Translating Things
Useful abbreviations: DEF-definite article N-noun AV-action verb SV-state verb AJ-adjective M-masculine NU-neuter P-past tense PR-present tense PF-perfective SI-singular PL-plural SU-subject OB-object NEG-negative DIM-diminutive AUG-augmentative CON-construct DEM-demonstrative
Nesadhakw Tisolit
NEG-AJ-expect DIM-N-celebration
An Unexpected Party
Dan lokik luth al torir misevvòt hobit. Al lokik nenyanawus, llathuy, neth tikawull,
in N-absence of DEF N-earth AV-P-M.SI.SU-dwell N-halfling. DEF N-absence SV-P-NEG-NU.SI.SU-disgust, dirt, or DIM-water
In a hole in the ground dwelt a hobbit. The hole was not disgusting, dirty, or damp,
yaánfuf tek al fnèt vómìs yn al ninet gorin,
SV-NU.SI.SU-fill with DEF CON-PL-end(spatial) N-PL-worm and DEF CON-smell N-slime
filled with the ends of worms and the smell of slime,
nenth sasamth, sakaldh, yn sasatht, nenyaeykos gódìzh neth bowir:
nor AJ-dry, AJ-bare, and AJ-sand, AV-NEG-NU.SI.SU-hold N-PL-sit or N-eat
nor dry, bare and sandy holding no chairs or food:
yáhubot-alkùk, yn ves saemrok sorif
SV-P-NU.SI.SU-halfling-absence, and DEM AV-PR-NU.SI.SU-NU.SI.OB-meaning N-comfort
it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort.
I've had this sitting in my archive for nigh on a year now (two days short, actually), not doing anything with it because the work of translating the rest of the passage just seemed like too much, so here's what there is. It's not any big long thing, but at least it gives an idea.