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Language Name Streich Language Author Tommaso Donnarumma Year Began 1980 Site Streich Broken Link No Site Language English Site Author Tommaso Donnarumma Language Type fictional language Interest Of Others Included 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 Phrase the Helu of the Archipelago of Elaire Dictionary No Etymologies No Grammar No Sample Texts Yes Unique Script No Primer No Babel Text No Submitted By NA Updated By Jeffrey Henning Date Edited Wednesday, February 18, 2004 Description Of Update Integrated author's entry for the Traveler's Phrasebook and fleshed out profile. Date To Headline Sunday, January 25, 2004 < Straifpin'r  Streich  Strelwidhan >
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