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Started by Kawnga Tawtute, March 21, 2010, 10:12:49 AM

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Kawnga Tawtute

ngal oeti eltu seykarmi, tafral oel ngati srane si slä kxeyey seri: ayngal upxareyä ralìt tsun piveng, ke ayli'u

correct? :)

omängum fra'uti

You made me pay attention, therefore I you yes pay attention but make mistake: you meaning of message can tell, not words.

Did you mean "srung si" not "srane si"?  It would also be "oe ngaru srung si" if that's the case.  And why the switch from singular you to plural you?  Finally, tsun is intransitive, so just aynga not ayngal, and upxareyä ralit would need to come after tsun since it's participating in the piveng clause.
Ftxey lu nga tokx ftxey lu nga tirea? Lu oe tìkeftxo.
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Kawnga Tawtute

ups, i ment "irayo si" (to thank), lack of memory ^^

i wanted to write " you payed me attention, therefore i thank you but you are mistaking: you must translate the meaning of the message, not the words"

how would you have written it?

omängum fra'uti

Ngal eltu soli oeru, tafral oel ngaru seiyi irayo, slä aynga zene 'upxareti ralpiveng, ke aylì'u.
You payed attention to me and for that I thank you, but you must interpret the message, not the words.

I left out the "You are mistaken" part because I can think of several possible ways to say that but not which would be more correct.
Ftxey lu nga tokx ftxey lu nga tirea? Lu oe tìkeftxo.
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Teyl Maktoyu Ayfìwopxä

Makes me think about "I see you", if you read the words it would be physical, but if you understand the message, you will know it's spiritual. :-)