Author Archives: jonafras

lác (noun): cold, calm, coolheaded. ta manda ngúya yirmandes lác-ur NEG goal COP.IMPERF far.away.ESS calm-GEN “goals are [never] far away for the calm”

tamánd- (intransitive verb), imperfect tamándav: to look, look around; to wait, await. len tamánd-av sicándettárut palundemec yat civa maváres we await-IMPERF merchant.ILL.DEF plaza.INESS when become sunset.ESS “we were waiting for the merchant in the plaza until evening” As shown by … Continue reading →

acrús (noun): monster, monstrosity; monstrous, horrible. varsándas acrús mballírnasayirmandemec hide.MID.IMPERF.NON1 monster forest.far.INESS “monsters are hiding deep in the forests”

hangú– (transitive verb), imperfective hangúram: to forget about, let (something) slip away (from one’s grip or memory). hangú-m mbuttácalá tavatan lecá varándut civa tillás forget.PERF-TRANS sheep.ACC.DEF meadow.ANTESS so.that father.DEF become.COMPL angry.ESS “I forgot about the sheep on the meadow, and … Continue reading →

yattá (noun): eyes, pair of eyes. ca sen sat pánasendám ma-yattá-l túnumbang I EMPH FUT gouge.out.COMPL.TRANS his-eyes-ACC crime.EL “I shall gouge out [his] eyes because of [his] crimes” yattá is one of a handful of nouns in High Eolic which … Continue reading →

tengu (noun): naked, bare, plain (also of food) manúca-teng-úyel nandárayiserc lendatan prisoner-naked-ATTR.PL walk.around.IMPERF.NON1.CAUS we.ANTESS “the naked prisoners [of war] were paraded in front of us”

sarsá– (transitive verb), imperfective sarsáram: to sharpen, hone (esp. a knife or weapon). allándut tambám nget racát rácarav mattár lecá sarsá‘ ma-ndarendecut hero.DEF hear that enemy come.ITER he.ILL so.that sharpen.PERF.TRANS his-sword.BEN.DEF “the hero heard the enemy approaching, and so sharpened … Continue reading →

certang (noun): night, darkness. len essát mucácám súmbalut certang-emec we later leave.POT.1.TRANS camp.ACC.DEF night-INESS “we might [not] depart from the camp [until] after nightfall”

yangús– (intransitive verb), imperfective yangúsar: to shout, shriek. hangún yangús-arem yerang missandúnin bird shout-ITER.NON1 above canopy.SUPERESS “birds were shouting [incessantly] above the treetops” Listen to the example sentence here: W_HE_045_yanguusar_example