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áu - direct case (for agents and patients), singular, leading stance | áu - direct case (for agents and patients), singular, leading stance | ||
áau - direct case, plural, leading stance | áau - direct case, plural, leading stance | ||
óa - direct case, inanimate referent | óa - direct case, inanimate referent | ||
éo - unincorporated locative case, singular, inanimate referent | éo - unincorporated locative case, singular, inanimate referent | ||
i - incorporated locative or instrumental case, following stance | i - incorporated locative or instrumental case, following stance | ||
u - incorporated locative or instrumental case, leading stance | u - incorporated locative or instrumental case, leading stance | ||
ùi - incorporated lative case, following stance | ùi - incorporated lative case, following stance | ||
Note on incorporation: when an incorporated noun begins with a vowel, an h- is added to the front. | Note on incorporation: when an incorporated noun begins with a vowel, an h- is added to the front. | ||
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ktu - large prey noun class, singular, leading stance | ktu - large prey noun class, singular, leading stance | ||
no - water/emotion noun class, singular, inanimate | no - water/emotion noun class, singular, inanimate | ||
lki - masculine noun class, singular, following stance | lki - masculine noun class, singular, following stance | ||
ktùu - large prey noun class, plural, leading stance | ktùu - large prey noun class, plural, leading stance | ||
'''ASPECT affixes''' | '''ASPECT affixes''' | ||
v - stative/descriptive | v - stative/descriptive | ||
k - perfective action | k - perfective action | ||
r - punctual, also implies immediacy or haste | r - punctual, also implies immediacy or haste | ||
sh - imperfective action | sh - imperfective action | ||
'''VOICE affixes''' | '''VOICE affixes''' | ||
ú - transitive | ú - transitive | ||
á - intransitive | á - intransitive | ||
There is also one instance of tone sandhi: | There is also one instance of tone sandhi: | ||
Rising tones (marked in the form àa) become falling tones (marked aà) after high tones (marked á). | Rising tones (marked in the form àa) become falling tones (marked aà) after high tones (marked á). | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:33, 19 July 2011
by David Edwards
The text
Korhruktukákt
Ulkáuth elàeruholikuktuvá. Úk mishlóahulukun kukánoholùikurhr. Rhrúk akuktukúlkirhr. Ùulukturár rhrúk aìnàininú ulkáauth kuktùuránuìlkura karhruktùushúlki. Mú ulkuktukúlkiret. Théokai toèrrukúlkik.
Smooth English
The elk did evil
An elk was friends with a man. But the elk's blood burned toward the man. Then the elk attacked the man. The elk called out, and then twelve twelves of twelve elks went there and chased the man. The first elk bit the man many times. At that time the man was killed.
Interlinear gloss
Ulkáuth elàeruholikuktuvá.
ulk<áu>th elàer<u-h-ol<i>ku-kt;u-v-á>
elk<DIR.LEAD.S> friend<LEAD-Ø-male<INS.FOLLOW>-CLS(large_prey_animal);LEAD.S-STAT-INTRS.IND>
Úk mishlóahulukun kukánoholùikurhr.
<ú>k mishl<óa-h-ul<u>k-u>n k<u-k-á-n;o-h-ol<ùi>ku>rhr
CONTRAST<LEAD> blood<DIR.INAN.S-Ø-CLS(large_prey_animal)<LEAD>-Ø> fire<LEAD-PERF-INTRS.IND-CLS(water);INAN.S-Ø-CLS(male)<LAT.FOLLOW>>
Rhrúk akuktukúlkirhr.
rhr<ú>k ak<u-kt;u-k-ú-lk;i>rhr
next<LEAD> attack<LEAD-CLS;LEAD.S-PERF-TRNS.IND-CLS(male);FOLLOW.S>
Ùulukturár rhrúk aìnàininú ulkáauth kuktùuránuìlkura karhruktùushúlki.
ùul<u-kt;u-r-á>r rhr<ú>k aìnàinin<ú> ulk<áau>th k<u-kt;ùu-r-á-n<uì>lku>ra karhr<u-kt;ùu-sh-ú-lk;i>
call<LEAD-CLS;LEAD.S-PUNC-INTRS> next<LEAD> 1,728<LEAD> elk<DIR.LEAD.S> go<LEAD-CLS;LEAD.P-PUNC-INTRS.IND-CLS(foreign_land)<LAT.FOLLOW>> chase<LEAD-CLS;LEAD.P-IMPF-TRNS.IND-CLS;FOLLOW.S>
Mú ulkuktukúlkiret.
m<ú> ulk<u-kt;u-k-ú-lk;i>ret
much<LEAD> bite<LEAD-CLS;LEAD.S-PERF-TRNS.IND-CLS;FOLLOW.S>
Théokai toèrrukúlkik.
th<éo>kai toèrr<u-k-ú-lk;i>k
time_in_the_past<LOC.INAN.S> death<LEAD-PERF-TRNS.IND-CLS;FOLLOW.S> </nowiki>
Notes
The feayr do not domesticate or ride on animals; the closest parallel I could find for "horse" was "elk," and I chose to translate the relationship between man and steed as "friendship."
Grammar
Noun morphology: (pre-stem) + STANCE.CASE.NUMBER + (incorporated GEN) + (post-stem)
The STANCE.CASE.NUMBER affix always carries a high tone, marked with an acute accent (e.g., á).
Noun affixes
áu - direct case (for agents and patients), singular, leading stance
áau - direct case, plural, leading stance
óa - direct case, inanimate referent
éo - unincorporated locative case, singular, inanimate referent
i - incorporated locative or instrumental case, following stance
u - incorporated locative or instrumental case, leading stance
ùi - incorporated lative case, following stance
Note on incorporation: when an incorporated noun begins with a vowel, an h- is added to the front.
Qualifier affixes
ú - leading stance
Verb morphology: (pre-stem) + STANCE + (incorp. ABL) + (AGENT) + ASPECT + VOICE + (PATIENT) + (incorp. LOC/LAT) + (post-stem)
The VOICE affix always carries a high tone.
STANCE affixes
u - leading stance
AGENT/PATIENT affixes
ktu - large prey noun class, singular, leading stance
no - water/emotion noun class, singular, inanimate
lki - masculine noun class, singular, following stance
ktùu - large prey noun class, plural, leading stance
ASPECT affixes
v - stative/descriptive
k - perfective action
r - punctual, also implies immediacy or haste
sh - imperfective action
VOICE affixes
ú - transitive
á - intransitive
There is also one instance of tone sandhi:
Rising tones (marked in the form àa) become falling tones (marked aà) after high tones (marked á).
