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
- horse, mare
- thos maraŋ daŋ – a wild horse and a domesticated horse.
- maraŋa cyonsē — riding a horse.
Synonym
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
|