From question 3, we can first note that to make a very past tense, you either append c or d. This allows us to eliminate answers b and d from question 2. Similarly, from question 4 we observe that “but” must either be ere or pon, allowing us to eliminate answers c and d from question 2. With this, we solve our first question, finding that question 2 must be a.
| pon ustite tufufe dusime! | But the pernicious man collected! |
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From here, we note that the letter appended for past tense must be d, and “but” must be pon. Thus, we eliminate a and d from question 3, and a and b from question 4. Further, the verb “collected” yields that the root for “collections” in question 1 must be me, allowing us to solve question 1 as c.
| emeosu opiosu obono. | Flies love collections. |
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We now return to question 3. Recall that from solving question 2, we have eliminated answers a and d. Further, as we know the meaning of both suso and tete from the first puzzle to not be “whence,” we can eliminate answers c and d, implying that the answer must be b.
| « kiki jan dusiwa jono? » onanosu dobokiki. | The inchworms asked, “Whence I forsook?” |
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For question 4, recall that using question 2, we have eliminated answers a and b. Using what we’ve learned from question 3, namely that jono means “whence,” we know jono does not mean “what” and thus eliminate answers b and d. Together, this yields that the answer must be c.
| boh ale usika, pon kiki ukliposu usika bewa? | You are hating, but what is the cost? |
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From this, we find that “you” must be boh, and thus can solve question 5 as d.
| ikjosu boh usitar! | You ace the exam! |
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Finally, with the questions answered, we approach extraction:
| api utarosu |
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We find that a indicates a gerund, while pi is the root of “fly”, so we can translate api to FLYING.
tar is the root of “ace,” so utarosu translates to ACE.
Together, we extract a final answer of FLYING ACE.