Tag Archives: 2011

High Eolic word of the day: hangún

Posted on 28/10/2011 by jonafras

hangún (noun): bird; flock of birds. vicúsassut yuttásam hangúnd-ecá sallándevisut priest.DEF hate.IMPERF.NON1.TRANS bird.BEN.PL temple.SUBL.DEF “the priest hates the birds [gathering] on the temple [roof]” Listen to the example sentence here: W_HE_145_hanguun_example

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High Eolic word of the day: cilingaram

Posted on 26/10/2011 by jonafras

ciling- (transitive verb), imperfective cilingaram: to visit, travel to, travel around. len ciling-ucám nan-arangalá ambassemecut we visit-POT.1.TRANS all-village.ACC.PL valley.INESS.DEF “we [plan to] visit all the villages in [this] valley”

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High Eolic word of the day: nárc

Posted on 24/10/2011 by jonafras

nárc (noun): strict, terrible. ca-ngillándut ngúya cer-nárc-es cíndurá my-paternal.uncle.DEF be.IMPERF very-strict-ESS servant.GEN.PL “my paternal uncle is very strict to [his] servants” Listen to the example sentence here: W_HE_143_naarc_example

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High Eolic word of the day: lurcan

Posted on 21/10/2011 by jonafras

lurcan (noun): lazy. már sittíndupam na-cínda-lurcand-alá he cast.away.PERF.TRANS all-servant-lazy-ACC.PL “he dismissed all the lazy servants” Listen to the example sentence here: W_HE_142_lurcan_example

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High Eolic word of the day: mahamárte

Posted on 19/10/2011 by jonafras

maham- (ditransitive verb), imperfective mahamárte: to fit, be suitable (for). sána yettár máru ta maham-asárte cal calendec REL arrange.MID it.GEN NEG fit-IMPERF.NON1.DITRANS I.ACC money.BEN “this arrangement is not suitable for me [on account of] money” With the verb mahamárte, the … Continue reading →

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High Eolic word of the day: núna

Posted on 17/10/2011 by jonafras

núna (noun): success, victory, good fortune; luck, coincidence. ta núna-r ratti ullínengá NEG chance-SOC you.PL meet.PERF.RECIP “you have not met by chance” As in the example above, the noun núna often appears in the form núnar (sociative or genitive), with … Continue reading →

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Valence in Classical Trevecian – part 2/3

Posted on 16/10/2011 by jonafras

(Part 1 can be accessed here.) Part 2: Valence Adjusting Operations Valence adjusting operations in Classical Trevecian are handled through different configurations of valence particles, as well as other syntactic mechanisms such as serial verb constructions or pronoun reduplication. 2.1 … Continue reading →

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High Eolic word of the day: carcám

Posted on 14/10/2011 by jonafras

carcám (noun): twin, twins. ma-rupercánder ringut nundársám carcámb-al his-not.wish.SOC wife.DEF bear.POT.NON1.TRANS twins-ACC “he did not want his [wife] to give birth to twins”

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High Eolic word of the day: mámbacam

Posted on 12/10/2011 by jonafras

mámba- (transitive verb), imperfective mámbacam: to step on, step over, push down. ras mámb-upam ca-lártevisut MIR step.on-PERF.TRANS my-leg.SUBL.DEF “you [just] stepped on my foot!”

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High Eolic word of the day: lurcan

Posted on 10/10/2011 by jonafras

tercen (noun): juice, pulp; sweet, sweetened. len lungam tercend-er-súrtal lungatemecut we drink.PERF.TRANS juice-SOC-water.ACC wedding.INESS.DEF “we drank watered-down juice at the wedding” Listen to the example sentence here: W_HE_137_tercen_example

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