Title: Luma-EN / Spoonfed Lesson 8
Tags: Luma-EN spoonfed-lesson-08 sentence vocab dialog-line dialog

Luma: sa siko tamola lumi.
English: I see a small animal.
Literal: I see animal small.
Notes: tamola means "animal" or "creature." Your friend Sima has brought you outside the city for a hike. You spot something moving in the grass -- a small animal. With the -i ending, tamoli = animal-like.

Luma: mapu makona no pontu linpa.
English: Many trees are here.
Literal: many tree is at here.
Notes: makona means "tree" or "wood." Trees surround you on every side. With the -i ending, makoni = wooded.

Luma: mikata no menipu makona.
English: The sun is above the trees.
Literal: sun is above tree.
Notes: mikata means "sun" or "sunlight." You look up through the canopy and see the sun high above the trees. With the -o ending, mikato = to shine.

Luma: mesapa no popi kenu no loninsi.
English: The sky is big and blue.
Literal: sky is big and is blue.
Notes: mesapa means "sky" or "heaven." You step into an open clearing and the sky stretches out endlessly above you. With the -i ending, mesapi = celestial.

Luma: sa losemo pontu linpa.
English: I breathe here.
Literal: I breathe at here.
Notes: losemo means "to breathe," "to blow," or "to ventilate." With the -a ending, losema = air, atmosphere, or breath. You take a deep breath of fresh air under the open sky.

Luma: kopina no linusu pisoma.
English: Stone is near the path.
Literal: stone is near road.
Notes: kopina means "stone" or "rock." You notice large rocks along the trail. With the -i ending, kopini = stony, rocky.

Luma: kemopa no popi pontu linpa.
English: The land is big here.
Literal: land is big at here.
Notes: kemopa means "ground," "land," or "terrain." You look out over a wide valley of open earth. With the -o ending, kemopo = to land. Now you can form the compound kemopa-makona = forest (land-tree).

Luma: sa kaso tesima pontu kopina.
English: I make fire on the stone.
Literal: I make fire at stone.
Notes: tesima means "fire" or "flame." You gather wood and build a campfire on a flat stone. With the -o ending, tesimo = to burn, to ignite.

Luma: sa numesu seso lamopu makona.
English: I still walk through the trees.
Literal: I still go through tree.
Notes: numesu means "still" -- an aspect preverb indicating an action is continuing. It goes before the verb in the preverb position: numesu seso = still go, still walk. You keep walking deeper into the trees.

Luma: sa tilepu suminu toso pontu linpa.
English: I will come here again.
Literal: I future again come at here.
Notes: suminu means "again" -- an aspect preverb for repetition. Preverbs stack in order: tense, then aspect, then modal, then negation, then verb. Here tense tilepu (future) comes before aspect suminu (again): tilepu suminu toso = will come again.

Luma: sa matilu lelo sonpu tamola.
English: I begin to learn about animals.
Literal: I begin-to know about animal.
Notes: matilu means "begin to" -- an aspect preverb for starting an action. matilu lelo = begin to know, start learning. With the -a ending, matila = opening, beginning, entrance.

Luma: sa litako ponta moni.
English: I find a good place.
Literal: I find place good.
Notes: litako means "to find" or "to discover." You find a clearing that would make a good campsite. With the -a ending, litaka = discovery.

Luma: kopina no potiki.
English: The stone is hard.
Literal: stone is hard.
Notes: potiki means "hard" in the physical sense — solid, firm, rigid. Not "difficult." You sit on a rock and feel how solid it is. With the -o ending, potiko = to harden.

Luma: kemopa no lonumi pontu linpa.
English: The ground is soft here.
Literal: ground is soft at here.
Notes: lonumi means "soft" or "gentle." The opposite of potiki (hard). You move off the rock and sit on the earth instead -- much softer.

Luma: ponta pi no pekamu pusaka.
English: This place is far from the city.
Literal: place that is far-from city.
Notes: pekamu means "far from" — a spatial preposition that marks distance from a reference point. no pekamu pusaka = is far from the city. You've hiked a long way from Popasa. With the -i ending, pekami = far, distant (modifier): ponta pekami = a distant place.

Luma: nipolu makona no pontu kemopa-makona.
English: A thousand trees are in the forest.
Literal: thousand tree is at forest (land-tree).
Notes: nipolu means "thousand." A magnitude quantifier like nasasu (ten) and netepu (hundred). It goes before the noun it counts: nipolu makona = a thousand trees. For larger quantities you can combine: nisu-nipolu = three thousand.

Luma: nomipu siluka no pontu mesapa pensu pomula.
English: A million lights are in the sky at night.
Literal: million light is at sky at(time) night.
Notes: nomipu means "million." The largest magnitude. You look up at the night sky and see countless points of light. With all the magnitudes you can now express any number: namu (1), nasasu (10), netepu (100), nipolu (1,000), nomipu (1,000,000).

Luma: sonpu kopina potiki, kemopa no panpu lonumi.
English: Compared to stone, the ground is softer.
Literal: regarding stone hard, ground is more soft.

Luma: tamola seso muneki lamopu makona.
English: The animal moves slowly through the trees.
Literal: animal go slow through tree.

Luma: mikata mikato kenu losema no sipemi.
English: The sun shines and the air is hot.
Literal: sun shine and air is hot.

Luma: sa matilu litako mapu tana simeli.
English: I begin to discover many new things.
Literal: I begin-to find many thing new.

Luma: konanu puna numesu supelo pontu pusaka.
English: Many people still work in the city.
Literal: plural person still work at city.

Luma: sa suminu siko mesapa. pa numesu no popi.
English: I look at the sky again. It is still big.
Literal: I again see sky. that still is big.

Luma: nipolu puna lanso pontu kemopa pi.
English: A thousand people live on this land.
Literal: thousand person live at land that.

Luma: sa kapitu litako ponta moni pekamu pusaka.
English: I already found a good place far from the city.
Literal: I already find place good far-from city.

Luma: kemopa-makona no pekami pekamu pusaka.
English: The forest is far from the city.
Literal: forest (land-tree) is far far-from city.

Luma: makona popi no pontu linusu lesona.
English: A big tree is near the water.
Literal: tree big is at near water.

Luma: tamola
English: animal, creature
Notes: Stem: tamol   Form: -a (noun)

Luma: makona
English: tree, wood
Notes: Stem: makon   Form: -a (noun)

Luma: mikata
English: sun, sunlight
Notes: Stem: mikat   Form: -a (noun)

Luma: mesapa
English: sky, heaven
Notes: Stem: mesap   Form: -a (noun)

Luma: losemo
English: to blow, to ventilate, to breathe
Notes: Stem: losem   Form: -o (verb)

Luma: kopina
English: stone, rock
Notes: Stem: kopin   Form: -a (noun)

Luma: kemopa
English: ground, land, terrain
Notes: Stem: kemop   Form: -a (noun)

Luma: tesima
English: fire, flame
Notes: Stem: tesim   Form: -a (noun)

Luma: numesu
English: still (aspect preverb)
Notes: Stem: numes   Form: -u (grammatical)

Luma: suminu
English: again (aspect preverb)
Notes: Stem: sumin   Form: -u (grammatical)

Luma: matilu
English: begin to (aspect preverb)
Notes: Stem: matil   Form: -u (grammatical)

Luma: litako
English: to find, to discover
Notes: Stem: litak   Form: -o (verb)

Luma: potiki
English: hard
Notes: Stem: potik   Form: -i (modifier)

Luma: lonumi
English: soft, gentle
Notes: Stem: lonum   Form: -i (modifier)

Luma: pekamu
English: far from (spatial preposition)
Notes: Stem: pekam   Form: -u (grammatical)

Luma: nipolu
English: thousand (quantifier)
Notes: Stem: nipol   Form: -u (grammatical)

Luma: nomipu
English: million (quantifier)
Notes: Stem: nomip   Form: -u (grammatical)

Luma: Hiking with Sima
Notes: Sima: sika! musa latu seso sutu kamenla kipu pusaka?
Hello! Do you want to go outside the city?
[seeing! you want go toward outside owned-by city?]
Matu: tenpi! sa latu siko makona kenu tamola.
Yes! I want to see trees and animals.
[correct! I want see tree and animal.]
Sima: sa siko tamola lumi! pa seso lasipi.
I see a small animal! It moves fast.
[I see animal small! that go fast.]
Matu: mesapa no popi. losema no lonumi.
The sky is big. The air is soft.
[sky is big. air is soft.]
Sima: sa latu litako ponta moni pekamu pisoma.
I want to find a good place far from the road.
[I want find place good far-from road.]
Matu: siko tupamu musa! kopina popi no pontu linpa.
Look below you! A big stone is here.
[see below you! stone big is at here.]
Sima: sa kaso tesima. musa munoso pontu kemopa lonumi.
I make fire. You rest on the soft ground.
[I make fire. you rest at ground soft.]
Matu: moni! sa luneno sipemi linusu tesima.
Good! I feel warm near the fire.
[good! I feel hot near fire.]
Sima: sa matilu senlo pa: ponta pi no manutu ponta-lansa.
I begin to think this: this place is like home.
[I begin-to think that: place that is like home (place-live).]
Matu: sa suminu latu toso. kemopa pi no santu moni.
I again want to come. This land is very good.
[I again want come. land that is very good.]

Luma: sika! musa latu seso sutu kamenla kipu pusaka?
English: Hello! Do you want to go outside the city?
Literal: seeing! you want go toward outside owned-by city?

Luma: tenpi! sa latu siko makona kenu tamola.
English: Yes! I want to see trees and animals.
Literal: correct! I want see tree and animal.

Luma: sa siko tamola lumi! pa seso lasipi.
English: I see a small animal! It moves fast.
Literal: I see animal small! that go fast.

Luma: mesapa no popi. losema no lonumi.
English: The sky is big. The air is soft.
Literal: sky is big. air is soft.

Luma: sa latu litako ponta moni pekamu pisoma.
English: I want to find a good place far from the road.
Literal: I want find place good far-from road.

Luma: siko tupamu musa! kopina popi no pontu linpa.
English: Look below you! A big stone is here.
Literal: see below you! stone big is at here.

Luma: sa kaso tesima. musa munoso pontu kemopa lonumi.
English: I make fire. You rest on the soft ground.
Literal: I make fire. you rest at ground soft.

Luma: moni! sa luneno sipemi linusu tesima.
English: Good! I feel warm near the fire.
Literal: good! I feel hot near fire.

Luma: sa matilu senlo pa: ponta pi no manutu ponta-lansa.
English: I begin to think this: this place is like home.
Literal: I begin-to think that: place that is like home (place-live).

Luma: sa suminu latu toso. kemopa pi no santu moni.
English: I again want to come. This land is very good.
Literal: I again want come. land that is very good.