Re: Vocab #10

On Fri, 31 May 2002 13:19:32 -0400, Aidan Grey <grey@...>
wrote:

>  Brought to you by a (architecture), d (directions), and subordinate clauses.
>
>  Note: I'm going to give fewer context sentences since it seems that 10 is too
>many.
>
>  1. house
Tirelat: to-ruba ["ruba]
 note: to- signifies that this word is inherently possessed (t-) and
belongs to the O gender (o-).

>  2. wall
T: a milak ["milak]

>  3. door
T: e shuuru ["s.u:4u]

>  4. threshhold
T: a mizal [mi"zal] "border, boundary, limit" {new}
   a tipa-mizal [%tipami"zal] "enter-boundary"

>  5. window
T: u marat ["ma4at]

>  6. lock (v or n)
T: e syrik ["s14ik] {new}

>  7. room
T: o tziva ["t_siv\a]

>  8. bathroom
T: o meizatziva ["mE:jza%t_siv\a] "wash-room" (one with an actual bathtub
or shower) {new}
   o pilgatziva ["pilga%t_siv\a] "toilet-room" {new}

>  9. corner
T: e dzih ["dz\ix]

>  10. ceiling
T: i zali ["zali]

>  My house has a door that faces north, but windows that face east and west.
Vo lo-ruba jgaviven se shuuru nii syrini jlornemun, lha su marat nii
niilhini ty mokini vlornemun.
[v\O lO"ruba j@"gav\iv\En sE s.u:4u ni: s14ini j@"lOrnEmun Ka su "ma4at ni:
"ni:Kini t1 "mOcini v\@"lOrnEmun]

vo  lo-ruba  j -gavi -ve-n  se  shuuru nii syri -ni j -lorne-mu -n, lha
LOC 1s-house 3s-exist-  -PF NOM door   REL north-ly 3s-aim  -MID-PF but

su  marat  nii niilhi-ni ty  moki-ni v -lorne-mu -n
NOM window REL east  -ly and west-ly 3p-aim  -MID-PF.

>  That unusual house has 6 walls per room.
Jaa garra to-ruba da, vgaviven sa zema milak vo naja tziva.
[ja: "garra to"ruba da v\@"gav\iv\En sa "zEma "milak v\O "naja "t_siv\a]

jaa  garra   to-ruba  da  v -gavi -ve-n  sa  zema milak vo  naja  tziva
that strange * -house TOP 3p-exist-  -PF NOM six  wall  LOC every room

*to- meaning "someone's"

>  The threshhold is where the door is.
Sa tipamizal jnamanaj mu juut nii jnama se shuuru.
[sa %tipami"zal j@"namanaj mu "ju:t ni: j@"nama sE "s.u:4u]

sa  tipamizal j -nama-na-j   mu  juut  nii  j -nama se  shuuru
NOM threshold 3s-is  -  -GEN ACC place that 3s-is   NOM door

>  There aren't any locks on the doors, not even on the bathroom door.
Jgavivekan se syrik ve shuuru, ngai ve meizatziva jeshuuru.
[j@"gav\iv\@%kan sE "s14ik vE "s.u:4u Na:J v\E "mE:jza%t_siv\a j@"s.u:4u]

j -gavi -ve-ka -n  se  syrik ve  shuuru ngai ve  meizatziva je-shuuru
3s-exist-  -NEG-PF NOM lock  LOC door   even LOC bathroom   3s-door

>  In the southern corner, against the ceiling, there are many cobwebs.
Ve vaaze dzih, ve joka i zali, vgaviven tadru stelhkazatrhi.
[v\E "v\a:zE dz\ix v\E "jOka i "zali v\@"gav\i%v\@n "tad4u "stEKka%zatr_0i]

ve  vaaze dzih   ve  joka     i   zali    v -gavi-ve-n  tadru
LOC south corner LOC adjacent OBL ceiling 3p-exist- -PF many

stelhka-zatrhi
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