Happy Halloween! This week’s post is a Finngreek poem, using words we’ve learned over the past 3 months.
Sō̂ma (Person)
Uralic:
tuulen noita kiittää
to suoma- jalo
mela rutisee mukka
to kuuma to pakkas-
čirjaz lewe- aps-
dáiddala- neemi
ājmō ripisee venhon
áidala- helmi
Helleno-Uralic:
tʰúellan nóītā kǐdạ́
to sō̂ma iaró
mḗlē rotʰízẹ mukʰá
to kaũma to págos
kǐ́rios leúẹ hapsín
daídalo nē̂ma
áīma ripízẹ vē̂non
aídālo ħrē̂ma
English (literal):
windstorm seer praises
the person divine
oar dashes riverbends
the heat the frost
master throws net
artful thread
wind fans ship
unseen treasure
English (revised):
the seer praises the windstorm
the divine being
the oar dashes rivers
the heat and the frost
the captain casts the net
an artful strand
the wind fans the ship
a hidden treasure
Finngreek: The Finnish Greek Language 