There are 13 sentences in 15th Conlang Relay

1. se jawāññerāñ;

   se jawāññerāñ R N.SG SE mystery, riddle

   Here is a riddle.

2. sere majjārien mo ritākken cī;

   s- ere majjārien mo ritākken cī R AFF N.AN.PL CASE N.2P HORT SE 2SG.BEN dancer BEN attention HORT

   Give attention to the dancers.

3. la sāeþ ānen jaxūnīki honahan wā;

   la sāeþ ānen jaxūnīki honahan wā R PN PREP N.PL PN.INDEF NEG LA 3PL without plan any without

   They are without any kind of plan.

4. la sāeþ ānen anexīmi wā ānen sawūrre āñ ēmma;

   la sāeþ ānen anexīmi wā ānen sawūrre āñ ēmma R PN PREP N.CO POST PREP N.3P POST POST LA 3PL without music without except voice own except

   They are without music except for their own voice(s).

5. wā sexe jawālīke to jajāra jaxūna;

   wā s- exe jawālīke to jajāra jaxūna NEG R AFF N.SG CASE N.SG N.SG NEG SE 3PL.BEN study SRC dance pattern

   They have not experienced study of the dance-plan

   Study is something one experiences and the thing studied is the source of that experience.

6. ānen antāλa ñaxxa jarāki honahan ja sexe jakīña;

   ānen antāλa ñ- axxa jarāki honahan ja s- exe jakīña PREP N.ST R AFF N.PL PN.INDEF PN.REL R AFF N.SG -ly chaotic NI 3PL.A step any that SE 3PL.BEN wish

   Chaotically, they make any kind of steps they wish.

7. ewaþ ñaxxa jajāra jaxālāe jatēnnen nā ñe janaren;

   ewaþ ñ- axxa jajāra jaxālāe jatēnnen nā ñe janaren CONJ R AFF N.SG N.SG N.SG COMP PN.INDEF yet NI 3PL.A dance orderly beautiful more than everything

   Yet they make the most graceful and harmonious dance of all.

   Or 'harmonious and graceful'

8. wa majjārien pa anākexa nā;

   wa majjārien pa anākexa nā R N.AN.PL R N.ST POST LA.NEG dancer PA dexterity many

   It is not that the dancers have lots of agility.

9. ñaxxa jarāki rā satēsa rā sahūta rājanū rājakiē;

   ñ- axxa jarāki rā satēsa rā sahūta rājanū rājakiē R AFF N.PL PREP PN.INDEF POST PREP PN.INDEF POST NI 3PL.A step to left to right hand this side beyond

   They step to one's left, to one's right, to this side, and to that side.

10. se jaþēma ien la sāeþ sasōna jānīke;

    se jaþēma ien la sāeþ sasōna jānīke R N.SG PN.REL R PN N.3P N.SG SE seem that LA 3PL brain unity

    It seems that they are of one mind.

    'that they, their minds are united'

11. se jaþēma ien pa jāo anwāra nā;

    se jaþēma ien pa jāo anwāra nā R N.SG PN.REL R PN N.ST POST SE seem that PA that easy many

    It seems that it is very easy.

12. ñaxxa jāŋŋeren nā ā majjārien ānen ankēwīke pē hōkēñ;

    ñ- axxa jāŋŋeren nā ā majjārien ānen ankēwīke pē hō- kēñ R AFF N.SG POST CASE N.AN.PL PREP N.ST POST PN Q NI 3PL.A awe many A dancer -ly effort some how Q

    How do the dancers make much beauty with little effort?

    jāŋŋeren modifies jajāra

13. wā ñaxxa jarāka jāniþa jē nā;

    wā ñ- axxa jarāka jāniþa jē nā NEG R AFF N.SG N.SG POST NEG NI 3PL.A step alone only

    They do not make only one step.

    Or, 'They do not make only the first step.'

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