> From: John Cowan
>
> This one was submitted to the now-sadly-defunct Dysfunctional
> Family Circus:
>
> The sheep bleats,
>    hungry for food,
>    hungry for warmth.
> The sturdy mangrove,
>    roots deep in the water,
>    sways in the breeze.
> And the sloth just watches.
>
> Great comforting leaves.
> Warm distressed wool.
> And the sloth just watches.

Interlinears used to be such a chore.  With Shoebox it's a snap.  Good thing
Shoebox is freeware or someone might accuse me of spamming with all the
advertising I've been doing for it here.

Had to coin two words, mangaldar=mangrove, a borrowing (lit mang-tree) and
astraslavan=sloth (lit lazy animal ala Ger. Faultier).

Anyway, John's translation exercise in amman iar

i daulavan erdauorner elivas,
        in masadhon mathloimarth,
        in arunison arunloimarth.
i mangaldar vetanig,
        tercai nennar vetumna
        erpisel astanigme i fadhisar
na ir astraslavan erhenel damme elivas.

les vebeleg na vetemmir.
tau varunis na vegareldul
na ir astraslavan erhenel damme elivas.


And the interlinears:

\f The sheep bleats,
\t i   daulavan
\m ir  tau  lavan  -0
\g the wool animal -[S]
\p det n    n      -abs
   the sheep

\t ertauorner
\m er-  tauorno -e   -r
\g do-  bleat   -agt -proc
\p agt- v       -val -vc
   bleats

\t elivas,
\m el-        -iv  -as
\g assertive- -hab -pres
\p mood-      -asp -tense
   does

\f hungry for food
\t (alan           elivas)
\m al   =an   -0   el-        -iv  -as
\g it   =masc -[S] assertive- -hab -pres
\p 3per =gnd  -abs mood-      -asp -tense
   he              is

\t in         masadhon
\m in         masad -on
\g agt.to.thm food  -[Obl]
\p ptp        n     -dat
              for food

\t mathloimarth
\m matho - loimo -a   -rth
\g eat   - want  -pat -state
\p v     - v     -val -vc
   hungry

\f hungry for warmth.
\t (alan           elivas)
\m al   =an   -0   el-        -iv  -as
\g it   =masc -[S] assertive- -hab -pres
\p 3per =gnd  -abs mood-      -asp -tense
   he              is

\t in         arunison
\m in         arun =is    -on
\g agt.to.thm heat =small -[Obl]
\p ptp        n    =dim   -dat
              for warmth

\t arunloimarth
\m arun - loimo -a   -rth
\g heat - want  -pat -state
\p n    - v     -val -vc
   hungry

\f The sturdy mangrove,
\t i   mangaldar           vetanig,
\m ir  mang     aldar -0   ve-    tanig
\g the mang     tree  -[S] descr- firm
\p det borrowed n     -abs adj-   n
   the mangrove            sturdy

\f roots deep in the water,
\t tercai          nennar       vetumna
\m tarca -i   -0   nenna -ar    ve-    tumna
\g root  -plu -[S] water -in    descr- depth
\p n     -num -abs n     -iness adj-   n
   roots           in water     deep

\f sways in the breeze.
\t erpisel              astanigme
\m er-  piso -e   -l    as=    tanig -me
\g do-  hang -agt -actn compl= firm  -manner
\p agt- v    -val -vc   pfx=   n     -adv
   sways

\t i   fadhisar
\m ir  fadh =is    -ar
\g the wind =small -in
\p det n    =dim   -iness
   the in breeze

\t (elivas)
\m el-        -iv  -as
\g assertive- -hab -pres
\p mood-      -asp -tense
   does

\f And the sloth just watches.
\t na   ir  astraslavan
\m na   ir  as=    ras  - lavan  -0
\g and  the compl= work - animal -[S]
\p conj det pfx=   n    - n      -abs
   and  the sloth

\t erhenel               damme
\m er-  heno  -e   -l    dan  -me
\g do-  see   -agt -actn near -manner
\p agt- v     -val -vc   n    -adv
   watch                 just

\t elivas.
\m el-        -iv  -as
\g assertive- -hab -pres
\p mood-      -asp -tense
   does

\f Great comforting leaves.
\t les            vebeleg      na
\m las  -i   -0   ve-    beleg na
\g leaf -plu -[S] descr- large and
\p n    -num -abs adj-   n     conj
   leaves         great        and

\t vetemmir
\m ve-    ten   =mir
\g descr- sense =special
\p adj-   n     =sfx
   comforting

\f Warm distressed wool.
\t tau       varunis            na
\m tau  -0   ve-    arun =is    na
\g wool -[S] descr- heat =small and
\p n    -abs adj-   n    =dim   conj
   wool      warm               and

\t vegareldul
\m ve-    garel =dul
\g descr- mind  =unfavorable
\p adj-   n     =sfx
   distressed

\f And the sloth just watches.
\t na   ir  astraslavan
\m na   ir  as=    ras  - lavan  -0
\g and  the compl= work - animal -[S]
\p conj det pfx=   n    - n      -abs
   and  the sloth

\t erhenel               damme
\m er-  heno  -e   -l    dan  -me
\g do-  see   -agt -actn near -manner
\p agt- v     -val -vc   n    -adv
   watch                 just

\t elivas.
\m el-        -iv  -as
\g assertive- -hab -pres
\p mood-      -asp -tense
   does