Contionary:gwā
Classical Meskangela
Etymology
From Proto-Meskangela *gʷax (“fox”).
Pronunciation
IPA: [ˈɣʷaː]
Noun
gwā n
- red fox
- gwā-tau karëmila lhūŋwā mawaiwā uré – the fox has beautiful dark-red fur.
Synonym
- khëwyal – black fox
- kāryal – white fox
Declension
| Case | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| non-focused | focused | non-focused | focused | non-focused | focused | |
| Absolutive | gwā | gwaja | gwāse | gwāsaŋ | gwajeda | gwādaŋ |
| Ergative | gwaji | gwajis | gwāsi | gwajissīŋ | gwātī | gwajistīŋ |
| Instrumental | gwajo | gwajon | gwāsën | gwāsnoŋ | gwānī | gwajonīŋ |
| Vocative | á gwajo | — | hí gwajo | — | í gwajoda | — |
| Locative 1 | gwāna | gwāmpā | gwāsin | gwāpaŋ | gwādin | gwāpiŋ |
| Locative 2 | gwāta | gwātau | gwātas | gwāttuŋ | gwajetū | gwātūŋ |
| Locative 3 | gwātuhe | gwātuhu | gwāthis | gwāthuŋ | gwajetud | gwātudaŋ |
| Comitative | gwād | gwāllō | gwāsid | gwajissaŋ | gwajedal | gwādalaŋ |
| Ablative | gwāgi | gwāgis | gwāski | gwāskiŋ | gwajekka | gwākkaŋ |
| Essive | gwālwa | gwālwas | gwāsilwa | gwāsilwaŋ | gwajedza | gwādzaŋ |
| Allative | gwāl | gwālas | gwāsla | gwāslaŋ | gwajella | gwāllaŋ |
| Possession | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prefix | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||
| 1st person | ŋogwā | kasgwā | kaigwā | |||
| 2nd person | nagwā | cugwā | kyegwā | |||
| 3rd person | kagwā | khugwā | megwā | |||
| Inanimate | agwā | hugwā | maigwā | |||