Re: Another story

From: C. Darwin Goranson
Message: 39675
Date: 2005-08-19

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "C. Darwin Goranson"
<cdog_squirrel@...> wrote:
> Um, could I have some aid in getting the PIE translation for a few
> phrases I'm using in a short story? It's a PIEan meeting with one of
> the Ugric people to trade wool for animal furs. The PIEan doesn't think
> very highly of his business partner.
>
> "So this is the one with whom I am to do business! A savage [non-PIEan,
> enemy, something based on host/Lat hostus]? This is an insult to my
> abilities of negitiation!"
>
> "Such a simple, coarse laguage befits such a simple, coarse person."
>
> "Anything to silence him!"
>
> "Hail, o friend!"
>
> Since I'm not much good at sentence structure in Proto-IE, could I
have a little help getting them, please?


I really want to be able to continue with the story, but I can't until
I have the translations. I really would be most appreciative if I
could get some assistance.