Contionary:*kúlú(m)

This entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Oalanii

Alternative forms

Etymology

Reconstructed from Zanúzh kjúlmo, Bayù kkiolmù and Proto-Taskaric *kʲé-éjem-mó, which is derived from *kʲə("tanned/sunburnt"), *əjəmké("grass"), and *-mó("such that can be eaten/nominative case")

Pronunciation

(Oalanii) IPA: /kʰʊlʊ̹(m)/^[1]

Noun

*kúlú(m)

wheat(specifically of Durum variety)
*dú-biktukə(l) əkúlú(m)/kúlú(m)/kúlú(m)o.
The wheat is [being] cultivated.

Usage notes

Inflection

Proposed prefixes
	Nominative	Accusative	Dative	(Ablative)
Example	əkúlú(m)/kúlú(m)	*təkúlú(m)	*səkúlú(m)	(taw(ə)kúlú(m))*
Meaning	wheat	(transitive verb) wheat	to the wheat	(away from the wheat)

Proposed suffixes
	Nominative	Accusative	Dative	(Ablative)
Example	*kúlú(m)o	*kúlú(m)lə	*kúlú(m)nu	(kúlú(m)uw)*
Meaning	wheat	(transitive verb) wheat	to the wheat	(away from the wheat)

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^ It is debated whether word meaning differentiated based on aspiration, though Oalanii's child languages don't seem to, meaning it is safe to assume the same with Oalanii.

[1] It is debated whether word meaning differentiated based on aspiration, though Oalanii's child languages don't seem to, meaning it is safe to assume the same with Oalanii.

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