Contionary:maraŋ

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Classical Meskangela

Etymology

From Proto-Meskangela *maraŋ (“horse”) of unknown origin. Compare Proto-Indo-European *márkos, likely a Wanderwort. Proto-Ilain *kumraŋ “horse” is a borrowing from Southern Meskangela.

Pronunciation

IPA: [ˈma.raŋ]

Noun

maraŋ n

  1. horse, mare
    thos maraŋ daŋ – a wild horse and a domesticated horse.
    maraŋa cyonsē — riding a horse.

Synonym

  • thos – wild horse

Declension

Case Singular Dual Plural
non-focused focused non-focused focused non-focused focused
Absolutive maraŋ maraŋa maraŋëse maraŋësaŋ maraŋeda maraŋëdaŋ
Ergative maraŋi maraŋis maraŋësi maraŋissīŋ maraŋtī maraŋistīŋ
Instrumental maraŋo maraŋon maraŋësën maraŋësnoŋ maraŋënī maraŋonīŋ
Vocative á maraŋo hí maraŋo í maraŋoda
Locative 1 maraŋëna maraŋëmpā maraŋësin maraŋëpaŋ maraŋëdin maraŋëpiŋ
Locative 2 maraŋëta maraŋëtau maraŋëtas maraŋëttuŋ maraŋetū maraŋëtūŋ
Locative 3 maraŋëtuhe maraŋëtuhu maraŋëthis maraŋëthuŋ maraŋetud maraŋëtudaŋ
Comitative maraŋëd maraŋëllō maraŋësid maraŋissaŋ maraŋedal maraŋëdalaŋ
Ablative maraŋëgi maraŋëgis maraŋëski maraŋëskiŋ maraŋekka maraŋëkkaŋ
Essive maraŋëlwa maraŋëlwas maraŋësilwa maraŋësilwaŋ maraŋedza maraŋëdzaŋ
Allative maraŋël maraŋëlas maraŋësla maraŋëslaŋ maraŋella maraŋëllaŋ
Possession
Prefix Singular Dual Plural
1st person ŋomaraŋ kasëmaraŋ kaimaraŋ
2nd person namaraŋ cumaraŋ kyemaraŋ
3rd person kamaraŋ khumaraŋ memaraŋ
Inanimate amaraŋ humaraŋ maimaraŋ