Contionary:sëlá

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Classical Meskangela

Etymology

From Proto-Meskangela *siglah (“moon”). Compare Proto-Ilain *cilah “light”, *ˀucilah “lightning”. Estern Ilai hlaî “month” is likely an early South Meskangela borrowing.

Pronunciation

IPA: [səː.la˥]

Noun

sëlá n

  1. moon
    ŋwat-tau sëláha – the Moon is a celestial body.
    sëlá-tau pharmālwa mëcheŋwā ján stans — the moon usually shines during the night.

Synonyms

  • sulhat*sigʷalāt “moon”, “full moon”
  • göŋës – “waxing moon” (“moon” in Western Meskangela)

Declension

Case Singular Dual Plural
non-focused focused non-focused focused non-focused focused
Absolutive sëlá sëláha sëláse sëlásaŋ sëláheda sëládaŋ
Ergative sëláhi sëláhis sëlási sëláhissīŋ sëlátī sëláhistīŋ
Instrumental sëláho sëláhon sëlásën sëlásnoŋ sëlánī sëláhonīŋ
Vocative á sëláho hí sëláho í sëláhoda
Locative 1 sëlána sëlámpā sëlásin sëlápaŋ sëládin sëlápiŋ
Locative 2 sëláta sëlátau sëlátas sëláttuŋ sëláhetū sëlátūŋ
Locative 3 sëlátuhe sëlátuhu sëláthis sëláthuŋ sëláhetud sëlátudaŋ
Comitative sëlád sëlállō sëlásid sëláhissaŋ sëláhedal sëládalaŋ
Ablative sëlági sëlágis sëláski sëláskiŋ sëláhekka sëlákkaŋ
Essive sëlálwa sëlálwas sëlásilwa sëlásilwaŋ sëláhedza sëládzaŋ
Allative sëlál sëlálas sëlásla sëláslaŋ sëláhella sëlállaŋ
Possession
Prefix Singular Dual Plural
1st person ŋosëlhá kassëlá kaisëlá
2nd person nasëlhá cusëlhá kyesëlhá
3rd person kasëlhá khusëlhá mēsëlhá
Inanimate asëlhá husëlhá maisëlá

Derived terms