New Year

 

Same us. Seeming

to disregard

the obvious.

Merry Christmas, Guardsman-A-Day

Water

Oil on Canvas, 24" x 20"

Peter Carlson

 

Lessons in Kobold, 46

 

Let's sit down awhile:

Gifu nanda, nanda looh.

Lessons in Kobold, 45

 

"My/Your back hurts"

is said:

Bork limi tabu bork.

Lessons in Kobold, 44

 

Lessons in Kobold, 43

 

Another useful phrase-

"If you say that again, we're

going to have a problem."

Awandukumayata ichikanduwamaya.

Lesson in Kobold, 42

 

This

is frustrating.

Lam lamok lamdu

gurg.

Lessons in Kobold, 41

 

Lessons in Kobold, 40

 

I've reached a point where nothing matters:

Palli fa lassu fa palli uclulu.

Lessons in Kobold, 39

 

To say, in

Kobold:

Kruk doe

is to

say:

You're not listening.

Lessons in Kobold, 38

 

In Kobold, you would say 

Quasid zouami

to say

I've been alone most of my life.

Lessons in Kobold, 37

 

When one says "Poum" in Kobold

that would translate to

"The trail has gone cold".

Or they might be referring to a cold soup

made with

lentils

and possum.

Lessons in Kobold, 36

 

Lessons in Kobold, 35

 

Does that itch?

Kuju abi?

Lessons in Kobold, 34

 

Lessons in Kobold, 33

I think we've already been this way:

Hardin wala miza, miza koboo.

 

Lessons in Kobold, 32

 

Are you married?

Indi lala?

Lessons in Kobold, 31

 

Lessons in Kobold, 30

 

Quick, give me that spear!

Palu-palu zee-zi wah!

Lessons in Kobold, 29

 

I've lost the knife again!

Ooooo, Palu!

Lessons in Kobold, 28

 

Lessons in Kobold, 27

 

I keep losing things.

Madei barken alu nub.

'

Lessons in Kobold, 26

 

You look like

you would float well:

Op nissa kob.

Lessons in Kobold, 25

 

You speak Kobold beautifully-

Kurgeleeje faz, papu.