Contionary:malhá
Classical Meskangela
Etymology
From Proto-Meskangela *siglah (“moon”) and a prefix *ma-, probably through an intermediate **masiglah. Compare Proto-Ilain *maŋcilah “star, shining body”.
Pronunciation
IPA: [ma.ˈɬa˥]
Noun
malhá n
- month, a period of time, one twelfth of a year, historically based on the phases of the moon.
- kasëgrwat-tau malhásŋon omicanëstise – our trip took two month.
Synonyms
- mëhwat – “month” (Eastern Meksangela – mihöl).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| non-focused | focused | non-focused | focused | non-focused | focused | |
| Absolutive | malhá | malháha | malháse | malhásaŋ | malháheda | malhádaŋ |
| Ergative | malháhi | malháhis | malhási | malháhissīŋ | malhátī | malháhistīŋ |
| Instrumental | malháho | malháhon | malhásën | malhásnoŋ | malhánī | malháhonīŋ |
| Vocative | á malháho | — | hí malháho | — | í malháhoda | — |
| Locative 1 | malhána | malhámpā | malhásin | malhápaŋ | malhádin | malhápiŋ |
| Locative 2 | malháta | malhátau | malhátas | malháttuŋ | malháhetū | malhátūŋ |
| Locative 3 | malhátuhe | malhátuhu | malháthis | malháthuŋ | malháhetud | malhátudaŋ |
| Comitative | malhád | malhállō | malhásid | malháhissaŋ | malháhedal | malhádalaŋ |
| Ablative | malhági | malhágis | malháski | malháskiŋ | malháhekka | malhákkaŋ |
| Essive | malhálwa | malhálwas | malhásilwa | malhásilwaŋ | malháhedza | malhádzaŋ |
| Allative | malhál | malhálas | malhásla | malháslaŋ | malháhella | malhállaŋ |
| Possession | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prefix | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||
| 1st person | ŋomalhá | kasmalhá | kaimalhá | |||
| 2nd person | namalhá | cumalhá | kyemalhá | |||
| 3rd person | kamalhá | khumalhá | memalhá | |||
| Inanimate | amalhá | humalhá | maimalhá | |||