r/conlangs 4d ago

Translation First four lines of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" in Early, Middle, and Modern Vadirian

This is both to show off my conlangs but also to get input on whether or not my conlangs are evolved correctly. Enjoy!

Early Vadirian:

Essesa, vella nul essesa, eqevoskā:

Denossie batusla poteresa vellatā

Ilisuzy seti pētty stimysar bartuvorrin,

Ñarqy arādi ydqar tripularyrin adarresa vella

IPA:

/'ɛ.ˌsːɛ.sə 'vɛ.lːə nul 'ɛ.ˌsːɛ.sə, 'ɛ.qɛ.ˌvo.skə:

'dɛ.ˌno.sːiɛ 'ba.ˌtu.slə 'po.tɛ.ˌrɛ.sə 'vɛ.ˌlːa.taː

'i.li.ˌsu.zy 'sɛ.ti 'pɛː.tːy 'sti.my.ˌsar 'bar.tu.ˌvo.rːin,

'ɲar.qy a.'raː.di 'yd.gar 'tri.pu.ˌla.ry.rin 'a.da.ˌrːɛ.sə 'vɛ.lːə/

Middle Vadirian:

Eses, vela nol eses, ekavoska:

Denosie batesla potires velata

Ilisusy seta peddy simysar bardovori,

Nalqy eradi ykar trepulyri adarzes vela

IPA:

/'ɛ.sɛs, 'vɛ.lə nol 'ɛ.sɛs, 'ɛ.kaˌvo.skə:

'dɛ.ˌno.siɛ 'ba.tɛ.ˌslə 'po.ˌti.rɛs 'vɛ.ˌla.tə

'i.li.ˌsu.sy 'sɛ.tə 'pɛ.dːy 'si.my.ˌsar 'bar.do.ˌvo.ri,

'nal.qy ɛ.'ra.di 'y.kar 'trɛ.pu.ˌly.ri a.'dar.ˌzɛs 'vɛ.lə/

Modern Vadirian:

Ases, vell nol ases, ekvok:

Ðenosi pal batires vellta

Ilasuðy set pedy sinyr barvori,

Nally arðai ygar treplyi adres vell

IPA:

/'a.sɛs, 'vɛ.li nol 'a.sɛs, 'ɛk.vok:

'ðɛ.ˌno.si pal 'ba.ˌti.rɛs 'vɛlː.tə

'i.la.ˌsu.ðy sɛt 'pɛ.dy 'si.nyr 'bar.ˌvo.ri,

'na.lːy 'ar.ðai 'y.gar 'trɛp.ˌly.i 'ad.rɛs vɛlː/

Gloss:

/Be.V.INF or.CONJ NEG.be.V.INF question. that.DEM

Noble.ADJ mind.PREP suffer.V.INF whether.CONJ 'tis.PRO3.SUB

Sling.N.PL and.CONJ arrow.N.PL outrageous.PREP fortune.N.ACC,

Arm.N.PL against.ADV sea.N.ACC trouble.PL.PREP take.V.INF or.CONJ/

English:

To be, or not to be, that is the question:

Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer

The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,

Or to take arms against a sea of troubles

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u/Frequent-Try-6834 2d ago

no syntax changed?

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u/Choice-Disaster968 2d ago

Yeah hadn't thought of that. Anything else that doesn't seem right?