A Dinosaur Comics pastiche in gjâ-zym-byn

Dinosaur Comics is by Ryan North; every strip has the same art, but different words. This is not a translation into gjâ-zym-byn of a particular Dinosaur Comics strip, but rather a pastiche of Ryan North's writing style, in which T. rex and friends talk about the semantics of a couple of important gzb mindstate words.

{bě'lâm} and {mwĭň}

(Dinosaur Comics image)

ŋě'mu-źa pâŋ-tan tu-i twâ-zô Φǒ:

lizard-AUG lord-like AGT-at say-V.ACT QUOT

T. rex says:

{*gě'dĭm kǒ mĭ-i kĭ-Ќ-zô gju bě'lâm-za kujm-o gě'dĭm ŋĭn-i.}

day DEM1 TOP-at deem-1-V.ACT speech embarassment-ADJ2 purpose-to day CMT-at

"Today is a good day I think for talking about embarassment!"

ŋ,p,: {*mĭ hum-ga-bô gǒ.}

T. rex: topic deep-METAPH-ADJ behold

T. rex: "It's an important subject!"

ŋ,p,: {?bě'lâm-sô-ť-van zǒn.}

T. rex: embarassment-tending-2-V.STATE Q.YN

T. rex: "Do you tend to get embarassed?"

ŋě'mu-źa drě'mâj-tan tu-i twâ-zô Φǒ:

lizard-AUG emu-like AGT-at say-V.ACT QUOT

Dromiceiomimus says:

{purj sǒ i. ĉǒ Ќ kâ-i rĭm-Ł-van, vĭj lǒ i vâ-řŋ-Ќ-zô ~~~}

circumstances certain at if 1 ATT-at see-3GEN-V.STATE time REL at digestion-out.of-1-V.ACT ...

"Under certain conditions. For instance, if someone sees me excreting..."

ŋ,p,: {*hwǒ, purj pǒ i bě'lâm-Ќ-van mew.}

T. rex: INTJ circumstances DEM3 at embarassment-1-V.STATE too

T. rex: "Whoa, in those conditions I get embarassed too!"

ŋěw'sĭm juta-wam-dal: {bě'lâm ðe mwĭň mĭ-i dlâw-Ł-van dî'fu-zô.}

raptor Utah-NAME.P-from embarassment.violated.privacy contrast embarassment.topic TOP-at duty-3GEN-V.STATE difference-V.ACT

Utahraptor: "One must distinguish embarrassment at violated privacy from embarrassment at talking about emotionally sensitive subjects."

ŋ,p,: {vǒm vǒm ~~~ mǒj ~~~}

T. rex: yes yes ... but ...

T. rex: "Of course... but..."

ŋ,j,: {?mǒj gâ nǒ.}

Utahraptor: but thing Q.WH

Utahraptor: "But what?"

ŋ,p,: {dî'fu pǒ mĭ-i mwĭň-Ќ-van.}

T. rex: difference DEM3 TOP-at embarassment.topic-1-V.STATE

T. rex: "I get embarassed talking about the difference."

ŋ,j,: {?gân nǒ ř.}

Utahraptor: cause Q.YH from

Utahraptor: "Why?"

ŋ,p,: {ce mĭ-i vy-Ќ-van heŋ gju-zô.}

T. rex: this TOP-at intend-1-V.STATE not speak-V.ACT

T. rex: "I don't want to talk about it."

twâ-zô ku-faj-fja ŋ,p,: {mwĭň gân-ř gǒ gju-ta-van.}

say-V.ACT hear-able-barely T. rex: embarassment cause-from behold speech-without-V.ACT

T. rex says quietly: "See, this embarassment leaves me speechless."

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ŋě'mu-źa	pâŋ-tan	tu-i	twâ-zô	Φǒ:
lizard-AUG	lord-like	AGT-at	say-V.ACT	QUOT
T. rex says:

{*gě'dĭm	kǒ	mĭ-i	kĭ-Ќ-zô	gju	bě'lâm-za	kujm-o	gě'dĭm	ŋĭn-i.}
day	DEM1	TOP-at	deem-1-V.ACT	speech	embarassment-ADJ2	purpose-to	day	CMT-at
"Today is a good day I think for talking about embarassment!"

ŋ,p,:	{*mĭ	hum-ga-bô	gǒ.}
T. rex:	topic	deep-METAPH-ADJ	behold
T. rex: "It's an important subject!"

ŋ,p,:	{?bě'lâm-sô-ť-van	zǒn.}
T. rex:	embarassment-tending-2-V.STATE	Q.YN
T. rex: "Do you tend to get embarassed?"

ŋě'mu-źa	drě'mâj-tan	tu-i	twâ-zô	Φǒ:
lizard-AUG	emu-like	AGT-at	say-V.ACT	QUOT
Dromiceiomimus says:

{purj	sǒ	i.	ĉǒ	Ќ	kâ-i	rĭm-Ł-van,	vĭj	lǒ	i	vâ-řŋ-Ќ-zô	~~~}
circumstances	certain	at	if	1	ATT-at	see-3GEN-V.STATE	time	REL	at	digestion-out.of-1-V.ACT	...
"Under certain conditions. For instance, if someone sees me excreting..."

ŋ,p,:	{*hwǒ,	purj	pǒ	i	bě'lâm-Ќ-van	mew.}
T. rex:	INTJ	circumstances	DEM3	at	embarassment-1-V.STATE	too
T. rex: "Whoa, in those conditions I get embarassed too!"

ŋěw'sĭm	juta-wam-dal:	{bě'lâm	ðe	mwĭň	mĭ-i	dlâw-Ł-van	dî'fu-zô.}
raptor	Utah-NAME.P-from	embarassment.violated.privacy	contrast	embarassment.topic	TOP-at	duty-3GEN-V.STATE	difference-V.ACT
Utahraptor: "One must distinguish embarrassment at violated privacy from embarrassment at talking about emotionally sensitive subjects."

ŋ,p,:	{vǒm	vǒm	~~~	mǒj	~~~}
T. rex:	yes	yes	...	but	...
T. rex: "Of course... but..."

ŋ,j,:	{?mǒj	gâ	nǒ.}
Utahraptor:	but	thing	Q.WH
Utahraptor: "But what?"

ŋ,p,:	{dî'fu	pǒ	mĭ-i	mwĭň-Ќ-van.}
T. rex:	difference	DEM3	TOP-at	embarassment.topic-1-V.STATE
T. rex: "I get embarassed talking about the difference."

ŋ,j,:	{?gân	nǒ	ř.}
Utahraptor:	cause	Q.YH	from
Utahraptor: "Why?"

ŋ,p,:	{ce	mĭ-i	vy-Ќ-van	heŋ	gju-zô.}
T. rex:	this	TOP-at	intend-1-V.STATE	not	speak-V.ACT
T. rex: "I don't want to talk about it."

twâ-zô	ku-faj-fja	ŋ,p,:	{mwĭň	gân-ř	gǒ	gju-ta-van.}
say-V.ACT	hear-able-barely	T. rex:	embarassment	cause-from	behold	speech-without-V.ACT
T. rex says quietly: "See, this embarassment leaves me speechless."