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I don't like reading made up languages, I'm going to skip over them anyway.

So I seldom write more than a word. My approach is to keep the POV character thinking and analyzing what she can, which I find more realistic. For example,

>Carol spoke at length to David in a language I didn't understand, softly and calmly, but David seemed increasingly unhappy. He responded several times with a word that sounded like "Chee", I presumed it was an agreement. I thought it was rude to exclude me.

>Finally, they turned to me, David with a polite little smile, Carol more serious. 

>She said, "David will be delighted to accompany you, I will return to the village for supplies. Wait for me at the ferry."

>"Thank you both," I said. He looked more resigned than delighted, but I understood the language shift. She was letting David save face, she didn't want to coerce him in front of me.