Contionary:eju
Classical Meskangela
Etymology
Origin unclear, Old Meskangela hwi-rai (“lake”) cannot be the predecessor of eju. May be related to jūn “wet”, ëjoŋan “to wash away, to strand” (possibly through Early Meskangela **ha-Vj- “to leak”).
Pronunciation
IPA: [ˈe.ju]
Noun
eju n
- lake
- ejumpā mëkurīn-tau uré – the lake has fresh water in it.
- channel for water, drain
- ejumpā-dëgi tswaklō-tau përambillai — the drain is overgrown with weeds.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| non-focused | focused | non-focused | focused | non-focused | focused | |
| Absolutive | eju | ejëwa | ejuse | ejusaŋ | ejëweda | ejudaŋ |
| Ergative | ejëwi | ejëwis | ejusi | ejëwissīŋ | ejutī | ejëwistīŋ |
| Instrumental | ejëwo | ejëwon | ejusën | ejusnoŋ | ejunī | ejëwonīŋ |
| Vocative | á ejëwo | — | hí ejëwo | — | í ejëwoda | — |
| Locative 1 | ejuna | ejumpā | ejusin | ejupaŋ | ejudin | ejupiŋ |
| Locative 2 | ejuta | ejutau | ejutas | ejuttuŋ | ejëwetū | ejutūŋ |
| Locative 3 | ejutuhe | ejutuhu | ejuthis | ejuthuŋ | ejëwetud | ejutudaŋ |
| Comitative | ejud | ejullō | ejusid | ejëwissaŋ | ejëwedal | ejudalaŋ |
| Ablative | ejugi | ejugis | ejuski | ejuskiŋ | ejëwekka | ejukkaŋ |
| Essive | ejulwa | ejulwas | ejusilwa | ejusilwaŋ | ejëwedza | ejudzaŋ |
| Allative | ejul | ejulas | ejusla | ejuslaŋ | ejëwella | ejullaŋ |
| Possession | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prefix | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||
| 1st person | ŋoheju | kaseju | kajeju | |||
| 2nd person | naheju | cuheju | kyeheju | |||
| 3rd person | kaheju | khuheju | meheju | |||
| Inanimate | aheju | huheju | majeju | |||