Contionary:këryaŋ

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Classical Meskangela

Etymology

From Proto-Meskangela *ryaŋ (“settlement”).

Pronunciation

IPA: [kə.ˈrʲaŋ]

Noun

këryaŋ noun, inanimate

  1. city, (big) town
    këryaŋ-dëgi tai hö – this town is big, in my opinion.

Synonym

  • kwak – (small) town, fortress.

Declension

Case Singular Dual Plural
non-focused focused non-focused focused non-focused focused
Absolutive këryaŋ këryaŋa këryaŋëse këryaŋësaŋ këryaŋeda këryaŋëdaŋ
Ergative këryaŋi këryaŋis këryaŋësi këryaŋissīŋ këryaŋtī këryaŋistīŋ
Instrumental këryaŋo këryaŋon këryaŋësën këryaŋësnoŋ këryaŋënī këryaŋonīŋ
Vocative á këryaŋo hí këryaŋo í këryaŋoda
Locative 1 këryaŋëna këryaŋëmpā këryaŋësin këryaŋëpaŋ këryaŋëdin këryaŋëpiŋ
Locative 2 këryaŋëta këryaŋëtau këryaŋëtas këryaŋëttuŋ këryaŋetū këryaŋëtūŋ
Locative 3 këryaŋëtuhe këryaŋëtuhu këryaŋëthis këryaŋëthuŋ këryaŋetud këryaŋëtudaŋ
Comitative këryaŋëd këryaŋëllō këryaŋësid këryaŋissaŋ këryaŋedal këryaŋëdalaŋ
Ablative këryaŋëgi këryaŋëgis këryaŋëski këryaŋëskiŋ këryaŋekka këryaŋëkkaŋ
Essive këryaŋëlwa këryaŋëlwas këryaŋësilwa këryaŋësilwaŋ këryaŋedza këryaŋëdzaŋ
Allative këryaŋël këryaŋëlas këryaŋësla këryaŋëslaŋ këryaŋella këryaŋëllaŋ
Possession
Prefix Singular Dual Plural
1st person ŋokëryaŋ kasëkëryaŋ kaikëryaŋ
2nd person nakëryaŋ cukëryaŋ kyekëryaŋ
3rd person kakëryaŋ khukëryaŋ maikëryaŋ
Inanimate akëryaŋ hukëryaŋ maikëryaŋ
  • Dual forms are not used with this word. Plural forms are rare, they indicate a large amount.