Holy smoke! That's incredible! Perhaps we'll see some discussion on the Word of the Day in the future...?

David Peterson
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On Nov 5, 2011, at 12◊06 PM, Sylvia Sotomayor wrote:

> I finally finished up a Kēlen version:
> il ōrralon ñi jarewēλecāwāŋŋi ā jawēlrūlri rū jaxēwepōma āñ;se
> jarāŋŋen mo jatēññāntetūrāŋŋeni; ñi japiēlkāhi tō jarōhāþi lā;
> sere jakewāla to macāppacāe sapīra jasūpa sakāca jaþāla nā;to
> makīmaþālen masāknenūren to macūcū matū ma ñi rū ma pēxa cī;
> il jahōλa ñamma masēnre maxōsa ā sāen japērnō jaλāten nīkamma sakū;tō
> jāo sema jaþēλa mo sāen ma ñi maþārre matōrja sū jasātsātena tā;
> il jīla þō ñi macāppacāe matāλisse rā xō rā jamēþena jaxēla kiē;ānen
> sarōña janāola ñi jaxīra ñe ankālli ankālleni anūmi nā;
> āniþ ēnne; āniþ ēnne; ñamma jatāŋŋi ŋō tō jēste jarūsīsse rā ma kiē;ñi
> sāen marūsa ramāra nīkan sōlle jakeþāwa ānen anhēnārtānre nā;
> semme ke mawēsa ien ñi macāppacāe maλāta kēñ; ñi riēn rā þō lelōmme
> cī;samma ke mamārienne mānte ien hāle hāleie ñi jamārwakie jalōna þō;
> il ōrralon ñi jarewēλecāwāŋŋi ā jawēlrūlri rū jaxēwepōma āñ;se
> jarāŋŋen mo jatēññāntetūrāŋŋeni; ñi japiēlkāhi tō jarōhāþi lā;
> In the afternoon the wēlrūlri make rewēλecāwāŋŋi around the
> xēwepōmaThe tēññāntetūrāŋŋeni are annoyed; the rōhāþi make piēlkāhi!
> Beware the Cāppacāe its biting teeth, its many catching claws,the
> explosively angry kīmaþālen, the cūcū bird - away from them be.
> For a long time he searched for the enemy, a deadly blade in his
> hand.Therefore he thought, he who was leaning and still under the
> sātsātena.
> At this moment, the mercurial cāppacāe came to there through the dark
> woods.With his eyes aflame, making a noise like very loud bubbles
> bursting.
> One two. One two. The back and forth knife made many piercings through
> him.He returned home together with the separated head very
> properly-hastily
> Uncle says to him: cāppacāe is killed? You come here to my arms.Joyful
> and laughing he says hāle hāleie this is a wondrous day.
> In the afternoon the wēlrūlri make rewēλecāwāŋŋi around the
> xēwepōmaThe tēññāntetūrāŋŋeni are annoyed; the rōhāþi make piēlkāhi!
> 
> http://www.terjemar.net/analysis.php?id=16 has an interlinear for each line.
> 
> On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 6:59 AM, Puey McCleary <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> I’m not sure how far I myself shall get into translating “Alice,” but at the
>> very least I should try mine hand at the Jabberwocky.  Here is a fascinating
>> resource that includes translations of the poem as well as parodies.  Take
>> your vorpal swords in hand and venture unto:
>> 
>> http://www76.pair.com/keithlim/jabberwocky/index.html
>> 
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> -- 
> Sylvia Sotomayor
> 
> The sooner I fall behind the more time I have to catch up.