Contionary:aca

Classical Meskangela

Etymology

From Proto-Meskangela *ca(w) (“child”) and the singulative prefix *a-. Cognate to Southern Meskangela sau “baby”. Related to Proto-Ilain *tyaweˀ “child”, Western Ilai cuh, Eastern Ilai câw.

Pronunciation

IPA: [a.ˈt͡sa]

Noun

aca n

1. child (son or daughter; minor)

   'acase-tau uréka – she has two children'.

2. young son and daughter

   Syailët kachawa ré – Shailet is her child.

Declension

Case	Singular		Dual		Plural
	non-focused	focused	non-focused	focused	non-focused	focused
Absolutive	aca	acawa	acase	acasaŋ	acaweda	acadaŋ
Ergative	acawi	acawis	acasi	acawissīŋ	acatī	acawistīŋ
Instrumental	acawo	acawon	acasën	acasnoŋ	acanī	acawonīŋ
Vocative	á acawo	—	hí acawo	—	í acawoda	—
Locative 1	acana	acampā	acasin	acapaŋ	acadin	acapiŋ
Locative 2	acata	acatau	acatas	acattuŋ	acawetū	acatūŋ
Locative 3	acatuhe	acatuhu	acathis	acathuŋ	acawetud	acatudaŋ
Comitative	acad	acallō	acasid	acawissaŋ	acawedal	acadalaŋ
Ablative	acagi	acagis	acaski	acaskiŋ	acawekka	acakkaŋ
Essive	acalwa	acalwas	acasilwa	acasilwaŋ	acawedza	acadzaŋ
Allative	acal	acalas	acasla	acaslaŋ	acawella	acallaŋ

Possession
Prefix	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	ŋocha	kasaca	kajaca
2nd person	nacha	cucha	kyecha
3rd person	kacha	khucha	mecha
Inanimate	acha	hucha	majaca