| Finishing a lengthy stretch of dialog. (Current state http://www.tassos-oak.com/tempp/barsoomian.html). John Carter impulsively leaped into a fight against the Green Warrior band at the side of Dejah Thoris; leader Tars Tarkas called a halt and began to negotiate. Dejah Thoris introduced herself... La mors kajak. nolpatfu mi SUPER: Mors Kajak is my father Mors Kajak (pron. lojban-style, soft j) is noble+father-of me TARS TARKAS mi djuno ledu'u se ricfu be ra SUPER: I know of him -- and his wealth. I know the-fact-of the wealth of [prev. sumti, la mors kajak] DEJAH THORIS xu do curmi lo nu zifle'i SUPER: Will you permit a ransom? query: you permit the event of freedom-payment? TARS TARKAS mi na ba'ukrati la tal xajys. noi te bende be mi SUPER: I cannot speak for Tal Hajus, chief of our band bacru+krati, speech type-of agent, "mouthpiece" (as opposed to tavka'i: tavla+krati, who I would read as a full rep. with discretionary powers) ko randa .isemu'ibo mi ba stidi le nu zifle'i SUPER: Yield and I will speak for a ransom you-imperative yield. with-that-as-incentive I (future) propose the event-of freedom-payment. DEJA THORIS mo sera'a .y. ti SUPER: What of ... this one? (fill in this blank) with-regard-to ...uh... this TARS TARKAS ta jinga le jinme be re bilda'a .io .i ma ta cmene SUPER: He took the metal of two warriors! What is he called? that-one gained-as-prize the metal of two military-fighters (respect). what that-one name-is DEJAH THORIS (to Carter) SUPER: I am Dejah Thoris, princess of Helium do cmene ma SUPER: You are...? CARTER (a pause as he works it out; touching chest:) John Carter, Captain, of Virginia DEJAH THORIS (to Tars Tarkas) TARS TARKAS ma stuzi la .y. vyrdjenias SUPER: Where is ... verji-nia? DEJAH THORIS (a beat as she realizes she has no clue; with an impatient wave:) SUPER: Far away. They do not speak the common tongue. far very. the-set-described-as inhabitants do not speak the common-language. TARS TARKAS xu lafpi'e tai ti fa ro xabju la veirdjynias SUPER: Do they all jump like him, in verji-nia? (true?) lift-jump manner-of this-one, each inhabitant of la veirdjinias DEJAH THORIS ju'osai .i lemi patfu ba pleji tu'a ti ji'a SUPER: Of course. My father will ransom him also. certainly! my father future pays manner-of this-one also TARS TARKAS ko randa .i le re do'o ba selpai la tal xajys SUPER: Yield. Both will be judged by Tal Hajus you-imperative yield. The two you-and-others future is-matter-judged-by Tal Hajus. DEJAH THORIS ei. aunai. SUPER: It must be. (obligation) (desire-not) |