Ring C: 4/8: Old Albic

Jörg Rhiemeier

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Old Albic

Darnal Bratasal

(Dél Saman)

Nanal dára o phardaro on braton am nagamel geldin am ahaila, a danoara o brato en braten a cvathora seni:

"A sandaral bandama ma, Marco svo, nam thal, Marjel, bleresel a marnaral, arblegel a ránal, halasal a grendelel, galdrasal a morlasal. A nacvatháma langc nam thal samaman náramal a samaman gvamal. Nanal a tallanasal dacháma malabas a mahairas."

A sembi cvathora e brate seni:

"A sandaral bandama ma, Marje sve, nam thal, Marcol, bleresel a marnaral, arblegel a ránal, halasal a grendelel, galdrasal a morlasal. A nacvatháma langc nam thal samaman náramal a samaman gvamal. Nanal a tallanasal dacháma malabas a mahairas."

(Dél Tovon)

Nanal cvathara o phardaro: "Angcvathecha!"

A cveni seni seni angcvathora o laidora:

"Nabo, hendri glararecha!
Are, blegeatha suleban!
Dantaro, na dantoatha sumen!
Dage, helpiotha telal!
Seno, blegiotha nachal!
Saja, galmarecha sí seglaranora thahorsol!
Vantha, blasetha susegelan a phrasuotha siheldim!
Laira, vernerecha sun!
Vestalera nagamelel geldinil, labasalal longcuotha!
Pheiri a phøcøli, lederiotha sohajal
nam hairasal a drothol!
Seni harea neni a telleni!"

Smooth Translation

Rite of Wedding

(First Part)

Now the priest gives the golden necklace, which has been blessed, to the bridegroom, and the bridegroom puts it on to the bride, and speaks thus:

"And today, I, Marco himself, bind with Marje in happiness and sadness, in sunshine and rain, in health and illness, in wealth and poverty. And promise to join with you into one soul and one body. Now and in eternity I give you my love and my honour."

And the same way, the bride speaks thus:

"And today, I, Marje herself, bind with Marco in happiness and sadness, in sunshine and rain, in health and illness, in wealth and poverty. And promise to join with you into one soul and one body. Now and in eternity I give you my love and my honour."

(Second Part)

Now says the priest:
"May you pray!"
And all here thus pray or sing:
"Sky, may you aleays be clear!
Sun, may you shine upon their life!
Adversary, may you not hinder their path!
Earth, may you help them to cultivate!
Moon, may you shine for them in the night!
Sea, may you be calm when they sail on your surface!
Wind, may you blow into their sails and refresh their faces!
Fortune, may you be good to them!
Evenstar in the golden necklace of love, may you join them!
Fairies and phantoms, may you gide their walk with honour and confidence!

Interlinear

darnal	bratasal
rite	wedding-LOC

(dél	saman)
(part	first)

Nanal	dára	o	phardaro	on	braton
now-LOC	give-PRS-3SG:P-3SG:A	the:M-AGT	priest-AGT	the:M-DAT	bridegroom-DAT

am	nagamel	geldin	am	ahaila
the:I-OBJ	necklace	golden	REL:OBJ	AOR-bless-3SG:P

a	danoara	o	brato	en	braten
and	put.on-FUT-3SG:P-3SG:A	the:M-AGT	bridegroom-AGT	the:F-DAT	bride-DAT

a	cvathora	seni
and	speak-FUT-3SG:A	thus

a	sandaral	bandama	ma	Marco	svo
and	today-LOC	bind-PRS-1SG:A	1SG-AGT	Marco-AGT	himself-AGT

nam	thal	Marjel	bleresel	a	marnaral
with	2SG:PRT	Marje-PRT	happiness-LOC	and	sadness-LOC

arblegel	a	ránal	halasal	a	grendelel
sunshine-LOC	and	rain-LOC	health-LOC	and	illness-LOC

galdrasal	a	morlasal
wealth-LOC	and	poverty-LOC

a	nacvatháma	langc	nam	thal
and	promise-PRS-3SG:P-1SG:A	join:VN	with	2SG:PRT

samaman	náramal	a	samaman	gvamal
one-ALL	soul-ALL	and	one-ALL	body-ALL

nanal	a	tallanasal	dacháma	malabas	a	mahairas
now-LOC	and	eternity-LOC	give-PRS-2SG:D-3SG:P-1SG:A	1SG-love	and	1SG-honour

a	sembi	cvathora	e	brate	seni
and	same-INS	speak-FUT-3SG:A	the:F	bride	thus:

a	sandaral	bandama	ma	Marje	sve
and	today-LOC	bind-PRS-1SG:A	1SG-AGT	Marje-AGT	hirself-AGT

nam	thal	Marcol	bleresel	a	marnaral
with	2SG:PRT	Marco-PRT	happiness-LOC	and	sadness-LOC

arblegel	a	ránal	halasal	a	grendelel
sunshine-LOC	and	rain-LOC	health-LOC	and	illness-LOC

galdrasal	a	morlasal
wealth-LOC	and	poverty-LOC

a	nacvatháma	langc	nam	thal
and	promise-PRS-3SG:P-1SG:A	join:VN	with	2SG:PRT

samaman	náramal	a	samaman	gvamal
one-ALL	soul-ALL	and	one-ALL	body-ALL

nanal	a	tallanasal	dacháma	malabas	a	mahairas
now-LOC	and	eternity-LOC	give-PRS-2SG:P-3SG:P-1SG:A	1SG-love	and	1SG-honour

(dél	tovon)
(part	second)

nanal	cvathara	o	phardaro
now-LOC	say-PRS-3SG:A	the:M-AGT	priest-AGT

angcvathecha

pray-SBJ-2PL:A

a	cveni	seni	seni	angcvathora	o	laidora
and	all-AGT	this-PL-AGT	thus	pray-FUT-3SG:A	or	sing-FUT-3SG:A

Nabo	hendri	glararecha
Sky	always	clear-be-SBJ-2SG:P

Are	blegeotha	suleban
Sun	shine-SBJ-3DU:P-2SG:A	3DU-life-DAT

Dantaro	na	danteatha	sumen
Adversary	not	hinder-SBJ-3SG:P-2SG:A	3DU-path

Dage	helpiotha	telal
Earth	help-SBJ-3DU:P-2SG:A	cultivate:VN-LOC

Seno	blegiotha	nachal
Moon	shine-SBJ-3DU:P-2SG:A	night-LOC

Saja	galmarecha	sí	seglaranora	thahorsol
Sea	calm-be-SBJ-2SG:P	when	sail-CND-3DU:A	2SG-surface-LOC

Vantha	blasetha	susegelan	a	phrasuotha	suheldim
Wind	blow-SBJ-2SG:A	3DU-sail-ALL	and	refresh-SBJ-3DU:P-2SG:A	3DU-face-PL

Laira	vernerecha	sun
Fortune	good-be-SBJ-2SG:P	3DU-DAT

Vestalera	nagamelel	geldinil	labasalal	longceotha
Evenstar	necklace-LOC	golden-LOC	love-LOC-LOC	join-SBJ-3DU:P-2SG:A

pheiri	a	phøcøli	lederiotha	sohajal
fairy-PL	and	phantom-PL	guide-SBJ-3DU:P-2SG:A	3DU-walk:VN-LOC

nam	hairasal	a	drothol
with	honour-LOC	and	confidence-LOC

seni	harea	neni	a	telleni
thus	be-SBJ-3SG:P	now-INST	and	eternal-INS

Grammar

A detailed grammar sketch can be found here:

http://wiki.frath.net/Old_Albic

Animate nouns have an agentive stem (AS;ending in a vowel) as their base form and an objective stem (OS) derived from it with the suffix -m. Inanimate nouns have an objective stem (ending in a consonant) as their base form and no AS. The cases are:

agentive	AS-0
genitive	AS-s
dative	AS-n
partitive	AS-l
objective	OS-0
instrumental	OS-i
locative	OS-°l
allative	OS-°n
ablative	OS-°d
perlative	OS-°th

Not all of them occur in the text. There is one example of suffixaufnahme (a locative of a locative) in the text.

Plural is formed by changing the AS-final vowel into /i/ for animate nouns, and with the ending -im for inanimate noun. Dual likwise by changing the AS-final vowel into /u/ and with -um, respectively.

Verb morphology is complex. The following tense/aspect/mood forms occur:

present	-a
future	-u
aorist	°- (vowel prefix that assimilates to the root vowel)
subjunctive	-i

The verb is conjugated for the indirect object, patient and agent in this order. The suffixes for the IO and patient are:

1sg -ha   1du -hu   1pl -hi
2sg -cha  2du -chu  2pl -chi
3sg -a    3su -u    3pl -i

The suffixes for the agent are:

1sg -ma   1du -mu   1pl -mi
2sg -tha  2du -thu  2pl -thi
3sg -ra   3du -ru   3pl -ri

All this is to some degree messed up by umlaut (fronting before /i/, rounding before /u/, lowering before /a/; precedence from right to left).

There are several instances of suffixed "to be" -°r on adjectives, which is conjugated as a stative verb (patient suffixes).

Vocabulary

a	cnj.	and
angcvath-	v.	to pray
Are	n.	the Sun
arblegel	n.	sunshine
band-	v.	to bind
blas-	v.	to blow
bleg-	v.	to shine
bleres	n.	happiness
bratas	n.	wedding
brate	n.	bride
brato	n.	bridegroom
cvath-	v.	to speak
cveni	prn.	all
d-	v.	to give
Dage	n.	Earth
dél	n.	part
dan-	v.	to put on
Dantaro	n.	the Adversary
dant-	v.	to hinder
darnal	n.	rite
droth	n.	confidence
galdras	n.	wealth
galm	adj.	calm
geldin	adj.	golden
grendel	n.	illness
gvam	n.	body
hail-	v.	to bless
hairas	n.	honour
hai-	v.	to walk
halas	n.	health
has-	v.	to be
helda	n.	face
hendri	adv.	always
labas	n.	love
laid-	v.	to sing
laira	n.	fortune
langc-	v.	to join
leba	n.	life
leder-	v.	to guide
ma	prn.	I
Marco	n.	proper name (Mark)
Marje	n.	proper name (Mary)
marnar	n.	sadness
men	n.	path
morlas	n.	poverty
na	cnj.	not
Nabo	n.	Sky
nachal	n.	night
nacvath-	v.	promise
nagamel	n.	necklace
nam	prp.	with
nan	adv.	now
nára	n.	soul
o	cnj.	or
ors	n.	surface
phaira	n.	fairy
phardaro	n.	priest
phocol	n.	phantom
phras-	v.	to refresh
rán	n.	rain
Saja	n.	the Sea
saman	adj.	first
samb	prn.	the same
sandar	n.	this day
segel	n.	sail
seglar-	v.	to sail
sen	dem.	this
seni	asv.	thus
Seno	n.	the Moon
sve	prn.	herself
svo	prn.	himself
tallan	adj.	eternal
tallanas	n.	eternity
tel-	v.	to cultivate
tha	prn.	thou
tovon	adj.	second
vantha	n.	wind
vern	adj.	good
Vestalera	n.	Evenstar