#(* first batch processed again, with much less difficulty, as later revisions of the parser made Leith's style much better #supported *) # inserted original text in comments. It contains weird characters, fancy forms of fl and fi #(* one needs commas after names, and one needs to fix false APA #words and things like foreign names [impossible names in la, as with x's in them, become names in lao] and strong quotations. Occasionally one needs to fix a serial name #with ci or #double a syllabic consonant. *) #(* a lot of difficulty had to do with Leith's punctuation #and capitalization conventions, now supported better, and with #a difficulty the parser had with chaining successive utterances #which I have fixed. Leith is not always good about keeping #his paragraphs all a single utterance, though. *) #Lo Neri Bukpai #Chapter One -- changed from to on translating Le Neri Bukpai % % [uttF: argument: % Le % [descpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % Neri] % [despredD: predunit: % Bukpai]]] % #Lepo Fadgoi #The Arrival Lepo Fadgoi % % [uttF: argument: % Le % po % [sentence: predunit: % Fadgoi]] % #Li, Hoi Racyski, kae, mu faza ?esti le ?ehao je la Grasic. I eo klomao letu curpilkoe. I eo gensnible ke letu certoe lepu nu fodmao ki letu cerpripai lepu vreti. I eo fagstimao ra sigre, e norduo lopo smarue pia lepo tu nenri le ?estana, lu. Li, Hoi Racyski, kae, mu faza flesti le flehao je la Grasic. I eo klomao letu curpilkoe. I eo gensnible ke letu certoe lepu nu fodmao ki letu cerpripai lepu vreti. I eo fagstimao ra sigre, e norduo lopoi smarue pia lepo tu nenri le flestana, lu. % % [uttF: uttC: % [terms: argument: % Li % [comma2: % ,] % [utterance0: % [freemod: voc: % Hoi % [descpred: predunit: % Racyski % [freemod: % [comma: % ,] % [freemod: % kae % [freemod: comma: % ,]]]]] % [utterance0: uttF: % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % mu] % [predicate: markpred: % faza % [barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % flesti] % [termset: argument: % le % [descpred: predunit: % [predunit2: predunit1: % flehao] % [linkargs: jelink: % je % [term: argument: % la % [name: % Grasic]]]]]]]] % [period: % .]] % I % [freemod: % eo] % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % klomao] % [termset: argument: % le % [arg1a: % tu] % [descpred: predunit: % curpilkoe]]] % [period: % .]] % I % [freemod: % eo] % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % gensnible] % [termset: termset1: % ke % [termset2: terms: % [argumentA: argument: % le % [arg1a: % tu] % [descpred: predunit: % certoe]] % [argumentB: argument: % le % pu % [sentence: predunit: % nu % fodmao]]] % ki % [termset1: terms: % [argumentA: argument: % le % [arg1a: % tu] % [descpred: predunit: % cerpripai]] % [argumentB: argument: % le % pu % [sentence: predunit: % vreti]]]]] % [period: % .]] % I % [freemod: % eo] % [uttE: predicate: % [backpred: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % fagstimao] % [termset: argument: % ra % [descpred: predunit: % sigre % [freemod: comma: % ,]]]] % e % [backpred: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % norduo] % [termset: terms: % [argumentA: argument: % lo % [descpred: predunit: % poi % [predunit3: predunit1: % smarue]]] % [modifiersx: modifier: % pia % [argument1: abstractn: % le % po % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % tu] % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % nenri] % [termset: argument: % le % [descpred: predunit: % flestana % [freemod: comma: % ,]]]]]]]]]]]] % lu] % [period: % .]] % # "Gentle passengers, we are about to land at the Grasic airport. # Please fasten your seatbelts. Please check that your chair # tables are folded up and your chair backs are upright. Please # extinguish all cigarettes, and refrain from smoking until you # are inside the airport" #Nao, mi pa nurtreci bleka le la Loglandias ?ehao. I ga mutce numgro ga leu poldi ji nu dilri leu dumbe ?emai ji nia ?esti ze ?esatci le kubra ?estirodlu. Nao, mi pa nurtreci bleka le la Loglandias, flehao. I ga mutce numgro ga leu poldi ji nu dilri leu tembe flemai ji nia flesti ze flesatci le kubra flestirodlu. % % [freemod: % Nao % [freemod: comma: % ,]] % [utterance: uttF: % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % mi] % [predicate: markpred: % pa % [barepred: % [sentpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % nurtreci] % [despredD: predunit: % bleka]] % [termset: argument: % le % [arg1a: LANAME: % la % [name: % Loglandias % [freemod: comma: % ,]]] % [descpred: predunit: % flehao]]]]] % [period: % .]] % I % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % ga % [sentpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % mutce] % [despredD: predunit: % numgro]] % ga % [subject: argument: % [arg1a: descriptn: % leu % [descpred: predunit: % poldi]] % [argmod: argmod1: % ji % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % nu % dilri] % [termset: argument: % [arg1a: descriptn: % leu % [descpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % tembe] % [despredD: predunit: % flemai]]] % [argmod: argmod1: % ji % [predicate: markpred: % nia % [barepred: % [sentpred: despredD: % [despredB: predunit: % flesti] % ze % [despredB: predunit: % flesatci]] % [termset: argument: % le % [descpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % kubra] % [despredD: predunit: % flestirodlu]]]]]]]]]]] % [period: % .]]] % # replaced with . No, is not Loglan # for "elephant"! # Now, we looked with interest at the Loglandian airport. Many # countries were represented by the elephantine aircraft that # were now landing and taking off from the wide runway. #Mi dioble le notbi spali je le ?ehao, e vizka la Logle Kerbilca, ja nunrarpai ricu laldo ce kersko ci nu krani mela Spitfair kad?emai ze mela Maskitos bom?emai. I la Logle Kerbilca ga nermoi nerbi lopo rigclemao lo tcorypozfa kulgrudjo ji vi le mela Lojbandias monca lopo cortakma. I ne tantcely?emai ga normuo?e va le tolganynurbai. # here I had to take CI into account as a name marker Mi dioble le notbi spali je le flehao, e vizka la Logle ci Kerbilca, ja nunrarpai ricu laldo ce kersko ci nu krani, mela Spitfair, kadflemai ze ricu mela Maskitos, bomflemai. I la Logle ci Kerbilca, ga nermoi nerbi lopo rigclemao lo tcorypozfa kulgrudjo ji vi le mela Lojbandias, monca lopo cortakma. I ne tantcelyflemai ga normuofle va le tolganynurbai. % % [uttF: % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % Mi] % [predicate: predicate2: % [backpred: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % dioble] % [termset: argument: % le % [descpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % notbi] % [despredD: predunit: % [predunit2: predunit1: % spali] % [linkargs: jelink: % je % [term: argument: % le % [descpred: predunit: % flehao % [freemod: comma: % ,]]]]]]]] % e % [backpred: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % vizka] % [termset: argument: % [arg1a: descriptn: % la % [descpred: despredA: % [predunit: predunit1: % Logle] % ci % [predunit: predunit1: % Kerbilca % [freemod: comma: % ,]]]] % [argmod: argmod1: % ja % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % nunrarpai] % [termset: argument: % [indefinite: indef1: % ricu % [descpred: despredE: % [despredD: % [despredB: predunit: % laldo] % ce % [despredB: despredA: % [predunit: predunit1: % kersko] % ci % [predunit: predunit1: % nu % krani % [freemod: comma: % ,]]]] % [despredD: predunit: % me % [argument1: LANAME: % la % [name: % Spitfair % [freemod: comma: % ,]]]] % [despredD: predunit: % kadflemai]]] % ze % [indefinite: indef1: % ricu % [descpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % me % [argument1: LANAME: % la % [name: % Maskitos % [freemod: comma: % ,]]]] % [despredD: predunit: % bomflemai]]]]]]]]]] % [period: % .]] % I % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % la % [descpred: despredA: % [predunit: predunit1: % Logle] % ci % [predunit: predunit1: % Kerbilca % [freemod: comma: % ,]]]] % [predicate: markpred: % ga % [barepred: % [sentpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % nermoi] % [despredD: predunit: % nerbi]] % [termset: argument: % lo % po % [sentence: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % rigclemao] % [termset: terms: % [argumentA: argument: % [arg1a: descriptn: % lo % [descpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % tcorypozfa] % [despredD: predunit: % kulgrudjo]]] % [argmod: argmod1: % ji % [modifier: mod1: % vi % [argument1: descriptn: % le % [descpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % me % [argument1: LANAME: % la % [name: % Lojbandias % [freemod: comma: % ,]]]] % [despredD: predunit: % monca]]]]]] % [argumentB: argument: % lo % po % [sentence: predunit: % cortakma]]]]]]]] % [period: % .]] % I % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % ne % [descpred: predunit: % tantcelyflemai]] % [predicate: markpred: % ga % [barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % normuofle] % [termset: modifier: % va % [argument1: descriptn: % le % [descpred: predunit: % tolganynurbai]]]]]] % [period: % .]]] % # We look at the other side of the airport, and saw the Loglandian Air Force, which consisted in a few old propellor-driven Spitfire fighters and Mosquito bombers. #note the use of <-cu>. The use of ze may be incorrect: at least, an additional before the Mosquitos may be needed so that the is merging arguments # not predicates. I'm adding the ; the current version definitely says the individual planes are hybrid in nature, which is not the intention. # The Loglandian Air Force existed for only one purpose, to discourage raids by the rebellious tribes of the Lojbandian mountains. And one helicopter was hovering a bit # away from the control tower. #Nao le ?emai ga stise, ice le nengoicibra ga nu setfa le daorhou. I mi fansea lemi racysakli ze lemi sribuu komta gu, le tovbao, e dirgoi le daorhou kii le notbi racyski. I le nilbii ge logli ?esua ga crano mi. I hue fei: Nao le flemai ga stise, ice le nengoicibra ga nu setfa le daorhou. I mi fansea lemi racysakli ze lemi sribuu komta gu, le tovbao, e dirgoi le daorhou kii le notbi racyski. I le nilbii ge logli flesua ga crano mi, I hue fei guu: % % [freemod: % Nao] % [utterance: % [uttF: % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: % [sen1: statement: % [subject: argument: % le % [descpred: predunit: % flemai]] % [predicate: markpred: % ga % [barepred: predunit: % stise % [freemod: comma: % ,]]]] % ice % [sen1: statement: % [subject: argument: % le % [descpred: predunit: % nengoicibra]] % [predicate: markpred: % ga % [barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % nu % setfa] % [termset: argument: % le % [descpred: predunit: % daorhou]]]]]] % [period: % .]] % I % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % mi] % [predicate: predicate2: % [backpred: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % fansea] % [termset: terms: % [argumentA: argument: % [arg3: descriptn: % le % [arg1a: % mi] % [descpred: predunit: % racysakli]] % ze % [arg3: arg1: % [descriptn: % le % [arg1a: % mi] % [descpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % sribuu] % [despredD: predunit: % komta]]] % [guua: % gu % [freemod: comma: % ,]]]] % [argumentB: argument: % le % [descpred: predunit: % tovbao % [freemod: comma: % ,]]]]] % e % [backpred: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % dirgoi] % [termset: terms: % [argumentA: argument: % le % [descpred: predunit: % daorhou]] % [modifiersx: modifier: % kii % [argument1: descriptn: % le % [descpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % notbi] % [despredD: predunit: % racyski]]]]]]]] % [period: % .]] % I % [uttE: statement: % [subject: argument: % le % [descpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % nilbii] % [despredD: predunit: % ge % [descpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % logli] % [despredD: predunit: % flesua]]]]] % [predicate: markpred: % ga % [barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % crano] % [termset: argument: % mi % [freemod: comma: % ,]]]]]] % [utterance: % I % [freemod: invvoc: % hue % [argument1: arg1a: % fei] % [guu: % guu]] % [period: % :]]] % # Now the airplane stopped and the jetway was placed at the hatch. We retrieved our luggage and notebook computers from the overhead compartment, and # went toward the hatch with the other passengers. The pretty Loglandian stewardess smiled at me. She said... #—Haispe lepo tu stolo! --Haispe lepo tu stolo! % % [freemod: % --] % [utterance: uttF: % [sentence: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % Haispe] % [termset: argument: % le % po % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % tu] % [predicate: predunit: % stolo]]]] % [period: % !]] % # "Enjoy your stay!" #—Mouhu tu vizgoi la Loglandias? hue le gartua, ja respli le tilnitci ce vegri rulresfu pe le logle polylimji furgalpai. --Mouhu tu vizgoi la Loglandias? hue le gartua, ja respli le tilnitci ce vegri rulresfu pe le logle polylimji furgalpai. % % [freemod: % --] % [utterance: uttF: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: % [modifiers: modifier: % Mou % [argument1: arg1a: % hu]] % [argument: arg1a: % tu]] % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % vizgoi] % [termset: argument: % la % [name: % Loglandias]]]] % [period: % ? % [invvoc: % hue % [argument1: arg2: % [arg1a: descriptn: % le % [descpred: predunit: % gartua % [freemod: comma: % ,]]] % [argmod: argmod1: % ja % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % respli] % [termset: argument: % [arg1a: descriptn: % le % [descpred: despredE: % [despredD: % [despredB: predunit: % tilnitci] % ce % [despredB: predunit: % vegri]] % [despredD: predunit: % rulresfu]]] % [argmod: argmod1: % pe % [argument1: descriptn: % le % [descpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % logle] % [despredD: predunit: % polylimji] % [despredD: predunit: % furgalpai]]]]]]]]] % [period: % .]]] % # "Why are you visiting Loglandia?" asked the official, who was wearing the dashing green uniform of the Loglandian Border Agency. #—Mi stude la Loglan, la Loglan Stogrusia, ja vi la Sandiegos, e na danza lepo cirna la Loglan, e lo loglo, vi letuu garsitci, hue mi. --Mi stude la Loglan, la Loglan ci Stogrusia, ja vi la Sandiegos, e, na danza lepo cirna la Loglan, e lo loglo, vi letuu garsitci, hue mi. % % [freemod: % --] % [utterance: uttF: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % Mi] % [predicate: predicate2: % [backpred: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % stude] % [termset: terms: % [argumentA: argument: % la % [name: % Loglan % [freemod: comma: % ,]]] % [argumentB: argument: % [arg1a: LANAME: % la % [name: % Loglan % ci % [predunit: predunit1: % Stogrusia % [freemod: comma: % ,]]]] % [argmod: argmod1: % ja % [modifier: mod1: % vi % [argument1: LANAME: % la % [name: % Sandiegos % [freemod: comma: % ,]]]]]]]] % e % [freemod: comma: % ,] % [backpred: markpred: % na % [barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % danza] % [termset: argument: % le % po % [sentence: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % cirna] % [termset: terms: % [argumentA: argument: % [arg7: LANAME: % la % [name: % Loglan % [freemod: comma: % ,]]] % e % [arg7: descriptn: % lo % [descpred: predunit: % loglo % [freemod: comma: % ,]]]] % [modifiersx: modifier: % vi % [argument1: descriptn: % le % [arg1a: % tuu] % [descpred: predunit: % garsitci % [freemod: % [comma: % ,] % [freemod: invvoc: % hue % [argument1: arg1a: % mi]]]]]]]]]]]]] % [period: % .]] % # I answered "I study Loglan at the Loglan Institute in San Diego, and want to learn Loglan (and Loglandian culture) in your capital." #Gei hancapri lemi paspo, e volduo le kusmo ge remcli po spopa, ice mi pucto le racvelkarti le nenbei snible grokru. Gei hancapri lemi paspo, e volduo le kusmo ge remcli poi spopa, ice mi pucto le racvelkarti le nenbei snible grokru. % % [uttF: uttD: % [sentence: % [sen1: statement: % [subject: argument: % Gei] % [predicate: predicate2: % [backpred: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % hancapri] % [termset: argument: % le % [arg1a: % mi] % [descpred: predunit: % paspo % [freemod: comma: % ,]]]] % e % [backpred: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % volduo] % [termset: argument: % le % [descpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % kusmo] % [despredD: predunit: % ge % [descpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % remcli] % [despredD: predunit: % poi % [predunit3: predunit1: % spopa % [freemod: comma: % ,]]]]]]]]]] % ice % [sen1: statement: % [subject: argument: % mi] % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % pucto] % [termset: terms: % [argumentA: argument: % le % [descpred: predunit: % racvelkarti]] % [argumentB: argument: % le % [descpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % nenbei] % [despredD: predunit: % snible] % [despredD: predunit: % grokru]]]]]]] % [period: % .]] % # They [no indication of gender of the guard!] stamped my passport and voiced the customary friendly hopes, and I pushed # the luggage cart to the entry inspection hall. #(* note replacement of PO with short scope POI -- closing with #GUO would also work *) #—Ei ba nu furvemtaa? hue le gartua je le logle nenbei furgalpai. --Ei ba nu furvemtaa? hue le gartua je le logle nenbei furgalpai. % % [freemod: % -- % [freemod: % Ei]] % [utterance: uttF: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % ba] % [predicate: predunit: % nu % furvemtaa]] % [period: % ? % [invvoc: % hue % [argument1: descriptn: % le % [descpred: predunit: % [predunit2: predunit1: % gartua] % [linkargs: jelink: % je % [term: argument: % le % [descpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % logle] % [despredD: predunit: % nenbei] % [despredD: predunit: % furgalpai]]]]]]] % [period: % .]]] % # "Anything to declare?" said the official of the Loglandian entry agency. #—Siba; ice ba sribuu komta, hue mi. I mi cnida da lepo mi cirna la Loglan. --Siba: ice ba sribuu komta, hue mi. I mi cnida da lepo mi cirna la Loglan. % % [freemod: % --] % [utterance: uttF: % [uttE: % [uttD: uttC: % [terms: argument: % Si % [arg2: arg1a: % ba]] % [period: % :]] % ice % [uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % ba] % [predicate: sentpred: % [despredD: predunit: % sribuu] % [despredD: predunit: % komta % [freemod: % [comma: % ,] % [freemod: invvoc: % hue % [argument1: arg1a: % mi]]]]]] % [period: % .]]] % I % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % mi] % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % cnida] % [termset: terms: % [argumentA: argument: % da] % [argumentB: argument: % le % po % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % mi] % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % cirna] % [termset: argument: % la % [name: % Loglan]]]]]]]] % [period: % .]]] % # "At most one thing," I answered, "and it is a notebook computer. I need it to learn Loglan". #Geo marmao lemi komta legeo blanu tokri, e crano mi. Geo marmao lemi komta legeo blanu tokri, e crano mi. % % [uttF: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % Geo] % [predicate: predicate2: % [backpred: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % marmao] % [termset: terms: % [argumentA: argument: % le % [arg1a: % mi] % [descpred: predunit: % komta]] % [argumentB: argument: % le % [arg1a: % geo] % [descpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % blanu] % [despredD: predunit: % tokri % [freemod: comma: % ,]]]]]] % e % [backpred: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % crano] % [termset: argument: % mi]]]] % [period: % .]] % # They marked my computer with their blue chalk, and smiled at me. #—Haispe lepo tu stolo! hue geo. --Haispe lepo tu stolo! hue geo. % % [freemod: % --] % [utterance: uttF: % [sentence: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % Haispe] % [termset: argument: % le % po % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % tu] % [predicate: predunit: % stolo]]]] % [period: % ! % [invvoc: % hue % [argument1: arg1a: % geo]] % [period: % .]]] % # "Enjoy your stay!" they said. #Nao mi sifdui le grutaksi stisia, le frena je le ?estana. I ba sanbarta va, e fu srite li, Na le nazdei lo logli ga grarisdri lo bradei je la Braon. I ni grutaksi na godzi le sitci. I haispe lepo tu stolo, lu. Nao mi sifdui le grutaksi stisia, le frena je le flestana. I ba sanbarta va, e fu srite li, Na le nazdei lo logli ga grarisdri lo bradei je la Braon. I ni grutaksi na godzi le sitci. I haispe lepo tu stolo, lu. % % [freemod: % Nao] % [utterance: uttF: % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % mi] % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % sifdui] % [termset: terms: % [argumentA: argument: % le % [descpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % grutaksi] % [despredD: predunit: % stisia % [freemod: comma: % ,]]]] % [argumentB: argument: % le % [descpred: predunit: % [predunit2: predunit1: % frena] % [linkargs: jelink: % je % [term: argument: % le % [descpred: predunit: % flestana]]]]]]]] % [period: % .]] % I % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % ba] % [predicate: predicate2: % [backpred: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % sanbarta] % [termset: modifier: % va % [freemod: comma: % ,]]] % e % [backpred: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % fu % srite] % [termset: argument: % li % [comma2: % ,] % [utterance0: uttF: % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: % [modifiers: modifier: % Na % [argument1: descriptn: % le % [descpred: predunit: % nazdei]]] % [argument: descriptn: % lo % [descpred: predunit: % logli]]] % [predicate: markpred: % ga % [barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % grarisdri] % [termset: argument: % lo % [descpred: predunit: % [predunit2: predunit1: % bradei] % [linkargs: jelink: % je % [term: argument: % la % [name: % Braon]]]]]]]] % [period: % .]] % I % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % ni % [descpred: predunit: % grutaksi]] % [predicate: markpred: % na % [barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % godzi] % [termset: argument: % le % [descpred: predunit: % sitci]]]]] % [period: % .]] % I % [uttE: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % haispe] % [termset: argument: % le % po % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % tu] % [predicate: predunit: % stolo % [freemod: comma: % ,]]]]]] % lu]]]] % [period: % .]]] % # Next, I located the bus stop at the front of the airport. There was a sign at a middle distance from the stop on which it said # "Today the Loglandians celebrate the birthday of Brown. No busses go to the city now. Enjoy your stay!". #Nao mi fuo cutse liegei, Dammit, gei. I mi vizka lepo ro pernu ga linpazda lo taksi. I mi sudna hirti ne volsi ji prire mi. Nao mi fuo cutse lie Dammit. I mi vizka lepo ro pernu ga linpazda lo taksi. I mi sudna hirti ne volsi ji prire mi. % % [freemod: % Nao] % [utterance: uttF: % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % mi] % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % fuo % cutse] % [termset: argument: % lie Dammit]]] % [period: % .]] % I % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % mi] % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % vizka] % [termset: argument: % le % po % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % ro % [descpred: predunit: % pernu]] % [predicate: markpred: % ga % [barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % linpazda] % [termset: argument: % lo % [descpred: predunit: % taksi]]]]]]]] % [period: % .]] % I % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % mi] % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % sudna] % [despredD: predunit: % hirti]] % [termset: argument: % [indef1: % ne % [descpred: predunit: % volsi]] % [argmod: argmod1: % ji % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % prire] % [termset: argument: % mi]]]]]] % [period: % .]]] % # Now I said to myself "Dammit!". And I saw that many people were waiting in line for taxis. I suddenly heard a voice behind me. #—Hoi Traci, ei tu godzi le sitci? hue vei. --Hoi Traci, ei tu godzi le sitci? hue vei. % % [freemod: % -- % [freemod: voc: % Hoi % [descpred: predunit: % Traci % [freemod: % [comma: % ,] % [freemod: % ei]]]]] % [utterance: uttF: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % tu] % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % godzi] % [termset: argument: % le % [descpred: predunit: % sitci]]]] % [period: % ? % [invvoc: % hue % [argument1: arg1a: % vei]] % [period: % .]]] % # "Traveller, are you going to the city", said the voice. #Mi trana, e vizka ne ?tlevtaksi, ja nu bapra ne bilti ce londa junfua. Mi trana, e vizka ne fitlevtaksi, ja nu bapra ne bilti ce londa junfua. % % [uttF: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % Mi] % [predicate: predicate2: % [backpred: predunit: % trana % [freemod: comma: % ,]] % e % [backpred: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % vizka] % [termset: argument: % [indef1: % ne % [descpred: predunit: % fitlevtaksi % [freemod: comma: % ,]]] % [argmod: argmod1: % ja % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % nu % bapra] % [termset: argument: % ne % [descpred: despredE: % [despredD: % [despredB: predunit: % bilti] % ce % [despredB: predunit: % londa]] % [despredD: predunit: % junfua]]]]]]]]] % [period: % .]] % # I turned, and saw a pedicab, which was operated by a lovely blonde young woman. #Nao lo ?tlevtaksi pacena mutce rornurfundi lo logli. I lo junti logli pacena no godzi lo jelrizgru. Ibuo lei tiftua lepo bapra lo ?tlevtaksi. I, duo tao lei gudmao lepo lei djela, ice lezo zavlo kerti ji nu ckozu lopo berti na nurmou. I loe glireu je loe ?tlevtaksi pacena damni, inukou ro logli ga kamki namdou ra ?tlevtaksi liu rirgyviudou. Nao lo fitlevtaksi pacena mutce rornurfundi lo logli. I lo junti logli pacena no godzi lo jelrizgru. Ibuo lei tiftua lepo bapra lo fitlevtaksi. I, duo tao lei gudmao lepo lei djela, ice lezo zavlo kerti ji nu ckozu lopo berti gaa na nurmou. I loe glireu je loe fitlevtaksi gaa pacena damni, inukou, ro logli ga kamki namdou ra fitlevtaksi liu rirgyviudou. % % [freemod: % Nao] % [utterance: uttF: % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % lo % [descpred: predunit: % fitlevtaksi]] % [predicate: markpred: % pacena % [barepred: % [sentpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % mutce] % [despredD: predunit: % rornurfundi]] % [termset: argument: % lo % [descpred: predunit: % logli]]]]] % [period: % .]] % I % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % lo % [descpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % junti] % [despredD: predunit: % logli]]] % [predicate: markpred: % pacena % [barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % no % [predunit1: % godzi]] % [termset: argument: % lo % [descpred: predunit: % jelrizgru]]]]] % [period: % .]] % I % [freemod: % buo] % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % lei] % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % tiftua] % [termset: argument: % le % po % [sentence: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % bapra] % [termset: argument: % lo % [descpred: predunit: % fitlevtaksi]]]]]] % [period: % .]] % I % [freemod: comma: % ,] % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: % [modifiers: modifier: % duo % [argument1: arg1a: % tao]] % [argument: arg1a: % lei]] % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % gudmao] % [termset: argument: % le % po % [sentence: % [sen1: statement: % [subject: argument: % lei] % [predicate: predunit: % djela % [freemod: comma: % ,]]] % ice % [sen1: statement: % [subject: argument: % [arg1a: abstractn: % le % zo % [sentence: sentpred: % [despredD: predunit: % zavlo] % [despredD: predunit: % kerti]]] % [argmod: argmod1: % ji % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % nu % ckozu] % [termset: argument: % lo % po % [sentence: predunit: % berti]]]]] % gaa % [predicate: markpred: % na % [barepred: predunit: % nurmou]]]]]]] % [period: % .]] % I % [uttE: statement: % [subject: argument: % loe % [descpred: predunit: % [predunit2: predunit1: % glireu] % [linkargs: jelink: % je % [term: argument: % loe % [descpred: predunit: % fitlevtaksi]]]]] % gaa % [predicate: markpred: % pacena % [barepred: predunit: % damni % [freemod: comma: % ,]]]] % inukou % [freemod: comma: % ,] % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % ro % [descpred: predunit: % logli]] % [predicate: markpred: % ga % [barepred: % [sentpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % kamki] % [despredD: predunit: % namdou]] % [termset: terms: % [argumentA: argument: % ra % [descpred: predunit: % fitlevtaksi]] % [argumentB: argument: % liu rirgyviudou]]]]] % [period: % .]]] % # Now, the pedicabs have been and still are popular with the Loglandians. And the young Loglandians have been and still are not in the habit of going to health clubs. # Instead, they volunteer to operate pedicabs! And because of this, they improve their health, and the amount of bad air caused by transportation is reduced! #—Sia, ai. I mi godzi la Mykaivr Famymra Hotle, hue mi, pa cutse. --Sia, ai. I mi godzi la Mykaivrr ci Famymra ci Hotle, hue mi, pa cutse. % % [freemod: % -- % [freemod: % Sia % [freemod: % [comma: % ,] % [freemod: % ai]]]] % [period: % .] % [utterance: % I % [uttF: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % mi] % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % godzi] % [termset: argument: % la % [name: % Mykaivrr % ci % [predunit: predunit1: % Famymra] % ci % [predunit: predunit1: % Hotle % [freemod: % [comma: % ,] % [freemod: invvoc: % hue % [statement: % [subject: argument: % mi % [freemod: comma: % ,]] % [predicate: markpred: % pa % [barepred: predunit: % cutse]]]]]]]]]] % [period: % .]]] % # "Yes, certainly. I am going to the McIvor Arms Hotel", I said. # is the really in the scope of the inverse vocative here? #Mi tovneagoi le ?tlevtaksi. Mi tovneagoi le fitlevtaksi. % % [uttF: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % Mi] % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % tovneagoi] % [termset: argument: % le % [descpred: predunit: % fitlevtaksi]]]] % [period: % .]] % # I embarked on the pedicab. #—Mi nu namci liu Selis. I hu namci tu? I tu kamla hu? I tu kamki loktaa, hue le ?tlevtaksi bapra. --Mi nu namci liu Selis. I hu namci tu? I tu kamla hu? I tu kamki loktaa, hue le fitlevtaksi bapra. % % [freemod: % --] % [utterance: uttF: % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % Mi] % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % nu % namci] % [termset: argument: % liu Selis]]] % [period: % .]] % I % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % hu] % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % namci] % [termset: argument: % tu]]] % [period: % ?]] % I % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % tu] % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % kamla] % [termset: argument: % hu]]] % [period: % ?]] % I % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % tu] % [predicate: sentpred: % [despredD: predunit: % kamki] % [despredD: predunit: % loktaa % [freemod: % [comma: % ,] % [freemod: invvoc: % hue % [argument1: descriptn: % le % [descpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % fitlevtaksi] % [despredD: predunit: % bapra]]]]]]]] % [period: % .]]] % # "My name is Sally! What is your name? Where do you come from? You have a funny accent!" said the pedicab operator. #—Mi kamla la Frans. I mi nu namci liu Aleks. I ga nardu ga lepo cirna lo logla po soncue guo, ikou ri pernu ga lentaa Lai vi le zvoto je la Loglandias, hue mi dapli. --Mi kamla la Frans. I mi nu namci liu Aleks. I ga nardu ga lepo cirna lo logla po soncue guo, ikou, ri pernu ga lentaa Lai vi le zvoto je la Loglandias, hue mi dapli. % % [freemod: % --] % [utterance: uttF: % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % Mi] % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % kamla] % [termset: argument: % la % [name: % Frans]]]] % [period: % .]] % I % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % mi] % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % nu % namci] % [termset: argument: % liu Aleks]]] % [period: % .]] % I % [uttE: statement: % ga % [sentpred: predunit: % nardu] % ga % [subject: argument: % le % po % [sentence: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % cirna] % [termset: argument: % lo % [descpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % logla] % [despredD: predunit: % po % [sentence: predunit: % soncue] % [guo: % guo % [freemod: comma: % ,]]]]]]]] % ikou % [freemod: comma: % ,] % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % ri % [descpred: predunit: % pernu]] % [predicate: markpred: % ga % [barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % lentaa] % [termset: terms: % [argumentA: argument: % Lai] % [modifiersx: modifier: % vi % [argument1: descriptn: % le % [descpred: predunit: % [predunit2: predunit1: % zvoto] % [linkargs: jelink: % je % [term: argument: % la % [name: % Loglandias % [freemod: % [comma: % ,] % [freemod: invvoc: % hue % [statement: % [subject: argument: % mi] % [predicate: predunit: % dapli]]]]]]]]]]]]]] % [period: % .]]] % # "I come from France. My name is Alex. And it's hard to learn Loglan pronunciation, because few people speak Loglan outside Loglandia" I answered. # I am critical of Leith's use of because there is no previous reference to the Loglan language. From context Sally might figure out # what he meant, but strictly speaking this is anaphora failure. Or of course I am critical of Alex...a Loglan speaker might do this ;-) # perhaps the referent is and he should use . #—Ouui. Iceu tu cmabii loktaa Lai, hue la Selis. --Ouui. Iceu tu cmabii loktaa Lai, hue la, Selis. % % [freemod: % -- % [freemod: % Ouui]] % [period: % .] % [utterance: % I % [freemod: % ceu] % [uttF: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % tu] % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % cmabii] % [despredD: predunit: % loktaa]] % [termset: argument: % Lai % [freemod: % [comma: % ,] % [freemod: invvoc: % hue % [argument1: LANAME: % la % [comma2: % ,] % [name: % Selis]]]]]]] % [period: % .]]] % # Never mind, it's fine. And anyway you speak it cutely!" said Sally #Sai sacduo lepo ?tlevpuo. Ipaza miu kukra linmuo le spebi ge ?tlevtaksi rodpai. I mi mutce haispe le rirgyviu, ice Sai dedsanduo le ro treci vidju ji via le rodlu. Sai sacduo lepo fitlevpuo. Ipaza, miu kukra linmuo le spebi ge fitlevtaksi rodpai. I mi mutce haispe le rirgyviu, ice Sai dedsanduo le ro treci vidju ji via le rodlu. % % [uttF: % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % Sai] % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % sacduo] % [termset: argument: % le % po % [sentence: predunit: % fitlevpuo]]]] % [period: % .]] % Ipaza % [freemod: comma: % ,] % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % miu] % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % kukra] % [despredD: predunit: % linmuo]] % [termset: argument: % le % [descpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % spebi] % [despredD: predunit: % ge % [descpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % fitlevtaksi] % [despredD: predunit: % rodpai]]]]]]] % [period: % .]] % I % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: % [sen1: statement: % [subject: argument: % mi] % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % mutce] % [despredD: predunit: % haispe]] % [termset: argument: % le % [descpred: predunit: % rirgyviu % [freemod: comma: % ,]]]]] % ice % [sen1: statement: % [subject: argument: % Sai] % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % dedsanduo] % [termset: argument: % [arg1a: descriptn: % le % ro % [descpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % treci] % [despredD: predunit: % vidju]]] % [argmod: argmod1: % ji % [modifier: mod1: % via % [argument1: descriptn: % le % [descpred: predunit: % rodlu]]]]]]]] % [period: % .]]] % # She began to pedal. Almost at once after that we began to move fast along the special pedicab lane. # And I much enjoyed the view from behind, and she pointed out the many interesting sights along the road. # I would say , following the original Loglan usage. Let's see what Leith's custom is. #Nao na lepo le rodlu ga cenja ne gandio slopu guo, Sai jugra ne muvdo totkoe ji tovmuo rocu glikrilu ji vi le spali je le rodlu. I Sai kocduo tei, le ?tlevgytaksi, inumoi tei kincpu fei, ice ga no nerbi ga lepo Sai ?tlevpuo. I Sai fredirsea mi, ice sacduo lepo djadou mi ro fekto je lopo clivi vi la Loglandias. Nao na lepo le rodlu ga cenja ne gandio slopu guo, Sai jugra ne muvdo totkoe ji tovmuo rocu glikrilu ji vi le spali je le rodlu. I Sai kocduo tei, le fitlevgytaksi, inumoi, tei kincpu fei, ice ga no nerbi ga lepo Sai fitlevpuo. I Sai fredirsea mi, ice sacduo lepo djadou mi ro fekto je lopo clivi vi la Loglandias. % % [freemod: % Nao] % [utterance: uttF: % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: % [modifiers: modifier: % na % [argument1: abstractn: % le % po % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % le % [descpred: predunit: % rodlu]] % [predicate: markpred: % ga % [barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % cenja] % [termset: argument: % ne % [descpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % gandio] % [despredD: predunit: % slopu]]]]]] % [guo: % guo % [freemod: comma: % ,]]]] % [argument: arg1a: % Sai]] % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % jugra] % [termset: argument: % [indef1: % ne % [descpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % muvdo] % [despredD: predunit: % totkoe]]] % [argmod: argmod1: % ji % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % tovmuo] % [termset: argument: % [indef1: % rocu % [descpred: predunit: % glikrilu]] % [argmod: argmod1: % ji % [modifier: mod1: % vi % [argument1: descriptn: % le % [descpred: predunit: % [predunit2: predunit1: % spali] % [linkargs: jelink: % je % [term: argument: % le % [descpred: predunit: % rodlu]]]]]]]]]]]]] % [period: % .]] % I % [uttE: statement: % [subject: argument: % Sai] % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % kocduo] % [termset: terms: % [argumentA: argument: % tei % [freemod: comma: % ,]] % [argumentB: argument: % le % [descpred: predunit: % fitlevgytaksi % [freemod: comma: % ,]]]]]] % inumoi % [freemod: comma: % ,] % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: % [sen1: statement: % [subject: argument: % tei] % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % kincpu] % [termset: argument: % fei % [freemod: comma: % ,]]]] % ice % [sen1: statement: % ga % [sentpred: predunit: % no % [predunit1: % nerbi]] % ga % [subject: argument: % le % po % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % Sai] % [predicate: predunit: % fitlevpuo]]]]] % [period: % .]] % I % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: % [sen1: statement: % [subject: argument: % Sai] % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % fredirsea] % [termset: argument: % mi % [freemod: comma: % ,]]]] % ice % [sen1: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % sacduo] % [termset: argument: % le % po % [sentence: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % djadou] % [termset: terms: % [argumentA: argument: % mi] % [argumentB: argument: % ro % [descpred: predunit: % [predunit2: predunit1: % fekto] % [linkargs: jelink: % je % [term: argument: % lo % po % [sentence: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % clivi] % [termset: modifier: % vi % [argument1: LANAME: % la % [name: % Loglandias]]]]]]]]]]]]] % [period: % .]]] % # Now when the road began to slope upward, she gripped a moving rope which moved above many pulleys at the side of the road. # And she tied the pedicab to it, so that it would draw the pedicab along and she would not need to pedal. # And she turned toward me, and began to inform me of many facts about life in Loglandia. #—Tu djano lepo le nazdei bi la Sacdondein, ioia, hue Sai. I na le pasnai ba fa grada nurvizlei lo fagdua va le vrici. I mi fundi lepo gangoi le folhaa ji vi la Uorf Ganpea, moi lepo katca le fagdua. I muu fa madzo ne groda hapvei va. I kanoi tu danza nepo kinci mi, ki tu fa dui. I, numoi tio tu fa jmite ro logli fremi, eaia. I la Sacdondein, bi le bradei je la Braon. I ei tu djano ba la Braon? --Tu djano lepo le nazdei bi la Sacdondein, ioia, hue Sai. I, na le pasnai ba fa grada nurvizlei lo fagdua va le vrici. I mi fundi lepo gangoi le folhaa ji vi la Uorf ci Ganpea, moi lepo katca le fagdua. I muu fa madzo ne groda hapvei va. I kanoi tu danza nepo kinci mi, ki tu fa dui. I, numoi tio tu fa jmite ro logli fremi, eaia. I la Sacdondein, bi le bradei je la Braon. I ei tu djano ba la Braon? % % [freemod: % --] % [utterance: uttF: % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % Tu] % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % djano] % [termset: argument: % le % po % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % le % [descpred: predunit: % nazdei]] % [predicate: identpred: % bi % [argument1: LANAME: % la % [name: % Sacdondein % [freemod: % [comma: % ,] % [freemod: % ioia % [freemod: % [comma: % ,] % [freemod: invvoc: % hue % [argument1: arg1a: % Sai]]]]]]]]]]]] % [period: % .]] % I % [freemod: comma: % ,] % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: % [modifiers: modifier: % na % [argument1: descriptn: % le % [descpred: predunit: % pasnai]]] % [argument: arg1a: % ba]] % [predicate: markpred: % fa % [barepred: % [sentpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % grada] % [despredD: predunit: % nurvizlei]] % [termset: terms: % [argumentA: argument: % lo % [descpred: predunit: % fagdua]] % [modifiersx: modifier: % va % [argument1: descriptn: % le % [descpred: predunit: % vrici]]]]]]] % [period: % .]] % I % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % mi] % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % fundi] % [termset: argument: % le % po % [sentence: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % gangoi] % [termset: terms: % [argumentA: argument: % [arg1a: descriptn: % le % [descpred: predunit: % folhaa]] % [argmod: argmod1: % ji % [modifier: mod1: % vi % [argument1: LANAME: % la % [name: % Uorf % ci % [predunit: predunit1: % Ganpea % [freemod: comma: % ,]]]]]]] % [modifiersx: modifier: % moi % [argument1: abstractn: % le % po % [sentence: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % katca] % [termset: argument: % le % [descpred: predunit: % fagdua]]]]]]]]]] % [period: % .]] % I % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % muu] % [predicate: markpred: % fa % [barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % madzo] % [termset: terms: % [argumentA: argument: % ne % [descpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % groda] % [despredD: predunit: % hapvei]]] % [modifiersx: modifier: % va]]]]] % [period: % .]] % I % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: keksent: % kanoi % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % tu] % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % danza] % [termset: argument: % ne % po % [sentence: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % kinci] % [termset: argument: % mi % [freemod: comma: % ,]]]]]] % ki % [uttA0: statement: % [subject: argument: % tu] % [predicate: markpred: % fa % [barepred: predunit: % dui]]]] % [period: % .]] % I % [freemod: comma: % ,] % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: % [modifiers: modifier: % numoi % [argument1: arg1a: % tio]] % [argument: arg1a: % tu]] % [predicate: markpred: % fa % [barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % jmite] % [termset: argument: % ro % [descpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % logli] % [despredD: predunit: % fremi % [freemod: % [comma: % ,] % [freemod: % eaia]]]]]]]] % [period: % .]] % I % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % la % [name: % Sacdondein % [freemod: comma: % ,]]] % [predicate: identpred: % bi % [argument1: descriptn: % le % [descpred: predunit: % [predunit2: predunit1: % bradei] % [linkargs: jelink: % je % [term: argument: % la % [name: % Braon]]]]]]] % [period: % .]] % I % [freemod: % ei] % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % tu] % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % djano] % [termset: terms: % [argumentA: argument: % ba] % [argumentB: argument: % la % [name: % Braon]]]]] % [period: % ?]]] % # "You know, perhaps, that today is Founder's Day?" she said. "In the evening there will be a big fireworks display near the river. I like to go to the fortress on Whorf Peak to watch the fireworks. And we will all make a big party there! And if you want to go with me, you will. It's a way to meet lots of Loglandian friends, let's do it! Founder's Day is Brown's birthday. Do you know anything about Brown?" # is not translated quite literally. #—Noiu. I mi stude ba la Loglan Stogrusia, hue mi. --Noiu. I mi stude ba la Loglan ci Stogrusia, hue mi. % % [freemod: % -- % [freemod: % Noiu]] % [period: % .] % [utterance: % I % [uttF: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % mi] % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % stude] % [termset: terms: % [argumentA: argument: % ba] % [argumentB: argument: % la % [name: % Loglan % ci % [predunit: predunit1: % Stogrusia % [freemod: % [comma: % ,] % [freemod: invvoc: % hue % [argument1: arg1a: % mi]]]]]]]]] % [period: % .]]] % # "I do know something about this. (packed into ) I study at the Loglan Institute" I said. #Faza tio mu fadgoi le sitci. I la Selis spuro tcegoi le tcakro le hotle. Faza tio mu fadgoi le sitci. I la Selis, spuro tcegoi le tcakro le hotle. % % [uttF: % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: % [modifiers: modifier: % Faza % [argument1: arg1a: % tio]] % [argument: arg1a: % mu]] % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % fadgoi] % [termset: argument: % le % [descpred: predunit: % sitci]]]] % [period: % .]] % I % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % la % [name: % Selis % [freemod: comma: % ,]]] % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % spuro] % [despredD: predunit: % tcegoi]] % [termset: terms: % [argumentA: argument: % le % [descpred: predunit: % tcakro]] % [argumentB: argument: % le % [descpred: predunit: % hotle]]]]] % [period: % .]]] % # Soon after this we arrived in the city. Sally expertly negotiated the traffic to the hotel. #Nao la Mykaivr Famymra Hotle, ja pacena groda ce norsapla ci nu durna nurbai, ga katli ro bamtrufa ce peartrufa, e ne grogro rorkolgliso cundo ji fu vidju le vrici, e ne stobii cibra. I le ?tlevtaksi pa siasti le frepai je le hotle, ice hue Sai, crano: Nao la Mykaivrr ci Famymra ci Hotle, ja pacena groda ce norsapla ci nu durna nurbai, ga katli ro bamtrufa ce peartrufa, e ne grogro rorkolgliso cundo ji fu vidju le vrici, e ne stobii cibra. I le fitlevtaksi pa siasti le frepai je le hotle, i hue Sai, crano gu: % % [freemod: % Nao] % [utterance: % [uttF: % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % [arg1a: LANAME: % la % [name: % Mykaivrr % ci % [predunit: predunit1: % Famymra] % ci % [predunit: predunit1: % Hotle % [freemod: comma: % ,]]]] % [argmod: argmod1: % ja % [predicate: markpred: % pacena % [barepred: sentpred: % [despredD: % [despredB: predunit: % groda] % ce % [despredB: despredA: % [predunit: predunit1: % norsapla] % ci % [predunit: predunit1: % nu % durna]]] % [despredD: predunit: % nurbai % [freemod: comma: % ,]]]]]] % [predicate: markpred: % ga % [barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % katli] % [termset: argument: % [arg7: indef1: % ro % [descpred: despredD: % [despredB: predunit: % bamtrufa] % ce % [despredB: predunit: % peartrufa % [freemod: comma: % ,]]]] % e % [arg7: indef2: % [indef1: % ne % [descpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % grogro] % [despredD: predunit: % rorkolgliso] % [despredD: predunit: % cundo]]] % [argmod: argmod1: % ji % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % fu % vidju] % [termset: argument: % [arg7: descriptn: % le % [descpred: predunit: % vrici % [freemod: comma: % ,]]] % e % [arg7: indef1: % ne % [descpred: despredE: % [despredD: predunit: % stobii] % [despredD: predunit: % cibra]]]]]]]]]]] % [period: % .]] % I % [uttE: statement: % [subject: argument: % le % [descpred: predunit: % fitlevtaksi]] % [predicate: markpred: % pa % [barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % siasti] % [termset: argument: % le % [descpred: predunit: % [predunit2: predunit1: % frepai] % [linkargs: jelink: % je % [term: argument: % le % [descpred: predunit: % hotle % [freemod: comma: % ,]]]]]]]]]] % [utterance: % i % [freemod: invvoc: % hue % [statement: % [subject: argument: % Sai % [freemod: comma: % ,]] % [predicate: predunit: % crano]] % [giuo: % gu]] % [period: % :]]] % # Now the McIvor Arms Hotel which was and is a large and elaborately decorated building, is characterized ( is misused here) by many domes and spires and a huge # stained glass window which gives a view of the river and a classic bridge. And the pedicab stopped at the front of the hotel, and she said, smiling... #—Ai mi vizka tu na lena pasnai. I haispe lepo tu stolo. lu. --Ai mi vizka tu na lena pasnai. I haispe lepo tu stolo. % % [freemod: % -- % [freemod: % Ai]] % [utterance: uttF: % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % mi] % [predicate: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % vizka] % [termset: terms: % [argumentA: argument: % tu] % [modifiersx: modifier: % na % [argument1: descriptn: % le % na % [descpred: predunit: % pasnai]]]]]] % [period: % .]] % I % [uttE: uttD: % [sentence: barepred: % [sentpred: predunit: % haispe] % [termset: argument: % le % po % [sentence: statement: % [subject: argument: % tu] % [predicate: predunit: % stolo]]]] % [period: % .]]] % # "I will see you tonight! and enjoy your stay!"