se jawāel wījte mo mārōni mēltāri sū ankēji tā
se jōnne mo mārōni makāsāti sū ansūni 'nkīþi
se jāru mo māmāni ma pa 'nnāra 'nnōña
se jān mo mārōn maxē sū jatēnar jaxē
sū jekiēn mōrtōr ja pa 'nxēwi
se jān tō ñi mannarien mattatēŋŋien
se jān tō ñi mappōññien
se jān tō ñi mannarien mawwīrēŋŋien
rā'nxēla mē makkāontien
sū jekiēn mōrtōr ja pa 'nxēwi
Interlinear
| se |
jawāel |
wījte |
mo |
mārōni |
mēltāri |
sū |
ankēji |
tā |
| REL(SE) |
N.sg("ring") |
MOD("three") |
GOAL |
N.anim.co("lords") |
N.anim.co("Eldar") |
LOC("at") |
N.coll("skies") |
MOD("under") |
| Three rings for the elven kings under the sky |
| se |
jōnne |
mo |
mārōni |
makāsāti |
sū |
ansūni |
'nkīþi |
| REL(SE) |
N.sg("seven") |
GOAL |
N.anim.co("lords") |
N.anim.co("Khazad") |
LOC("at") |
N.coll("halls") |
N.coll("stone") |
| Seven for the dwarf lords in their halls of stone |
| se |
jāru |
mo |
māmāni |
ma |
pa |
'nnāra |
'nnōña |
| REL(SE) |
N.sg("nine") |
GOAL |
N.anim.co("human") |
PN.relat("who") |
REL(PA) |
N.stat("fate") |
N.stat("death") |
| Nine for mortal men doomed to die |
| se |
jān |
mo |
mārōn |
maxē |
sū |
jatēnar |
jaxē |
| REL(SE) |
N.sg("one") |
GOAL |
N.anim.sg("lord") |
N.anim.sg("dark") |
LOC("at") |
N.sg("throne") |
N.sg("dark") |
| One for the dark lord on his dark throne |
| sū |
jekiēn |
mōrtōr |
ja |
pa |
'nxēwi |
| LOC("at") |
N.sg("land") |
Mordor |
PN.relat("that") |
REL(PA) |
N.coll("shadows") |
| In the land of Mordor where the shadows lie |
| se |
jān |
tō |
ñi |
mannarien |
mattatēŋŋien |
| REL(SE) |
N.sg("one") |
MOD("for") |
REL(NI) |
PN.indef.anim.ds("all") |
N.anim.pl("controlled") |
| One ring to rule them all |
| se |
jān |
tō |
ñi |
mappōññien |
| REL(SE) |
N.sg("one") |
MOD("for") |
REL(NI) |
N.anim.pl("found") |
| One ring to find them |
| se |
jān |
tō |
ñi |
mannarien |
mawwīrēŋŋien |
| REL(SE) |
N.sg("one") |
MOD("for") |
REL(NI) |
PN.indef.anim.ds("all") |
N.anim.pl("brought, led") |
| One ring to bring them all |
| rā |
'nxēla |
mē |
makkāontien |
| LOC("to") |
N.stat("darkness") |
MOD("into") |
N.anim.pl("bound") |
| And in the darkness bind them |
| sū |
jekiēn |
mōrtōr |
ja |
pa |
'nxēwi |
| LOC("at") |
N.sg("land") |
Mordor |
PN.relat("that") |
REL(PA) |
N.coll("shadows") |
| In the land of Mordor where the shadows lie |
Abbreviations
| 1p | 1st person |
FUT | future |
PA | the relational PA |
| 2p | 2nd person |
goal | goal, recipient, beneficiary |
past/PAST | past |
| 3p | 3rd person |
IMPER | imperative |
pc | paucal |
| A | agent |
INTERR | interrogative |
pl | plural |
| AGENT | agent marker |
inan | inanimate |
PN | pronoun |
| anim | animate |
incl | inclusive |
poss/POSS | possessive |
| ASP | aspect |
indef | indefinite |
Pr.Name | proper name |
| assoc | associative |
LA | the relational LA |
PREP | preposition |
| CAN | can, able |
LOC | locative |
PROH | prohibitive |
| cert | certain, inevitable |
MOD | modifier |
refl | reflexive |
| co/coll | collective |
MOOD | mood marker |
REL | relational |
| COMM | commissive |
N | noun |
relat | relative |
| cond | conditional |
NEG | negative |
SE | the relational SE |
| CONJ | conjunction |
NI | the relational NI |
sg | singular |
| ds | distributive |
obl | obligatory |
src | source |
| EMPH | emphatic |
| |
st | stative |
Quick Grammar Review
- LA takes a single object: something that exists in a state or a location.
- NI takes a single object: something that has undergone a change of state or location.
- NI {object} LOC denotes motion of the object
- SE takes a single object: something that has a source and/or a goal.
- PA takes two objects: a whole and its part, or LA {whole} PA {part}
- Nouns in apposition with the same inflection refer to the same entity
- Nouns in apposition with different infections refer to different entities, usually with a WHOLE PART relationship.
