How to Speak Wenja: Kum kway kaka shawsarsh? (What the $%@# are they yelling at me?), Part 2

Héi Rosháni hesti.

Hésu wos (Smarkaka)! Today we’re shifting gears to the other language spoken in Oros: Izila.  Here are 30 common expressions you’ll hear when encountering them in the open world.  Note that < ə > = “uh”; < x > = “ch” in German Bach, Scottish loch, Hebrew chayyim, etc.

  1. Pésti. ‘Pest’
  2. Məryéso!  ‘You die!’
  3. Hantiyóm hest.  ‘That was close.’
  4. Súxlis me páxst.  ‘Suxli protected me.’
  5. Hámbispeks.  ‘Careful.’
  6. Ké ‘smi.  ‘I am here.’
  7. Solwéi me!  ‘Save me!’
  8. Néi!  ‘No!’
  9. Báyom hantiyóm.  ‘Danger is close.’
  10. Kwíd?  ‘What?’
  11. Súxli, páxsdi me.  ‘Suxli, protect me.’
  12. Hantéi, pərskóx!  ‘Stop, please!’
  13. Áp’ dérkso.  ‘Look out.’
  14. Áp’ stákso!  ‘Stay away!’
  15. Wénja!  Tá sərté!  ‘Wenja!  Capture them!’
  16. Áu hidi.  ‘Go away.’
  17. Kwíd hesti?  ‘What is that?’
  18. Gwér!  Hlékseso!  ‘Beast!  Defend yourself!’
  19. Winkméda!  ‘We are being attacked!’
  20. Párdal!  Kalóm, mo- [yelp] ‘Leopard!  Beautiful, but- [yelp]’
  21. Tekslitóm Wénja!  ‘Armed Wenja!’
  22. Nokéit! ‘That hurt!’
  23. Hlénktu!  ‘Curse it!’
  24. Hlənktóm pésti!  ‘Damn pest!’
  25. Yód pésti, tód məntéis mene héit.  ‘One less pest to worry about.’
  26. Dénkmən héit!  ‘One less annoyance!’
  27. Tód swéyont kóri pəlnékəm!  ‘I swatted that buzzing fly!’
  28. Kərtós né hesmi.  ‘I’m not wounded.’
  29. Ályons monéiti deusmi.  ‘I must warn the others.’
  30. Púr nos dwiskénti.  ‘They fear our fire.’