Contionary:mawajan
Meskangela
Etymology
From Proto-Meskangela *mawai- (“beautiful”), possibly related to *mëj(ë)H- “to feel joy” (Cl. Meskangela mîsan “to be pleased”, möjan “to be good”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical): IPA: [ˈma.wa.jan]
Noun
mawajan v intransitive
- beautiful
- eju-jawi mawaiwā këryaŋ-phir uré – There is a beautiful lake by the town.
- phënaŋa mawaiwā – It is beautiful outside.
Conjugation
| Conjugation of himan | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-finite forms | ||||||
| Infinitive | affirmative | negative | ||||
| himan | mahiman | |||||
| Participle | Adjectival | Adverbial | ||||
| affirmative | negative | affirmative | negative | |||
| himud | mahimud | himē | mahimē | |||
| Affirmative | ||||||
| Non-preterit | ||||||
| person marker | 1excl. | 1incl. | 2 | 3An. | 3In. | |
| singular | himëŋa | himëna | himëka | himā | ||
| dual | himëci | himëce | himënsi | himëŋki | himëswe | |
| plural | himëŋi | himëŋe | himëni | himëkyi | himai | |
| Preterit | ||||||
| person marker | 1excl. | 1incl. | 2 | 3An. | 3In. | |
| singular | hemiŋka | heminta | hemikka | hemitā | ||
| dual | hemisti | hemicce | hemissyi | hemiski | hemistwe | |
| plural | heminkyi | heminkye | hemincyi | hemikkyi | hemitwai | |
| Negative | ||||||
| Non-preterit | ||||||
| person marker | 1excl. | 1incl. | 2 | 3An. | 3In. | |
| singular | mahimëŋa | mahimëna | mahimëka | mahima | ||
| dual | mahimëci | mahimëce | mahimënsi | mahimëŋki | mahimëswe | |
| plural | mahimëŋi | mahimëŋe | mahimëni | mahimëkyi | mahimai | |
| Preterit | ||||||
| person marker | 1excl. | 1incl. | 2 | 3An. | 3In. | |
| singular | mahemiŋka | maheminta | mahemikka | mahemitā | ||
| dual | mahemisti | mahemicce | mahemissyi | mahemiski | mahemistwe | |
| plural | maheminkyi | maheminkye | mahemincyi | mahemikkyi | mahemitwai | |