Commented translation 2: HP and the Lord's prayer fragments

May 12, 2019 02:30



Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were the last people you’d expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn’t hold with such nonsense.

kopemano kai kopefeno dursley, dei nuno en, privet drive, zavi garebidole zai sivi, Sei taka zavi bipale rarace, molipasii bice. taka zavi luno vale, sei nika fosavi pavi zai dino nobipale anrii nogenedole, dedei taka huandovi ance onsodono sedale.

  • kopemano “mister”    =  top-/hold-/male-/-no
  • kopefeno “mistress”   =  top-/hold-/female-/-no
  • dei “from”                    =  from-/-i
  • nuno “number”           = number-/-no
  • en “five”                        = five-
  • zavi “were”                   = be-/-vi
  • garebidole “proud”            = toward-/rear-/big-/think-/-le
  • zai “to”                           = be-/-i
  • sivi “say”                      =  speak-/-vi
  • sei “that”                       = this-/-i
  • taka “they”                  = she-/add-
  • bipale “normal”           = big-/part-/-le
  • rarace “perfectly”     = good-/good-/-ce
  • molipasii “thanks”      = move-/liquid-/part-/speak-/-i
  • bice “much”                 = big-/-ce

  • luno “people”             = person-/-no
  • vale “last”                      = finish-/-le
  • nika “you plural”          = you-/add-
  • fosavi “expect”           = front-/know-/-vi
  • pavi “participate”        = part-/-vi
  • dino “anything”           = thing-/-no
  • nobipale “strange”      = no-/big-/part-/-le
  • anrii “or”                     = one-/take-/-i
  • nogenedole “mysterious”  = no-/give-/inside-/think-/-le
  • dedei “because”         = from-/from-/-i
  • huandovi “disapprove” = bad-/one-/think-/-vi
  • ance “simply”               = one-/-ce
  • onsodono “nonsense” = zero-/structure-/think-/-no
  • sedale “such”               = this-/way-/-le


Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

namano mikale, sei zavi zai kolono, anlusino nile ravi rivi bikopevi. famolono nile ravi gavi. legano nile ravi rivi favi bance zai bolono kai zai kolono. gevi seroce ficacino verole gai mikano; kai faonzavi onruno mikale, toi mika faonzavi onruluno mikale; kai noi rigafovi mikano gai fahulegano, totei gemovi mikano dei huno.

  • namano “father”         =  start-/male-/-no
  • mikale “our”                 =  i-/add-/-le
  • sei “that”                       =  this-/-i
  • zavi “art”                       =  be-/-vi
  • zai “in”                           =  be-/-i
  • kolono “heaven”       =  top-/place-/-no
  • anlusino “name”            =  one-/person-/speak-/-no
  • nile “your”                    =  you-/-le
  • ravi “should”               =  good-/-le
  • rivi "passive marker"    =  take-/-vi
  • bikopevi “hallow”        =  big-/top-/hold-/-vi
  • famolono “kingdom” =  make-/move-/place-/-no
  • gavi “come”                  =  toward-/-vi
  • legano “will” =  feel-/toward-/-no
  • favi “done”                   =  make-/-vi
  • bance “both”                =  two-/-ce
  • bolono “earth”              =  bottom-/place-/-no

  • gevi “give”                    =  give-/-vi
  • seroce “today”             =  this-/circle-/-ce
  • ficacino “bread”         =  fire-/plant-/food-/-no
  • verole “daily”               = whole-/circle-/-le
  • gai “to”                          =  toward-/-i
  • faonzavi “forgive”       =  make-/zero-/be-/-vi
  • onruno “trespass”       =  zero-/rule-/-no
  • toi “as”                          =  same-/-i
  • onruluno “trespasser” =  zero-/rule-/person-/-no
  • rigafovi “lead”           =  take-/toward-/front-/-vi
  • noi “not”                       =  no-/-i
  • fahulegano “temptation” =  make-/bad-/feel-/toward-/-no
  • totei “but”                    =  same-/time-/-i
  • gemovi “deliver”         =  give-/move-/-vi
  • dei “from”                    =  from-/-i
  • huno “evil”                   =  bad-/-no


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