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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
From Archaic Chlouvānem ''yemibe'', from [[Lahob languages|Proto-Lahob]] *jemibɨ (or *jemibə). | From Archaic Chlouvānem ''yemibe'', from [[Lahob languages|Proto-Lahob]] *jemibɨ (or *jemibə). Cognates include Łohofál ''yew'', Yełeshian Lawo ''im̃u'', Shershan Lawo ''im̃o'', Łaȟoḇaror ''sämeḇ''. | ||
The term is sporadically attested with initial /j/ (as ''yemibe'') in the earliest written specimens of Chlouvānem and, only once, in a Lällshag-Chlouvānem inscription (as ''jemibo'', reflecting a variant with final /u/); the word-initial /je(ː)/ → /e(ː)/ change was complete sometime before the period recognized as Classical Chlouvānem, and this, being such a basic word, has been proposed as one of the words where this change likely started. | The term is sporadically attested with initial /j/ (as ''yemibe'') in the earliest written specimens of Chlouvānem and, only once, in a Lällshag-Chlouvānem inscription (as ''jemibo'', reflecting a variant with final /u/); the word-initial /je(ː)/ → /e(ː)/ change was complete sometime before the period recognized as Classical Chlouvānem, and this, being such a basic word, has been proposed as one of the words where this change likely started. | ||
The quality of the last vowel in the reconstruction of Proto-Lahob is unclear, at least for what concerns the Chlouvānem branch: the Classical-era dialectal variant, as well as the combining form, with /u/, reflect *ɨ; most of its declension, with /a/, reflects *ə instead, while the final /e/ in the nominative form is an irregular change, possibly triggered by the following three numbers in the sequence ending in a front vowel (cf. ''dani'', ''pāmvi'', ''nęlte''). | The quality of the last vowel in the reconstruction of Proto-Lahob is unclear, at least for what concerns the Chlouvānem branch: the Classical-era dialectal variant, as well as the combining form, with /u/, reflect *ɨ; most of its declension, with /a/, reflects *ə instead, while the final /e/ in the nominative form is an irregular change, possibly triggered by the following three numbers in the sequence ending in a front vowel (cf. ''dani'', ''pāmvi'', ''nęlte''). Cf. Western Ancient Chlouvānem, which has ''yeymǝbǝ'' in all forms. | ||
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
('' | : (''Standard'') [[Guide:IPA|IPA]]: {{IPA|[Ɂemibe]}} | ||
: (''Līlasuṃghāṇi'') [[Guide:IPA|IPA]]: {{IPA|[Ɂemibe]}} | |||
===Numeral=== | ===Numeral=== | ||
'''emibe''' <small>(cardinal numeral; ordinal '''[[Contionary:lahīla|lahīla]]''', no collective, distributive '''emibhaicē''', adverbial '''māgemibe''', multiplicative '''emibarvīm''', fractionary '''lahīlvāṭ''')</small> | '''emibe''' <small>(cardinal numeral; ordinal '''[[Contionary:lahīla|lahīla]]''', no collective, distributive '''emibhaicē''', adverbial '''māgemibe''', multiplicative '''emibarvīm''', fractionary '''lahīlvāṭ''')</small> | ||
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#: ''maile '''emiyu''' nāmñū imišaṃte.'' | #: ''maile '''emiyu''' nāmñū imišaṃte.'' | ||
#:: ''I've just seen a nāmñē in the water.'' | #:: ''I've just seen a nāmñē in the water.'' | ||
# (''with a genitive attribute, or in a copular sentence'') one of | # (''with a dual or plural genitive attribute, or in a copular sentence'') one of | ||
#: ''babhrāṃrye sasprāsirāhe lelyē mæn dildhā '''emibe''' vi.'' | #: ''babhrāṃrye sasprāsirāhe lelyē mæn dildhā '''emibe''' vi.'' | ||
#:: ''The dildhā (giant lizard/land dragon) is one of the largest living beings on land.'' | #:: ''The dildhā (giant lizard/land dragon) is one of the largest living beings on land.'' | ||
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#: '''''emib(u)'''dhāḍausake'' — [to be] monolingual | #: '''''emib(u)'''dhāḍausake'' — [to be] monolingual | ||
# (''essive case, adverbial use'') alone, by oneself, on one's own | # (''essive case, adverbial use'') alone, by oneself, on one's own | ||
#: ''pū gu daudi ša, '''emibą''' | #: ''pū gu daudi ša, '''emibą''' dadrāltaṃte.'' | ||
#:: If you don't want to, I'll do it on my own. | #:: If you don't want to, I'll do it on my own. | ||
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Using '''emibe''' for the "a" meaning is emphatic: omitting it is the unmarked way to convey this meaning. | Using '''emibe''' for the "a" meaning is emphatic: omitting it is the unmarked way to convey this meaning. | ||
====Derived terms==== | ====Derived terms==== | ||
* [[Contionary: | * [[Contionary:emibayas|emibayas]] (one (reified numeral)) | ||
* [[Contionary:emibāmis|emibāmis]] (chart, classification) | * [[Contionary:emibāmis|emibāmis]] (chart, classification) | ||
====Related terms==== | ====Related terms==== | ||
* [[Contionary:lahīla|lahīla]] (first) | * [[Contionary:lahīla|lahīla]] (first) | ||