I regret that both sides of the postcard as printed include spelling errors. I am deeply sorry for the error.
Airumâli | Firnerámnene | qenázystîraþ |
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IPA | ɸiɾ.nɛ.ɾám.nɛ.nɛ | qɛ.ná.zys.tî:.ɾaθ |
Gloss | Firnerámnen-ERG | FUT.MIR-visit-ACT.PFV.INF |
Translation | One should visit Firnerámnen. |
Airumâli | Îqon | fasou, | ňéđařanâ | tytopa | vó, |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
IPA | 1S.M-ERG | that-MED-M.SG.ACC | | come-3S.PROG-PTCP | year-INST | in | |
Gloss | îː.qon | fa.so.u | | ŋɛ́.ða.ra.nâː | ty.to.pa | vó | |
Translation | I hope that, in the coming year, |
Airumâli | þônaŕe | vêlasen | kê | úkásyn | vêlason, | Vârês | (NAME)-es, | faêrâ | damîlilabom. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IPA | health-ERG | good-N.ERG | and | fortune-ERG | good-M.ERG | | 2S.POL-N.ACC | (NAME)-ACC | | find-INF | NEG-wait-CAU.3P ‖ |
Gloss | θôː.na.ɾɛ | βɛ̂ː.la.sɛn | kɛ̂ː | ú.káː.syn | βɛ̂ː.la.son | | βâː.ɾɛ̂s | (NAME)-ɛ̂s | | ɸa.ɛ̂ː.ɾâː | da.mîː.li.la.bom ‖ |
Translation | good health & fortune do not wait to find you, dear (NAME). |
This is a shortened version of a traditional written benediction for the turning of the Daian year, which next occurs in early September; the omitted part makes reference to Vâla, the Ilâþnarâri goddess of love, sex, and fertility. The name portion in the graphic above assumes a grammatically neuter referent, and uses the placeholder word řùŵin for a name.
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