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
- child (son or daughter; minor)
- acase-tau uréka – she has two children.
- 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 | |||