Contionary:maraŋ

Classical Meskangela

Etymology

From Proto-Meskangela *maraŋ (“horse”) of unknown origin. Compare Proto-Indo-European *márkos, likely a Wanderwort. Proto-Ilain *kumraŋ “horse” is a borrowing from Southern Meskangela.

Pronunciation

IPA: [ˈma.raŋ]

Noun

maraŋ n

1. horse, mare

   thos maraŋ daŋ – a wild horse and a domesticated horse.

   maraŋa cyonsē — riding a horse.

Synonym

• thos – wild horse

Declension

Case	Singular		Dual		Plural
	non-focused	focused	non-focused	focused	non-focused	focused
Absolutive	maraŋ	maraŋa	maraŋëse	maraŋësaŋ	maraŋeda	maraŋëdaŋ
Ergative	maraŋi	maraŋis	maraŋësi	maraŋissīŋ	maraŋtī	maraŋistīŋ
Instrumental	maraŋo	maraŋon	maraŋësën	maraŋësnoŋ	maraŋënī	maraŋonīŋ
Vocative	á maraŋo	—	hí maraŋo	—	í maraŋoda	—
Locative 1	maraŋëna	maraŋëmpā	maraŋësin	maraŋëpaŋ	maraŋëdin	maraŋëpiŋ
Locative 2	maraŋëta	maraŋëtau	maraŋëtas	maraŋëttuŋ	maraŋetū	maraŋëtūŋ
Locative 3	maraŋëtuhe	maraŋëtuhu	maraŋëthis	maraŋëthuŋ	maraŋetud	maraŋëtudaŋ
Comitative	maraŋëd	maraŋëllō	maraŋësid	maraŋissaŋ	maraŋedal	maraŋëdalaŋ
Ablative	maraŋëgi	maraŋëgis	maraŋëski	maraŋëskiŋ	maraŋekka	maraŋëkkaŋ
Essive	maraŋëlwa	maraŋëlwas	maraŋësilwa	maraŋësilwaŋ	maraŋedza	maraŋëdzaŋ
Allative	maraŋël	maraŋëlas	maraŋësla	maraŋëslaŋ	maraŋella	maraŋëllaŋ

Possession
Prefix	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	ŋomaraŋ	kasëmaraŋ	kaimaraŋ
2nd person	namaraŋ	cumaraŋ	kyemaraŋ
3rd person	kamaraŋ	khumaraŋ	memaraŋ
Inanimate	amaraŋ	humaraŋ	maimaraŋ