Kiio

1. abhor: sahaved
2. renown: faram
3. enigma: vaihanu

4. the blue bird: qi rei vela
5. that old, rusty nail: tana karum, tsanyanuri bavaj
6. those three young men: taner izit arasura siner

7. I abhor blue birds because they eat my crops.
Kii rei veler sahaved prasei sum se maisi desak.

8. The sailor died unexpectedly when he got tetanus from that old, rusty nail.
Qi joralan onikeveraku ayeshan ahim nu sezaveten zatan sara tana karum, tsanyanuri bavaj.


9. Those three young men are considered enigmas by many, but we have known them since childhood and know them well.
Taner izit arasura siner ufeta samo vaihaner yaladan, nom kiri sunim shav onisan hanei-an i sunim ilaru hanei.

1. abhor
2. renown
3. enigma

4. the blue bird
5. that old, rusty nail
6. those three young men

7. I abhor blue birds because they eat my crops.
8. The sailor died unexpectedly, when he got tetanus from that old, rusty nail.
9. Those three young men are considered enigmas by many, but we have known them since childhood and know them well.

#1.2: 5 Apr 2002

1. forest: adava
The forest is in that direction.
Qi adava bat tana onava asat.


2. mushroom (edible): vaihalo
I like mushrooms very much!
Kii vaihaler hotot kesitav!


3. to look for something
I often go searching for mushrooms in the forest.
(I mushrooms in the forest go often to search for.)
Kii vaihaler bat qi adava kim saya sha-anama tas.


4. to find something after searching for it
She kept the mushroom that I tripped over.
(She the mushroom kept that I over tripped.)
Nu qi vaihalo tetavan tana kii tanev valahu.


5. base, bottom: svali
At the base of which tree did you find that mushroom?
(Which tree at the base of you that mushroom find?)
Suru gish mai qi svali nab rii tana vaihalo maben?


6. moss: zavudi
There is no moss on the base of that tree.
Vali na zavudi san qi svali nab tana gish.


7. basket, bag: alnajo,
Put the mushroom in the basket.
Esi qi vaihalo bat qi alnajo.


8. pine needles, leaves of a conifer: turis-hukask
These baskets, the handles of which are made of pine needles, are useful.
Iquar alnajo (qi asener turis-hukask ii harakan) tsimisal asim.


9. each: joru
That is the woman to whom I give each of the mushrooms.
(That the woman is each of the mushrooms to whom I give.)
Tana qi domni asat joru nab qi vaihaler asu adi kii noru.

10. always: semupa
I always go looking for mushrooms in the forest through which we walked today.
(I for mushrooms always go looking in the forest that today we walked.)
Kii tas vaihaler semupa kim ka tabat bat qi adava tana ajoradu kiri tahan.

#1.1: 29 Mar 2002

1. birch (the tree): quria
2. werewolf: topagoko
3. to save (money): araba
4. to conquer: vaidom
5. motif: techaset

Akia ahi qi bakani i qi mihatalan asat?

Akia qi nekat asat tana ka tepen asan?

Akia qi axokom i qi atlana asat i qi kokit regnidi ka bareit?

Akia qi kal san qi yobla asat i qi mar ver ka nagali?

Akia qi aheteri i qi pokolna asat i qi mava amet ka tayala?

            Sum kal san qi hasala, kal en kolnaj bat qi retara irei riguhan,

            Qi kimer kab bat qi ereyo desheps qi kister batasu danava irei kimet,

            Adi qi burava nab qi abeta raki ka akab ba alia kalia,

            To qi ka bareit aksataler sar qi xochi ka sesuma azero?