Some fairly untranslatable situation comedy coming out of the Viewer Machine. What could we be missing? I do apologize for the lateness of today’s entries. (Ooo, still kind of giddy about uploading two entries at a time, jeepers!) The whole[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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1: Strange Companions (86.1)
Aop has finally made it to zer freedom! Not all the trouble is over, of course, but can you imagine what it must feel like to be a runaway slave? Meanwhile Ilon isn’t feeling quite as free as before, while[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
1: Strange Companions (85.2)
… aaand part 2 of today’s page! Wow, that’s a good feeling. Don’t often get to publish more than one entry. ^_^;
1: Strange Companions (85.1)
When I have translated this Pærthian fae’s words, it is not meant to be a nominal reference to Herr Mesmer of “mesmerism”. The actual reference: RJRKAFGOE rjrkafgoae (rrj-RRG-kahf-goh-WAE) “-fgoæ” is like the English suffix “-er” to make a doer of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
1: Strange Companions (61.1)
The Hand : Pærth’s news media. uhnuanu (Ondoko) (uh-NOO-WAH-noo) “Blessings to you” quikjorpbidjæ (Ondoko) (qweek-JOHR-PBBEE-djae) Literally, a time period of one thousandth (1/1000) of a Kaian year. But here used jokingly to refer to a Thilxian “day” of sorts. While[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
1: Strange Companions (56.2)
tickets IxMEJGLAD (OL) (ee-[implosive]-mehj-GLAH-dz) Lit. “their ticket(s)” — A gambling card game It should be noted that there are few distinctions between singular and plural in most Lore family languages; I may occasionally apply English plural conventions when translating.
1: Strange Companions (36.3)
Karsap is a substance used on Ondoan slaves to keep them docile and happy, or so it’s said. We are introduced to Boon as not more than a tot here.
1: Strange Companions (36.2)
1: Strange Companions (35.1)
wiquemiv (Ondoko) U IqÊmib (oo-whih-EE-kwhemn-EEBV) The sailor means the government type of committee dealing with the Eelpick continent; Ondo conducts many operations on a delegation and committee system.
1: Strange Companions (33.1)
shwawkojeow SÉko jeA O (shwah-KOH-jay-OW) Ondoko for “squatter” — literally, “croucher”. Ilon encounters a roving army from some past battle on Ataga. Its lemoforms — often just called “shades” when one doesn’t want to get close enough[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…