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The previous posts linked above have some discussions and glosses of other anime that might help you. The plot descriptions in these quizzes are based on those from Anilist, so you can use that site for reference. You can also use things like title structure, character names, and occasional numerals to help you figure things out, or you can ask me for hints like the meanings of individual words, and I may or may not provide. And just like last time, I'm also providing some hints right off the bat, which may or may not make this quiz way too easy (assuming this isn't too easy even without extra hints).

When you make a guess, please spoiler your answer. If you're right, I will reply with the Evangelion congratulations emoji and provide glosses.

Also, I can't guarantee that every translation is perfect, because despite inventing this language, it is still not my first language.


Some hints not specific to any title

Deciphering character namesThe lengths of names may be of use but don't expect them to perfectly match their lengths in Hepburn/English. Likewise initials might not always match the Hepburn.

Names are inflected with a masculine suffix -a and a feminine suffix -e, but to prevent hiatus these go through the following sound changes:

① {a(ː).V → Vː|V = any vowel} — as in *Sakura-eSakuré

② {O(ː).V → ø(ː)|O = round vowel} — as in *Tomoyo-eTomoyǒ, or *Kló-aKlő

③ {E(ː).V → jV(ː)|E = unrounded front vowel} — as in *Miyuki-aMiyukya

The sound change for front vowels may trigger further sound changes:

{Tj → TT|T = alveolar consonant} — but note that alveolar geminates are realized as palatals.

ji(ː) → iː

In that order.

Also note that proper nouns occasionally do not refer to characters, in which case the gender that the name is inflected as may not be of much use to you.

Other revelations about the grammar and word derivationIt has by this point been cracked or revealed that...

  1. -t́ forms verbs and -ćk forms active participles.
  2. -v is a suffix used to form the construct state. This means that the following word modifies or possesses the previous.

1: YeKruňuyniyev Keklikoški^[Solved by AernaLingus]

Yaliňav yaLana ret́ey he, K. A***ǒ ňa ariḱev pekyercke kot́e yeKruňuyne L***-N**é va pset́e yeĺenevše: šehkede kekle, dum yegiriḿe Š****-Š**ǒ yexisńevše, šo skrant́e, si žariv ňeni he. A***ǒ kot́i kruňta he, šesint́i yedumpúne L. Y*****e, u yejájarine S. M*********e; yériḱiv 3 ńederinet́i, u uńe zulis̋anav kruňuynska.

Na fe, šo A***ǒ nay so liňuyna, noževše kruňet́i buhe na liňa to yazba, čay sule yoyňuret́ot́iv xaí še lo yesokruňeynivše. Xi šenet́e bonev Š**ǒ rade he, "ruňkot́ mrezi na kayta yexisńevye skranćke" čay A***ǒ ňa noževše u kruňet́i kum hayt́e u fat́e so Š****-R**evfe moroske.

Hint: genre and decadeThis is a fantasy show whose first episode aired in the 2010s.


2: Sančeýev Daŕažare^[Solved by KuroXppi]

Yežarev 2015-ske he, dokedboniv nayőśki xaí u xayvircki so "Púni" iḿej́eski kot́ev moḱske Tókyő. Yáyniya ňa, yemožev ane yeŕǒv yǒse ňa "yaSančeýey": dokedboniv dumeynski, šo yeyḱiv TA-dogev deske so "N**e" iḿej́eske. YaSančeýey možint́ey yedőyv buhi yePúni, no ńayoyňuret́ey lá, na fev ane, šo moživ neňi ruňet́i ńa: moživ saňiv deňiḱi deski ani kototáret́i yaSančeýey, u yetaňiv buhi so ńe ňa si žariv 14 he, o yansav 9-ska xi yesinev anske yePúni he.

Ana so yesaňivfi ruňećki ňa I. Ś**x́a. Yajaravša ruňet́ey yeyev N**e, šo šahka u pedet́ey yaSančeýey. Ś**x́a idat́ade ko me yexaypasev dǒ, šo nay ko yaruňavša; u šagrot́ade kot́a me de va sindet́a yavirda va dot́av nay ana, no ŕut́a u. Nay šafat́ey žo, možavša dent́ey buhe.

Hint: genre and decadeThis is a sci-fi show whose first episode aired in the 1990s.


3: Prasura!^[Solved by aebletrae]

H. Y*ye ňa ariḱev sakraske zbat́i pekruňye he, yeĺenevše fut́evde anunske poźav "yaPrasurčoḱiya" — u važalej́ev yériḱev sakraske naruždet́ev paske. Nó, Y*ye ňa yaŕǒvfa: moževše nay surt́i bone. Y*ye kot́e yačoḱčana va konxulet́e yeklaḿǒvše he, šeras̋ulet́ede yesǒyniv guni 3: R**ǒ, M*ǒ, u C****ye. Ye3 ńeribviret́ede yeransǒv Y*ye surske, no ńesint́e lá tavfat́ot́e Y*ye va yačoḱiya nay bzet́a. Na šo, ńesurt́e va Y*ye; u ót́, yesurkevńe moḱrit́e yeĺenev Y*ye, lo šetavfat́e dum yesǒynevńe dare, yegitáyne.

Koto yedogiv yepekruňiyev Y*ye he, šekot́e órev deňe so vaxey, va šekruňet́e na kum surt́e gitéy, so yapedav yaguneyv yasureyniya. No sint́: Y*ye xihet́e so gitávurćte he, yakruňuŕa : śeska! Xizdeyv anskey he, yaPrasurčoḱiya : namoška kay?!

Hint: genre and decadeThis is a slice-of-life show whose first episode aired in the 2000s.

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[–] AernaLingus@hexbear.net 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Guess for #1Little Witch Academia. Somehow even just the title made me think of it, and then seeing Akko and Luna Nova instantly confirmed it for me—took all of 15 seconds.

[–] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

congratulations Honestly, I thought that was going to be the hardest one! 15 seconds is very impressive.

Gloss + original text

{YeKruňuyniyev|The-Academia-CONS} {Keklikoški|Witches-DIM}

{Yaliňav|The-magic-CONS} {yaLana|the-world} {ret́ey|is-decreasing} {he,|TEMP,} {Kagari-Acukǒ|Kagari-Atsuko} {ňa|TOPIC} {ariḱev|a-girl-CONS} {pekyercke|cheerful} {kot́e|went-to} {yeKruňuyne|the-Academy} {Luna-Nové|Luna-Nova} {va|for} {pset́e|to-realize} {yeĺenevše:|her-fantasy:} {šehkede|her-to-become} {kekle,|a-witch,} {dum|like} {yegiriḿe|the-celebrity} {Šayní-Šaŕǒ|Shiny-Chariot} {yexisńevše,|her-role-model,} {šo|who} {skrant́e,|disappeared,} {si|before} {žariv|years-CONS} {ňeni|many} {he.|TEMP.} {Acukǒ|Atsuko} {kot́i|is-going-to} {kruňta|a-school} {he,|TEMP,} {šesint́i|she-is-meeting} {yedumpúne|the-angel-like-person} {Lodte-Yansone,|Lotte-Yansson,} {u|and} {yejájarine|the-rapscallion} {Súsí-Manbavarane;|Sucy-Manbavaran;} {yériḱiv|the-girls-CONS} {3|three} {ńederinet́i,|are-befriending-each-other,} {u|and} {uńe|theirs} {zulis̋anav|a-shared-bedroom-CONS} {kruňuynska.|campus.}

{Na|On} {fe,|that,} {šo|that} {Acukǒ|Atsuko} {nay|not} {so|with} {liňuyna,|a-magical-family,} {noževše|a-need-of-hers} {kruňet́i|is-learning} {buhe|everything} {na|on} {liňa|magic} {to|from} {yazba,|the-beginning,} {čay|QUOT} {sule|a-thing} {yoyňuret́ot́iv|is-handicapping-CONS} {xaí|greatly} {še|her} {lo|beyond} {yesokruňeynivše.|her-classmates.} {Xi|After} {šenet́e|she-rercovered} {bonev|a-thing-CONS} {Šaŕǒ|Chariot} {rade|old} {he,|TEMP,} {"ruňkot́|"guide-to} {mrezi|answers} {na|on} {kayta|where} {yexisńevye|my-role-model} {skranćke"|disappeared"} {čay|QUOT} {Acukǒ|Atsuko} {ňa|TOPIC} {noževše|a-need-of-hers} {u|also} {kruňet́i|is-learning} {kum|how} {hayt́e|to-activate} {u|and} {fat́e|to-do} {so|with} {Šayní-Rádevfe|this-Shiny-Rod} {moroske.|mysterious.}

Little Witch Academia

In a time when magic is on the decline amid society, Atsuko Kagari is a cheerful girl who enters Luna Nova Academy in order to accomplish her dream of becoming a witch like her idol, Shiny Chariot. Shiny is a famous witch who disappeared from public view many years ago. On her way to school, Kagari meets the kind Lotte Yanson and the mischevious Sucy Manbavaran and the three become friends as they share a bedroom in campus. At the academy, Atsuko soon discovers she is in serious disadvantage compared to the other girls since she doesn`t come from a magical family and is required to learn the magical curriculum from scratch. Having found an item that once belonged to Chariot, Atsuko must discover how to activate and properly use the mysterious Shiny Rod as she hopes it might lead to finding out what has truly happened to her vanished idol.

Mistkaes + other notesIt should say kot́i yakruňta rather than kot́i kruňta. I think there might've been something else that was off, too, but I forgor.

I'm pretty sure that kekle and its derivative keklikoške came out-of-universe from the word "cackle", so maybe your phonaesthetic senses picked up on that?