Declaration of Human Rights

ARTICLE 1

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

KEIN SKONTA

Dei vi iés, iés shil maiástin ot, timsáigen, sem ur keín dysab. Iés dil toy zime kirmiót ot kenu, iés tils ol iés ur ke timlyvaj.

human-PL in 3;PL, 3;PL be_quality-PRES;IND;PL free and, dignity, be_existential-PRES;IND;PL on single manner. 3;PL have-PRES;IND;PL ACC gift cognition and reflexion, 3;PL do-PRES;SUBJ;PL among 3;PL on thought sisterhood

COMMENTARY

Dei vi iés

human-PL in 3;PL

It is the only strategy to express "wholeness" or "totality". For example, "the whole world" would be "Um vi o", i.e. "world in 3;SG;INANIMATE" or "world in it(self)".

maiástin ot, timsáigen, sem ur keín dysab

free and, dignity, be_existential-PRES;IND;PL on single manner

Some rearrengements have been made. First of all, there is no strict distinction between freedom and rights –"rights" are "maiástei vi kvanu", literally "freedoms in arrangements", i.e. "legal freedoms".

"Timsáigen" is thematicalized, so "sem ut keín dysab" is referring to "dignity".

iés tils ol iés ur ke timlyva

3;PL do-PRES;SUBJ;PL among 3;PL on thought sisterhood

There is no specific modal word to express dutifulness or oblgation. However, Subjunctive Mood expresses an action wished, or the action which is to be performed. The first clause becomes a justification for the second clause.

All general or abstract terms, regarding family, are formed from nouns naming female relatives. For example:

"oshengin" (< o + shen + g + in, where "shen" is "daughter") means "fruitful" or just "having kids"

"timsynaj" (tim + suna + aj, where "suna" is "mother") means "family".

Therefore, "sisterhood" ("timlyvaj" < tim + lu + aj) in translation is used.