Contionary:malhá
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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 |