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Cute little sentence

From:Adrian Morgan <morg0072@...>
Date:Sunday, September 10, 2000, 23:05
I think the following sentence from my conlang is quite cute :-)

     /tOnOT pregeTdris OroU tOnOT arOl ix/

spelt,
     Tonot* preget*drys oriu tonot* !rol ykk
     where (t* == pi-shape) and (! == lambda-shape)

means,
     Constructing languages always causes happiness.

literally,
     You construct language always-is you are happy.

where,
     tonot*      = you-animate-singular-present-hypothetical
     preget*drys = (preg) speak + (et*) system + (drys) construct
     oriu        = (iu) is + (-r-) persistent form
     tonot*      =
     !rol        = (!roo) happy + (-l) byverbial form
     ykk         = is

noting,
     iu  = 'is' between nouns; also used to indicate cause/effect
     ykk = 'is' between noun and adjective.

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