Opahtielva 2025-05

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This story was written by Anna Osipenko and discussed in the VL Opahtielva channel on 2025-05-11. Reproduced here with her permission.

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By Anna

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No.	Quenya	Tengwar	Means
1	Yestassë, ata merin quetë mára omentië, meldonyar, ar hantan an sina elmendeä ecesta yanta le.	                  	To begin with, I’d like to say again it is nice to meet you, my friends, and thank you for this wonderful opportunity to join you.
2	Síra nyaruvan len pá huonya.	     	Today I will tell you about my dog.
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4	Nairenyanna, sí lán samë mellaman, mal andanéya, yá nánen ambë vinya, sámen hanwa huo i a-estanë Tyón.	                     	Unfortunately, now I do not have a pet, but long ago, when I was younger, I had a male dog who was named John.
5	Nanwavë, nánes huo ontarunyava mal yestassë coiviëryo, minyë ránastar atta hya neldë, omarnemmë, rië Tyón ar inyë, potai namin sa nánes huonya.	                           	Actually, he was the dog of my parents but at the beginning of his life, for the first two or three months, we lived together, only John and I, so I think he was my dog.
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7	Tyón nánë ñolya, sámë þenta ar nurno varnë vórë, anda pimpë ar netya caitala hlaru.	                 	John was dark-haired, had short and dark brown fur, a long tail and pretty drooping ears.
8	Sámes alavélë serci potai nánes vanya huo, ilquen elmanë se.	           	He was mixed breed therefore he was a beautiful dog, everyone admired him.
9	Tyón nánë valateä ar lá mauranë paltië, mal linan apantanë melmë hariénen pá queno tál.	                	John was proud and didn’t need stroking but often demostrated love by sitting on a person’s foot.
10	Matya se nánë aþamahtë pan Tyón mantë matta ataníva.	         	Feeding him was easy because John ate human food.
11	Aþahanyë apsa nánë arya sen.	     	Of course, meat was the best for him.
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13	Entë Tyón nánë verya ar mahtanë ilyë altë ar ulcë huor opelessë.	            	Also John was brave and fought with all big and evil dogs in the town.
14	Varyanes ni ar hyanë astamor nossenyo.	      	He protected me and other members of my family.
15	Mal néya vantanemmë ar omennemmë alta huo i nalantanë Tyón, ar mauyanë ní varya huonya.	                	But one day we went for a walk and met a big dog that attacked John, and it was me who had to protect my dog.
16	Tá Tyón nánë harna mal vornë.	      	Then John was wounded but survived.
17	Sí ecë nin nyarë sa néya mahtanen alta ulca huo.	          	Now I can tell people that once I fought with a big evil dog.
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19	San Tyón nánë mára ar voronda nildonya, ar sí hrímanan enyalin se.	             	So John was a good and faithful friend of mine, and now I often recall him.
20	Aþahanyë mélen se.	   	Of course, I loved him.
21	Carnes coiviënya ambë quanta.	    	He made my life fuller.

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