Opahtielva 2025-05-11: Tyón

【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.

【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.

【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.

【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.

【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.