The North Wind and the Sun — Kedusiyan (Kedusiyn) Translation

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ɣrea sețjnof na začop o-fruțčtre; o-zuna suv hus veevz.

/ɣɾea set͡sd͡ʒnof na zat͡ʃop o.fɾut͡st͡ʃtɾe; o.zuna suv hus veevz./

cold (weather) wind (breeze) and sun PST-to fight; PST-to think when he heavy.

“The cold Wind and the Sun disputed which was stronger.”

na o-duyur: hus suv piri o-kire milbarh pelwom, hus veevz.

/na o.dujur: hus suv pi.ɾi o.ki.ɾe milbaɾh pelwom, hus veevz./

and PST-to say: he when first PST-to remove, take off traveler, wayfaring man cloak, he heavy.

“They agreed that whoever could first make the traveler remove his cloak would be the stronger.”

piri, ɣrea sețjnof o-upi veevz wauđ; davu milbarh o-buč pelwom driđe ram hus.

/pi.ɾi, ɣɾea set͡sd͡ʒnof o.upi veevz waud͡z; davu milbaɾh o.but͡ʃ pelwom dɾid͡ze ram hus./

first, cold (weather) wind (breeze) PST-to blow (wind) heavy many; because traveler, wayfaring man PST-to tie cloak near with (accompanying) he.

“First the Wind blew with all his might, but the traveler wrapped his cloak tighter around him.”

suvu, ɣrea sețjnof o-pli na o-duyur ram začop: “yeah, gala?”

/su.vu, ɣɾea set͡sd͡ʒnof o.pli na o.dujur ram zat͡ʃop: jeah, ga.la/

suvu, cold (weather) wind (breeze) PST-to fall (drop) and PST-to say with (accompanying) sun: to see, gala?

“At last the Wind gave up and said to the Sun: ‘See what you can do.’”

začop o-zari ɣredɣ wauđ; suv milbarh o-miri začop frayo, hus o-kire hiv fihme na hiv fihme.

/zat͡ʃop o.za.ɾi ɣredɣ waud͡z; suv milbaɾh o.mi.ɾi zat͡ʃop frajo, hus o.ki.ɾe hiv fihme na hiv fihme./

sun PST-to shine warm (weather) many; when traveler, wayfaring man PST-to feel (sense) sun wing, he PST-to remove, take off one garment, clothes and one garment, clothes.

“The Sun shone out warmly; as soon as the traveler felt the sun’s rays, he took off one garment after another.”

ɣredɣ veevz, milbarh o-kire yak fihme na o-unčunz ram ločfe yodyitʰ, ločfe driđe milb.

/ɣredɣ veevz, milbaɾh o.ki.ɾe jak fihme na o.unt͡ʃunz ram lot͡ʃfe jodjitʰ, lot͡ʃfe dɾid͡ze milb./

warm (weather) heavy, traveler, wayfaring man PST-to remove, take off all garment, clothes and PST-to swim with (accompanying) river yodyitʰ, river near road.

“Overcome by heat, he removed all his clothes and bathed in a stream of water that lay near his path.”