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==Classical Meskangela== | ==Classical Meskangela== | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
From Proto-Meskangela ''*siglah'' (“moon”). Compare Proto-Ilain ''*cilah'' “light”, ''*ˀucilah'' “lightning”. Estern Ilai ''hlaî'' | From Proto-Meskangela ''*siglah'' (“moon”). Compare Proto-Ilain ''*cilah'' “light”, ''*ˀucilah'' “lightning”. Estern Ilai ''hlaî'' “month” is likely an early South Meskangela borrowing. | ||
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
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'''sëlá''' n | '''sëlá''' n | ||
#moon | #moon | ||
#: | #: {{n-g|ŋwat-tau '''sëláha''' ré'' – the '''Moon'}} is a celestial body. | ||
#: | #: {{n-g|'''sëlá'''-tau pharmālwa mëcheŋwā ján stans'' — the '''moon'}} usually shines during the night. | ||
====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
*'''sulhat''' – ''*sigʷalāt'' “moon”, “full moon” | *'''sulhat''' – ''*sigʷalāt'' “moon”, “full moon” | ||
*'''göŋës''' – “waxing moon” (“moon” in Western Meskangela) | *'''göŋës''' – “waxing moon” (“moon” in Western Meskangela) | ||
===Declension=== | ===Declension=== | ||
{{Meskangela-noun|sëlá|sëláh|| | {{Meskangela-noun|sëlá|sëláh||sëlhá|ēsëlhá|i|}} | ||
===Derived terms=== | |||
*[[Contionary:malhá|'''malhá''']] – month | |||
[[Category:Contionary]] [[Category:Meskangela words]] | [[Category:Contionary]] [[Category:Meskangela words]] | ||