Roger Mills wrote:
> OK!! Here are 10 words, and some suggested sentences, culled from my Kash
> to-do list:
>
> 1. committee
Minza: vezgi "be in charge of"
-kai "group"
vezgikai "committee"
> 2. bell-tower (or just _tower_)
Minza: pazár "tower"
> The committee has(have) decided to erect a (bell-)tower.
Minza: Lišuonu vezgikai en napadi pazár čiňat.
li -šuon -u vezgikai -Ø en na -pad -i pazár-Ø čiň -at
3p.ABS-decide-PF committee-ABS that CAUS-stand-SUBJ tower-ABS bell-GEN
ABS = absolutive
PF = perfective
CAUS = causative
SUBJ = subjunctive
GEN = genitive
> 3. exactly
Minza: kepi "exact, precise"
> It will be exactly 73 metres [or suitable equivalent] tall.
Minza: Padu žu mevivat kiexaski ai miči metèx kepi.
pad -u žu meviva-t kiexaski ai miči metèx kepi
stand-PF future height-GEN seventy and three meter exact
> 4. crane/derrick
Minza: zeičaltan, lit. "big arm machine"
> 5. bell(s)
Minza: čiň
> They will need a crane to lift the bell(s) into place.
Liseiru žu dori zeičaltan yn viži či taňgamu čiň(i).
li -seir-u žu dor-i zeičaltan-Ø yn viž -i či
3p.ABS-need-PF fut. use-INF crane -ABS in.order.to lift-INF into
taňga-mu čiň -i
place-LOC bell-PL
INF: infinitive
LOC: locative
Hmm, it looks like I really need to work on the Minza vocabulary. I keep
running across really basic words like "lift" that are missing...