Classical Meskangela
Etymology
From Proto-Meskangela *rwis (“rope”), compare rwö (“string”, from *rwui), combined with the plant classifier prefix *cwa-.
Pronunciation
IPA: [t͡sʷa.ˈrʷis]
Noun
cwarwis n
- ivy, vine
- Cwarwiseda-tau këkwai përaŋsē – Vines spread quickly.
Declension
| Case |
Singular |
Dual |
Plural
|
| non-focused |
focused |
non-focused |
focused |
non-focused |
focused
|
| Absolutive
|
cwarwis |
cwarwisa |
cwarwisëse |
cwarwisësaŋ |
cwarwiseda |
cwarwisëdaŋ
|
| Ergative
|
cwarwisi |
cwarwisis |
cwarwisësi |
cwarwisissīŋ |
cwarwistī |
cwarwisistīŋ
|
| Instrumental
|
cwarwiso |
cwarwison |
cwarwisësën |
cwarwisësnoŋ |
cwarwisënī |
cwarwisonīŋ
|
| Vocative
|
á cwarwiso |
— |
hí cwarwiso |
— |
í cwarwisoda |
—
|
| Locative 1
|
cwarwisëna |
cwarwisëmpā |
cwarwisësin |
cwarwisëpaŋ |
cwarwisëdin |
cwarwisëpiŋ
|
| Locative 2
|
cwarwisëta |
cwarwisëtau |
cwarwisëtas |
cwarwisëttuŋ |
cwarwisetū |
cwarwisëtūŋ
|
| Locative 3
|
cwarwisëtuhe |
cwarwisëtuhu |
cwarwisëthis |
cwarwisëthuŋ |
cwarwisetud |
cwarwisëtudaŋ
|
| Comitative
|
cwarwisëd |
cwarwisëllō |
cwarwisësid |
cwarwisissaŋ |
cwarwisedal |
cwarwisëdalaŋ
|
| Ablative
|
cwarwisëgi |
cwarwisëgis |
cwarwisëski |
cwarwisëskiŋ |
cwarwisekka |
cwarwisëkkaŋ
|
| Essive
|
cwarwisëlwa |
cwarwisëlwas |
cwarwisësilwa |
cwarwisësilwaŋ |
cwarwisedza |
cwarwisëdzaŋ
|
| Allative
|
cwarwisël |
cwarwisëlas |
cwarwisësla |
cwarwisëslaŋ |
cwarwisella |
cwarwisëllaŋ
|
| Possession
|
| Prefix |
Singular |
Dual |
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
ŋocwarwis |
kasëcwarwis |
kaicwarwis
|
| 2nd person
|
nacwarwis |
cucwarwis |
kyecwarwis
|
| 3rd person
|
kacwarwis |
khucwarwis |
mecwarwis
|
| Inanimate
|
acwarwis |
hucwarwis |
maicwarwis
|