Contionary:eju

Classical Meskangela

Etymology

Origin unclear, Old Meskangela hwi-rai (“lake”) cannot be the predecessor of eju. May be related to jūn “wet”, ëjoŋan “to wash away, to strand” (possibly through Early Meskangela **ha-Vj- “to leak”).

Pronunciation

IPA: [ˈe.ju]

Noun

eju n

1. lake

   ejupaŋ mëkurīn-tau uré – the lake has fresh water in it.

2. channel for water, drain

   ejupaŋ-dëgi tswaklō-tau përaŋbilŋai — the drain is overgrown with weeds.

Declension

Case	Singular		Dual		Plural
	non-focused	focused	non-focused	focused	non-focused	focused
Absolutive	eju	ejëwa	ejuse	ejusaŋ	ejëweda	ejudaŋ
Ergative	ejëwi	ejëwis	ejusi	ejëwissīŋ	ejutī	ejëwistīŋ
Instrumental	ejëwo	ejëwon	ejusën	ejusnoŋ	ejunī	ejëwonīŋ
Vocative	á ejëwo	—	hí ejëwo	—	í ejëwoda	—
Locative 1	ejuna	ejumpā	ejusin	ejupaŋ	ejudin	ejupiŋ
Locative 2	ejuta	ejutau	ejutas	ejuttuŋ	ejëwetū	ejutūŋ
Locative 3	ejutuhe	ejutuhu	ejuthis	ejuthuŋ	ejëwetud	ejutudaŋ
Comitative	ejud	ejullō	ejusid	ejëwissaŋ	ejëwedal	ejudalaŋ
Ablative	ejugi	ejugis	ejuski	ejuskiŋ	ejëwekka	ejukkaŋ
Essive	ejulwa	ejulwas	ejusilwa	ejusilwaŋ	ejëwedza	ejudzaŋ
Allative	ejul	ejulas	ejusla	ejuslaŋ	ejëwella	ejullaŋ

Possession
Prefix	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	ŋoeju	kaseju	kajeju
2nd person	naeju	cueju	kyeeju
3rd person	kaeju	khueju	mejeju
Inanimate	aeju	hueju	majeju