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Streich - Conlang Profile   Advanced
Language NameStreich
Language AuthorTommaso Donnarumma
Year Began1980
SiteStreich
Broken LinkNo
Site LanguageEnglish
Site AuthorTommaso Donnarumma
Language Typefictional language
Interest Of OthersIncluded in The Traveller's Phrasebook: A collection of useful Streich sentences, just in case you'd like to take
a trip to Hailiir. I've also added some etiquette hints that the
occasional traveller could find valuable.

1. Hello

Tylch ewisan thru ui!

Lit. "May wisdom stand close to you". That's very formal. You should
not try to use anything less formal until you're requested (allowed) to.

2. How are you? (or similar greeting question)

Mah un wikum byrsane yln.

Lit. "I wish that you be well". Not very commonly used.

3. My name is...

... zuere mui.

4. What is your name?

Shaan zuere ui?

5. I am lost.

Man spyynsan.

6. Where am I?

Shaane man jun?

7. Where is...
a. the bathroom (WC/toilet/human waste collection center)?

Shaane ji geealiir yydun?

b. my luggage?

Shaane thyrnan mui yydun?

c. the tourist center?
d. the embassy?

Just don't ask: there isn't any.

8. I'm sorry.

Man dijekun.

Actually, the proper way to apologize or sympathize depends on many
things, including the kind of fault or occasion and the kind of
relationship between you and the other people involved, etcetera...

9. Please

There's no word for this. You have to use a proper verb mood instead
(which is the kind of "mild" imperative also used to give advice).

10. Thank you!

Un/uiny bydmen

Un for one person, uiny for more than one. BTW, if you have to give
thanks for something, you're also usually expected to show your gratitude
in some concrete way.

11. Help!

Baad man!

12. I don't speak [Streich] very well.

Muir streich darkun deithym dii.

13. I don't understand.

Man fraadmyn dii.

14. Speak more slowly please.

Iishim aileeash!

15. It was my wife's/husband's idea to come here for vacation!

Luer mui wichsan muinam wythmene uuhih thru!

Lit. "My wife/husband was wishful that we come hereto".

16. Could you recommend...
a. a good restaurant?
b. something good to eat?
c. a good hotel?

Well, there's nothing like restaurants and hotels. If you really wish
to go to Hailiir, you should first make sure there will be someone willing
to host you, unless you're an able craftsman, a poet, a musician, a priest
or a trader.

And there's nearly no way you can get to choose your meal, unless you
bring some perishable food as a gift for your host, which is not polite,
unless you're coming back from a hunting beating. In this case it is
very polite to offer your prey.

d. a good doctor?

Usually you will find only one, and it's your host's duty to call him
in case of need.

17. That was a lovely meal. What was it?

Hin flyste hiie. Shaane et?

18. How much do we owe you...
a. for the meal?
b. for the room?
c. for the things that we broke?
19. How much did you say it cost again?
20. You are joking, aren't you?

Well, you won't pay anything for food and lodgement, but you will find
yourself bound by a "hospitality obligation": you will have in turn to
host and feed the man who's currently hosting you and/or other members
of their family... And you could as well be asked to send your warriors
to their help. And be warned you're not easily going to find an honorable
way to deny either of them. :-)

As to broken things, you can't pay for them with money, but as soon as
possible (and without asking), you should give some valuable gift to the
person who suffered the damage.

21. I am sorry, I didn't mean to insult you.

It's better you start running very fast. Once you're in a safe place,
you can explain yourself and seek pardon... through messengers. :-)
Conculture Noun Phrasethe Helu of the Archipelago of Elaire
DictionaryNo
EtymologiesNo
GrammarNo
Sample TextsYes
Unique ScriptNo
PrimerNo
Babel TextNo
Submitted ByNA
Updated ByJeffrey Henning
Date EditedWednesday, February 18, 2004
Description Of UpdateIntegrated author's entry for the Traveler's Phrasebook and fleshed out profile.
Date To HeadlineSunday, January 25, 2004

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