Contionary:stain

Meskangela

Alternative form

• stájan (Eastern Meskangela)

Etymology

From Proto-Meskangela *tai-/*taHi (“big”) with the causative prefix *s-. Eastern Meskangela derives this word from an extended root instead.

Pronunciation

• (Classical): IPA: [staɪn]
• (Eastern): IPA: [sta˥.jan˧]

Verb

stain v transitive

1. to increase, to make something larger in quantity

   aguŋ-tau statekyi – he increased its value.

2. to add more

   staja char – add more salt.

Conjugation

Conjugation of staian
Non-finite forms
Infinitive		affirmative			negative
		stain					mastain
Participle		Adjectival			Adverbial
		affirmative		negative	affirmative		negative
		staid		mastaid	staisē		mastaisē
Affirmative
Non-preterit
	person marker	1incl.→2	1excl.→2	1incl.→3	1excl.→3	2→3	3→4
	singular	stainya		staiŋa		staina	staikyi
	dual	stainyas	stainyasya	staiŋas	staiŋasya	stainasya	staikyes
	plural	stainyi	stainye	staiŋi	staiŋe	stainani	staiwi
	person marker	2→1incl.	2→1excl.	3→1incl.	3→1excl.	3→2	4→3
	singular	stainyan		staiŋakyi		stainakyi	staikkyi
	dual	stainyaseŋ	stainyasyan	staiŋaskyi	staiŋasyakyi	stainasyakyi	staikkyes
	plural	stainyeŋi	stainyeŋe	staiŋkyi	staiŋkye	staikyini	staiwikyi
Preterit
	person marker	1incl.→2	1excl.→2	1incl.→3	1excl.→3	2→3	3→4
	singular	staitekta		staitetaŋ		staitenta	staitekyi
	dual	staitektis	staitektisya	staitetaŋis	staitetaŋisya	staitentisya	staitekyes
	plural	staitekti	staitekte	staitetaŋi	staitetaŋe	staitentani	staiteki
	person marker	2→1incl.	2→1excl.	3→1incl.	3→1excl.	3→2	4→3
	singular	staitektan		staitetaŋkyi		staitentakyi	staitekkyi
	dual	staitektaseŋ	staitektasyan	staitetaŋiskyi	staitetaŋisyakyi	staitentisyakyi	staitekkyes
	plural	staitekteŋi	staitekteŋe	staitetaŋkyi	staitetaŋkye	staitekyini	staitekwi
Negative
Non-preterit
	person marker	1incl.→2	1excl.→2	1incl.→3	1excl.→3	2→3	3→4
	singular	mastainya		mastaiŋa		mastaina	mastaikyi
	dual	mastainyas	mastainyasya	mastaiŋas	mastaiŋasya	mastainasya	mastaikyes
	plural	mastainyi	mastainye	mastaiŋi	mastaiŋe	mastainani	mastaiwi
	person marker	2→1incl.	2→1excl.	3→1incl.	3→1excl.	3→2	4→3
	singular	mastainyan		mastaiŋakyi		mastainakyi	mastaikkyi
	dual	mastainyaseŋ	mastainyasyan	mastaiŋaskyi	mastaiŋasyakyi	mastainasyakyi	mastaikkyes
	plural	mastainyeŋi	mastainyeŋe	mastaiŋkyi	mastaiŋkye	mastaikyini	mastaiwikyi
Preterit
	person marker	1incl.→2	1excl.→2	1incl.→3	1excl.→3	2→3	3→4
	singular	mastaitekta		mastaitetaŋ		mastaitenta	mastaitekyi
	dual	mastaitektis	mastaitektisya	mastaitetaŋis	mastaitetaŋisya	mastaitentisya	mastaitekyes
	plural	mastaitekti	mastaitekte	mastaitetaŋi	mastaitetaŋe	mastaitentani	mastaiteki
	person marker	2→1incl.	2→1excl.	3→1incl.	3→1excl.	3→2	4→3
	singular	mastaitektan		mastaitetaŋkyi		mastaitentakyi	mastaitekkyi
	dual	mastaitektaseŋ	mastaitektasyan	mastaitetaŋiskyi	mastaitetaŋisyakyi	mastaitentisyakyi	mastaitekkyes
	plural	mastaitekteŋi	mastaitekteŋe	mastaitetaŋkyi	mastaitetaŋkye	mastaitekyini	mastaitekwi