Idiom: Vice Versa

Started by Elfenlied, December 20, 2010, 07:04:11 PM

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Elfenlied

So I was trying to write this sentence the other day and for the life of me I couldn't think of a way to write it without the use of 'Vice Versa' unless I want to re-write it entirely.

An example would be:
"The Na'Vi cannot live where we live, and vice versa."

Anyone know a quick way around this without saying:
"The Na'Vi cannot live where we live and we cannot live where they live." Because that's a bit of a mouthful, both in English and Na'Vi. :D
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Quote from: Elfenlied on December 20, 2010, 07:04:11 PMAnyone know a quick way around this without saying:
"The Na'Vi cannot live where we live and we cannot live where they live." Because that's a bit of a mouthful, both in English and Na'Vi. :D

Just repeat the most important and distinguishing elements.  Especially in a language with case marking, it is easy to make parallel and contrasting statements without needing to repeat too much:

  ayoel tsole'a foti ulte fol ayoet We saw them and they (saw) us.

You don't have to repeat the entire construction to make the sense clear.

Ikran Ahiyìk

We have an example by Frommer, as above

Plltxe fko san ngaru lu mowan Txilte ulte poru nga. 'I hear you like Txilte and vice versa.'
Plltxe nìhiyìk na ikran... oe fmeri sìltsan nì'ul slivu, ngaytxoa...


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