- vision
verumendi -- truely
debostu -- after, afterwards, later, next, since, then
pervia -- because
fudjeri -- to flee
ascundiri -- to hide
in -- in
remodu -- far, distant
GRAMMAR
All plurals are formed by adding -s.
All adjectives, demonstratives
and articles agree with their noun for gender and number. The exception
being possessive adjectives.
Forms of To Be:
eru -- 1st sg. impf. indic.
esti -- 3rd sg. pres. indic.
suns -- 3rd pl. pres. indic.
si -- 2nd sg. pres. indic.
fuid -- 3rd pl. pret. indic.
Imperatives add -i to the stem in 2nd person, (except -ari verbs which add -a)
pres. indic. endings:
-ari -eri -iri
-u -eu -iu
-a -i -i
-ada -edi -idi
-ad -ed -id
-amus -emus -imus
-as -es -is
-adas -edis -idis
-ans -ins -ins
Pret. indic. endings:
-ari -eri -iri
-a -i -i
-sti -esti -isti
-sti -esti -isti
-ud -ed -id
-umus -emus -imus
-astis -estis -istis
-astis -estis -istis
-aruns -eruns -iruns
Future simple:
-ari -eri -iri
-aju -eju -iju
-aji -eji -iji
-ajedi -ejidi -ijijdi
-ajed -ejid -ijid
-ajimus -ejimus -ijimus
-ajis -ejis -ijis
-ajidis -ejidis -ijidis
-ajuns -ejuns -ijuns
Past part.
-adu -udu -idu
Gerund
-andu -indu -indu
Passives are formed with the appropriate tense of To Be + past part
Present continuous is formed with the present indic. of To Be + the gerund.
Past continuous is formed with the past indic. of To Be + the gerund.