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Sʹidʹa Way°
Tale of Two Wayas

A Tundra Nenets text from Vasilij Jar, recorded by Kazimir Labanauskas, morphologically analyzed and rewritten using Latin-based orthography by Irina Nikolaeva (2014:432-460). The Finno-Ugric phonetic alphabet (FUT) has been used for the diplomatic transcript.

References
Körtvély, Erika (2005) Verb Conjugation in Tundra Nenets. Szeged: SzTE Finnugor Tanszék.
Nikolaeva, Irina (2014) A Grammar of Tundra Nenets. Berlin: De Gruyter. (pdf).
Salminen, Tapani (2023) Tundra Nenets: A Grammatical Sketch. (pdf).

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1: ŋawᵊnanta lemma: ŋaw°na 'past'
form: adv.poss-3sg

translation: Long ago there lived two Wayas.

χunananta lemma: xunana 'ago'
form: adv.poss-3sg

śiďa lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

Wajᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

təńaweχᵊɁ lemma: tənʹa 'exist'
form: 3dl.prs.infr

inferential/narrative (N. 93)
default (present/aorist) tense is unmarked (N. 80), not indicated in glosses by Nikolaeva

śiďa lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

translation: The two Wayas lived on the river bank.

Wajᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

default singular and nominative/absolutive case are morphologically unmarked (and, again, not glossed by Nikolaeva)

jəχaɁ lemma: yəxa 'river'
form: sg.gen

warᵊχəna lemma: war° 'bank'
form: sg.loc

jiľeweχᵊɁ lemma: yilʹe 'live'
form: 3dl.prs.infr

jiťa lemma: yi 'water'
form: sg.nom.poss-3sg

translation: The width of the river which flows in the Northern Sea (lit. of stinking water) is hundred fathoms.

ŋəbťeńa lemma: ŋəbtʹe 'stink'
form: ptcp-ipf

participles: for relative clauses, they ”define a fully-fledged clausal domain” (types: ipf, pf, fut, neg; N. 107)

jamtᵊɁ lemma: yam 'sea'
form: sg.dat

dative: has a lative (denoting motion towards) function as well, as in Mansi

χaɁmorta lemma: xaqmor 'fall'
form: ptcp-ipf

jəχaɁ lemma: yəxa 'river'
form: sg.gen

lata lemma: lata 'broad'
form: adjective

jur lemma: yur '100'
form: text numeral

ťībʹa lemma: tʹībʹa 'foot'
form: sg.nom

tərća lemma: tərcʹa 'such'
form: relative

translation: They lived near such a river, by the rivermouth.

jəχaɁ lemma: yəxa 'river'
form: sg.gen

χǣwᵊχəna lemma: xǣw°xəna 'near'
form: preposition

jiľeweχᵊɁ lemma: yilʹe 'live'
form: 3dl.prs.infr

jəχaɁ lemma: yəxa 'river'
form: sg.gen

malᵊχəna lemma: mal° 'end'
form: sg.loc

2: jəχaďiɁ lemma: yəxa 'river'
form: sg.nom.poss-3dl

translation: Their river split into two channels.

śiďa lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

tarkawᵊna lemma: tarka 'fork'
form: sg.prol

χǣwiᵊ lemma: 'go'
form: 3sg.prs.infr

mʹaťiɁ lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.nom.poss-3dl

translation: Their tent stood on the cape of the split

tarka lemma: tarka 'fork'
form: sg.nom

səľaχəna lemma: səlʹa 'cape'
form: sg.loc

ŋǣwiᵊ lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3sg.prs.infr

ťikiᵊ lemma: tʹiki° 'this'
form: demonstrative

translation: These two Wayas didn’t have many reindeer, only 300

śiďa lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

Wajəntᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.gen.poss-2sg

ŋoka lemma: ŋoka 'many'
form: adjective

teďiɁ lemma: ti 'reindeer'
form: pl.nom.poss-3dl

jəŋkuɁ lemma: yəŋku 'no'
form: neg.poss-3pl

non-verbal predicates, inflected for tense: pos tənʹa°, neg yəŋku (N. 250)

teďiɁ lemma: ti 'reindeer'
form: pl.nom.poss-3dl

ńaχᵊr lemma: nʹax°r '3'
form: text numeral

jur lemma: yur '100'
form: text numeral

ńaχᵊr lemma: nʹax°r '3'
form: text numeral

translation: Five children of the older Waya were busy looking after (lit. gathering) their 300 reindeer.

jur lemma: yur '100'
form: text numeral

tekoćamťiɁ lemma: ti 'reindeer'
form: sg.acc.dim.poss-3dl

məɁᵊlampədaŋeᵊ lemma: məq°lampə 'gather'
form: ptcp-ipf.ess

essive -ŋe° (N. 39)

ŋarka lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

WajᵊɁ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.gen

səmpᵊľaŋkᵊ lemma: səmp°lʹaŋk° '5'
form: text numeral

ŋəćekiᵊ lemma: ŋəcʹeki° 'child'
form: sg.nom

təńaᵊ lemma: tənʹa°
form: pos

ŋarka lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

translation: The older Waya was married,

Wajərᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom.poss-2sg

ńesawejᵊ lemma: nʹe 'woman'
form: sg.nom.propr

proprietive -sawey° (N. 32)

ńuďa lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

translation: (but) the younger Waya didn’t have a wife yet

Wajəntᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.gen

ńeda lemma: nʹe 'woman'
form: sg.nom.poss-3sg

təmna lemma: təmna 'still'
form: adverb

jəŋku lemma: yəŋku 'no'
form: neg

ńanta lemma: nʹa (2) 'companion, brother'
form: sg.gen.poss-3sg

translation: He lived in his brother’s tent.

mʹakᵊna lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.loc

jiľeᵊ lemma: yilʹe 'live'
form: 3sg.prs

śaᵊɁniᵊ lemma: sʹa°qni° 'after a while'
form: adverb

translation: Once, the older Waya said:

ŋǣbᵊta lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: cond.poss-3sg

Nenets conditional is technically a non-finite form, using nominal possessive (not predicative) endings to mark the subject (N. 110).

ŋoɁ lemma: ŋoq 'too'
form: adverb

ŋarka lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

Wajərᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom.poss-2sg

definite use of poss.suffix: ʹand this Waya of yours...ʹ
ʹa raz ti tento tvoj veľký Waya, no čože ti nepovie!ʹ

ńī­wᵊɁ lemma: nʹī 'not'
form: neg
alt.analysis: dub

dubitative =m°h ʹindeedʹ (N. 121)

manᵊɁ lemma: ma 'say'
form: conneg

connegative form (formally as subj. 2sg.imp: ʹindeed do say!ʹ, N. 115)

ńuďa lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

translation: ʺLittle Waya, autumn has arrived.ʺ

WajeɁ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom.foc

focus =(ŋo)w°/=ey° (N. 118)

numta lemma: num 'sky'
form: sg.nom.poss-3sg

??

ťedaχəwᵊɁ lemma: tʹedah 'now'
form: adv.aff

affirmative -xəwa (N. 129)

ŋerʹojᵊma lemma: ŋerʹo 'autumn'
form: an-pf

annotated autumn.V by Nikolaeva

temʹiɁ lemma: ti 'reindeer'
form: sg.nom.poss-1dl

translation: ʺWe have 300 reindeer.ʺ

ńaχᵊr lemma: nʹax°r '3'
form: text numeral

jur lemma: yur '100'
form: text numeral

3: jiľebćəᵊm lemma: yilʹebcʹə° 'wild reindeer'
form: sg.acc

translation: ʺLet’s go hunting for wild reindeer.ʺ

χadawənćᵊ lemma: xada 'kill, hunt'
form: conv.purp

purposive converb/final gerund -məncʹ° (ʹto huntʹ, ~ ловитъ?, N. 110)
converbs: frozen case forms of deverbal nouns

χǣχᵊwaɁ lemma: 'go'
form: 1pl.hort

tesawejᵊ lemma: ti 'reindeer'
form: sg.nom.propr

translation: ʺWe will travel on reindeer.ʺ

χanᵊtəᵊńiɁ lemma: 'go'
form: 1dl.fut

ńūkᵊćińi lemma: ŋəcʹeki° 'child'
form: pl.nom.poss-1dl

translation: ʺMy children will stay at home to protect the tent.ʺ

mʹakᵊna lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.loc

χajojaɁ lemma: xay 'remain'
form: 3pl.juss

mʹadᵊm lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.acc

letᵊrampəᵊ lemma: let°rampə 'protect'
form: conv.mod

modal converb (ʹwhile protectingʹ, ~ хранѧще?, N. 110)

ńuďa lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

translation: The little Waya said:

Wajərᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom.poss-2sg

maśejᵊ lemma: ma 'say'
form: 3sg.pst.foc

Cyr. form differs, as given by Nikolaeva

ŋǣᵊja­wa lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3sg.juss
alt.analysis: asrt

translation: ʺOk.ʺ

assertive =ma/=wa (N. 120)

tərʹem lemma: tərʹem 'so'
form: particle

translation: ʺIf you say so, what (could go) wrong?”

mampətᵊ lemma: ma 'say'
form: cond.poss-2sg

ŋəmkeda lemma: ŋəmke 'what'
form: sg.nom.poss-3sg

wǣwa lemma: wǣwa 'bad'
form: adjective

χūńana lemma: xūnʹana 'tomorrow'
form: adverb

translation: The next morning they got up and ate.

jurkiədᵊɁ lemma: yurkiə 'wake up'
form: 3sg.prs.refl

ŋoᵊrŋaɁ lemma: ŋo°rŋa 'eat'
form: 3pl.prs

təɁ lemma: tə (2) 'then'
form: sg.gen

translation: Then they made a small summer tent.

mʹaďikodəmtoɁ lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.acc.dim.predest-3pl

acc. predestinative: object of ”typically verbs of creation and change of location” (N. 74)

śertaɁ lemma: sʹerta 'do'
form: 3pl.prs

ŋəmkerʹiɁ lemma: ŋəmke 'what'
form: sg.gen.lim

translation: Why have a big tent when you can have a small one? A small tent to carry on a small sledge!

limitative -rʹi (ʹonlyʹ, N. 124)

toɁlᵊχa lemma: toql°xa 'like'
form: adverb

mʹaďikoća lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.nom.dim

ŋǣbᵊta lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: cond.poss-3sg

syntax: ??

ŋoɁ lemma: ŋoq 'too'
form: adverb

ŋəmke lemma: ŋəmke 'what'
form: sg.nom

ŋarka lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

mʹaɁ lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.nom

ŋǣwᵊna lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3sg.reput

reputative -məna/-w°na (ʹas ifʹ, ending as nominal prolative?, ”some kind of irrealis comparision”, N. 104)
glossed ”rep” in the source

mʹapojᵊ lemma: mʹapoy° 'small sledge'
form: sg.nom

mʹaďikoća lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.nom.dim

4: ŋarka lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

translation: The older Waya seemed to have about 50 sledges.

Wajəntᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.gen.poss-2sg

səmpᵊľaŋkᵊ lemma: səmp°lʹaŋk° '5'
form: text numeral

jūdᵊ lemma: yūq '10'
form: text numeral

mʹanᵊ lemma: mʹan° 'about'
form: adverb

χənᵊ lemma: xən° 'sledge'
form: sg.nom

ŋǣdarəχa lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3sg.prs.aprx-ipf

approximative (situation witnessed by or familiar to the speaker, N. 101)

χəńaŋiᵊ lemma: xənʹaŋi° 'which'
form: sg.nom

translation: Some of them were loaded,

ťerᵊsawejᵊ lemma: tʹer° 'content'
form: sg.nom.propr

ŋǣdakiᵊɁ lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3pl.prs.prob-ipf

probabilitative (based on -t(ʹ)aqxiə, less certain than dubitative, N. 99)

χəńaŋidoɁ lemma: xənʹaŋi° 'which'
form: sg.nom.poss-3pl

translation: and some were empty.

ťerᵊśəda lemma: tʹer° 'content'
form: ptcp-ipf

ŋǣdakiᵊɁ lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3pl.prs.prob-ipf

ŋarka lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

translation: Older Waya’s wife took ten sledges.

WajᵊɁ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.gen

ńe lemma: nʹe 'woman'
form: sg.nom

jūɁ lemma: yūq '10'
form: text numeral

χənᵊm lemma: xən° 'sledge'
form: sg.acc

sodaᵊ lemma: soda° 'take along'
form: 3sg.prs

χūńana lemma: xūnʹana 'tomorrow'
form: adverb

translation: The next day they left.

jamtejədᵊɁ lemma: yamteyə 'move on'
form: 3pl.prs.refl

ŋǣrʹoɁ lemma: ŋerʹo 'autumn'
form: sg.gen

translation: The three of them set off travelling in the month of great darkness, in autumn, in the month of wild reindeer bulls (October).

genitive: marks some temporal adjuncts (N. 61)
lit.: In autumn (gen), in the month of bulls (loc?), of their moving in the month of big darkness (acc??), they, being tree, were. (?)

jolćᵊŋkəna lemma: yolcʹ°ŋkəna 'during'
form: preposition
alt.analysis: adv.loc

mərᵊɁ lemma: mər° 'wild reindeer bull'
form: pl.gen

jiriᵊχəna lemma: yiri° 'month'
form: sg.loc

jamtawantoɁ lemma: yamta 'move'
form: an-ipf.gen.poss-3pl

imperfective action nominal/infinitive: clausal nominalization denoting simultaneous or posterior event (ʹof movingʹ, грѧдѫщїихъ?, perfective denote anterior ones, N. 108)

ŋarka lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

pǣwᵊďaɁ lemma: pǣw°dʹa 'darkness'
form: sg.gen

jiriᵊm lemma: yiri° 'month'
form: sg.acc

ńaχᵊrŋeᵊ lemma: nʹax°r '3'
form: text numeral
alt.analysis: sg.ess

meŋaɁ lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3pl.prs

Morphem -ŋa is regularily attached to vowel-final stems (N. 26). It also appears as an augmentative suffix (p.139).

ŋarka lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

translation: When the great darkness had finished, the sun started to appear little by little.

lit. ѿ веле-тьмꙑ съврьшенїа, по малꙋ слъньце мꙋ ꙗви сѧ

pǣwᵊďaɁ lemma: pǣw°dʹa 'darkness'
form: sg.gen

jolćᵊɁmaχədᵊ lemma: yolcʹ° 'finish'
form: an-pf.abl

χəćaɁ lemma: xəcʹah 'a bit'
form: adverb

χajerta lemma: xayer 'sun'
form: sg.nom.poss-3sg

ŋəďimʹa lemma: ŋədʹi 'be visible'
form: 3sg.prs.inch

ťedaχəwᵊ lemma: tʹedah 'now'
form: adv.aff

translation: There were many wild reindeer at that time.

jiľᵊbćəɁ lemma: yilʹebcʹə° 'wild reindeer'
form: pl.nom

ŋoka­ńuɁ lemma: ŋoka 'many'
form: adjective
alt.analysis: excl

exclamative!

ŋarka lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

translation: The older Waya said:

Wajᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

maśejᵊ lemma: ma 'say'
form: 3sg.pst.foc

ťukonᵊɁ lemma: tʹukon°h 'to here'
form: adv.dat

translation: ”Let’s camp here!”

directional adverb (N. 50)

ŋesoχəwaɁ lemma: ŋeso 'camp'
form: 1pl.hort

5: mʹatoɁ lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.acc.poss-3pl

translation: They set up a tent there.

formally nom? (acc.poss-3pl: -m-toh, N. 67)

təɁ lemma: 'summer'
form: adv.gen

meᵊdoɁ lemma: me° 'set up'
form: 3pl.prs.obj-sg

tekoćidoɁ lemma: ti 'reindeer'
form: sg.nom.dim.poss-3pl

translation: They had about 60 reindeer.

mətᵊɁ lemma: mət°q '6'
form: text numeral

jūɁ lemma: yūq '10'
form: text numeral

ŋǣdakiᵊ lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3sg.prs.prob

ńuďa lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

translation: The younger Waya saw:

Wajᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

siᵊrŋa lemma: si°rŋa 'look'
form: 3sg.prs

ńerᵊńana lemma: nʹer°nʹana 'before'
form: adverb

translation: there was a river with willow bushes on the bank in front of them.

ńero lemma: nʹero 'willow bush'
form: sg.nom

warᵊda lemma: war° 'bank'
form: sg.nom.poss-3sg

jəχa lemma: yəxa 'river'
form: sg.nom

ŋǣwiᵊ lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3sg.prs.infr

ťaχᵊ lemma: tʹax° 'back'
form: adverb

translation: Wild reindeer could be seen on the other side of the river

ńaŋiᵊ lemma: nʹa 'at'
form: adjective

χǣwᵊχəna lemma: xǣw° 'side'
form: sg.loc

jiľebćəɁ lemma: yilʹebcʹə° 'wild reindeer'
form: pl.nom

ŋəďiɁ lemma: ŋədʹi 'be visible'
form: 3pl.prs

ŋarka lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

translation: The older Waya went out of the tent (lit. appeared, started to be visible) and said:

Wajᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

mʹakədᵊ lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.abl

ŋəďimʹa lemma: ŋədʹi 'be visible'
form: 3sg.prs.inch

ma lemma: ma 'say'
form: 3sg.prs

jebtowᵊɁ lemma: yebtow° 'darling'
form: sg.nom.foc

translation: ”Dear, what can you see?”

ŋəmkem lemma: ŋəmke 'what'
form: sg.acc

məneɁŋanejᵊɁ lemma: məneq 'see'
form: 2sg.prs.foc

tajᵊna lemma: tay°na 'there'
form: demonstrative

translation: ”It seems there is prey there.”

χańeda lemma: xanʹeda 'prey'
form: sg.nom

ŋǣdarᵊχa lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3sg.prs.aprx-ipf

ťikiᵊ lemma: tʹiki° 'this'
form: demonstrative

translation: After they started hunting on that land, they filled all their sledges to the top

lit. ʹafter the begin of their hunt on this place...ʹ

jaχᵊna lemma: ya 'place'
form: sg.loc

tədᵊ lemma: təd° 'then'
form: adverb

χańelmanťiɁ lemma: xada 'kill, hunt'
form: an-pf.inch.poss-3dl

śamʹanᵊ lemma: sʹamʹan° 'most'
form: adverb

χənᵊmťiɁ lemma: xən° 'sledge'
form: sg.acc.poss-3dl

malᵊɁ lemma: mal°h 'all'
form: adjective

panᵊdejᵊďiɁ lemma: pan°de 'fill'
form: 2/3dl.prs.obj-pl

ŋarka lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

translation: The older Waya said:

Wajərᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom.poss-2sg

maśejᵊ lemma: ma 'say'
form: 3sg.pst.foc

ťebtaɁ lemma: tʹebta 'tomorrow'
form: adv.gen

translation: ”We could leave tomorrow,”

jamtaŋkunaćᵊ lemma: yamta 'move'
form: 1pl.fut-pst.refl

ŋob lemma: ŋob '1'
form: text numeral

translation: ”but one of my big sledges is empty.”

śabuńi lemma: sʹabu 'cargo sledge'
form: sg.gen.poss-1sg

ťerᵊ lemma: tʹer° 'content'
form: sg.nom

jəŋku lemma: yəŋku 'no'
form: neg

6: ńuďa lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

translation: The younger Waya said:

Wajᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

ma lemma: ma 'say'
form: 3sg.prs

śaburᵊ lemma: sʹabu 'cargo sledge'
form: sg.nom.poss-2sg

translation: ”Leave it empty.”

ťerᵊśəja­wa lemma: tʹer°sʹə 'empty'
form: sg.nom.jus
alt.analysis: asrt

tədᵊ lemma: təd° 'then'
form: adverb

translation: ”Later when we travel, maybe we will kill one or two more wild reindeer.”

jamtawańiɁ lemma: yamta 'move'
form: an-ipf.gen.poss-1dl

jolćᵊŋkəna lemma: yolcʹ°ŋkəna 'during'
form: preposition
alt.analysis: adv.loc

məśiɁ lemma: məsʹiq 'maybe'
form: particle

ŋob lemma: ŋob '1'
form: text numeral

śiďa lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

jiľᵊbćəm lemma: yilʹebcʹə° 'wild reindeer'
form: sg.acc

təmna lemma: təmna 'still'
form: adverb

χadaŋkuńiɁ lemma: xada 'kill, hunt'
form: 1dl.fut

jəŋko­wᵊɁ lemma: yəŋku 'no'
form: neg
alt.analysis: dub

translation: ”No!”

śabuńi lemma: sʹabu 'cargo sledge'
form: sg.gen.poss-1sg

translation: ”My big sledge is empty,”

ťerᵊ lemma: tʹer° 'content'
form: sg.nom

jəŋku­ńuɁ lemma: yəŋku 'no'
form: neg
alt.analysis: excl

tərʹem lemma: tərʹem 'so'
form: particle

translation: ”that’s very bad.”

wǣwa lemma: wǣwa 'bad'
form: adjective

ŋarka lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

translation: The older Waya harnessed four very black (reindeer),

Wajᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

ťetᵊ lemma: tʹet° '4'
form: text numeral

pərʹiśeɁᵊm lemma: pərʹisʹeq° 'very black'
form: sg.acc

poďerŋa lemma: podʹer 'harness'
form: 3sg.prs

augmentative -ŋa ? (N. 139)

ŋǣdalejᵊɁ lemma: ŋǣdaley° 'start travel'
form: 3sg.prs.refl

translation: (and) he took off.

ńuďa lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

translation: The younger Waya stayed at home (lit. in the tent),

Wajərᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom.poss-2sg

mʹakᵊna lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.loc

χaji lemma: xay 'remain'
form: 3sg.prs

χənoda lemma: xən° 'sledge'
form: pl.acc.poss-3sg

translation: he prepared the sledges for travelling on the following day,

or sg.nom.poss-3sg ?
Nikolaeva: pl.acc.pl.3sg (but below: acc.pl.3sg)

χūńana lemma: xūnʹana 'tomorrow'
form: adverb

jamtawənćᵊ lemma: yamta 'move'
form: conv.purp

χamadampᵊdakiᵊ lemma: xamadamp° 'prepare'
form: 3sg.prs.prob-ipf

soda lemma: so 'harness'
form: pl.acc.poss-3sg

translation: (and he) prepared the harnesses.

pəkᵊľempədakiᵊ lemma: pək°lʹempə 'put on'
form: 3sg.prs.prob-ipf

jaľaɁ lemma: yalʹa 'day'
form: sg.gen

translation: All day long there were no news of older Waya.

jampənᵊɁ lemma: yampə 'long'
form: sg.dat

ŋarka lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

Wajəntᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.gen.poss-2sg

siŋkᵊrʹoda lemma: siŋk°rʹo 'news, noise'
form: sg.nom.poss-3sg

jəŋku lemma: yəŋku 'no'
form: neg

χurkanᵊɁ lemma: xurka 'which, what kind of'
form: adjective
alt.analysis: sg.dat

translation: Evening came but still no older Waya.

??

numta lemma: num 'sky'
form: sg.nom.poss-3sg

pǣwᵊśumʹa lemma: pǣw°sʹumʹa 'evening'
form: sg.nom

ŋarka lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

Wajᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.gen.poss-2sg

jəŋku lemma: yəŋku 'no'
form: neg

7: ŋəmkeda lemma: ŋəmke 'what'
form: sg.nom.poss-3sg

translation: What on earth happened to him?

χədᵊke­jᵊɁ lemma: xəd°ke 'happen'
form: 3sg.prs
alt.analysis: foc

ŋańi lemma: ŋanʹi 'other'
form: adjective

translation: Another day came,

jaľa lemma: yalʹa 'day'
form: sg.nom

toᵊ lemma: to° 'come'
form: 3sg.prs

numta lemma: num 'sky'
form: sg.nom.poss-3sg

translation: its sky got bright,

jalema lemma: yalema 'get bright'
form: 3sg.prs

ŋarka lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

translation: but still - no older Waya.

Wajᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

təmna lemma: təmna 'still'
form: adverb

jəŋku lemma: yəŋku 'no'
form: neg

puχućada lemma: puxucʹa 'old woman, wife'
form: sg.nom.poss-3sg

translation: His wife said:

maśejᵊ lemma: ma 'say'
form: 3sg.pst.foc

ŋarʹejᵊɁ lemma: ŋarʹey°q 'hey!'
form: interjection

translation: ”Hey, my husband isn’t coming back!”

wǣsakomʹi lemma: wǣsako 'old man, husband'
form: sg.nom.poss-1sg

towanᵊɁ lemma: to° 'come'
form: an-ipf.dat

ńī lemma: nʹī 'not'
form: negation particle

χərwaɁ lemma: xərwa 'want'
form: conneg

məśiɁ lemma: məsʹiq 'maybe'
form: particle

translation: ”Maybe he’s killed many wild reindeer,”

ŋoka lemma: ŋoka 'many'
form: adjective

jiľebćəm lemma: yilʹebcʹə° 'wild reindeer'
form: sg.acc

χadawekiᵊ lemma: xada 'kill, hunt'
form: 3sg.pst.prob

joχodakiᵊ lemma: yoxo 'get lost'
form: 3sg.prs.prob-ipf

translation: ”(or) got lost?”

pidərᵊ lemma: pidər 'you'
form: 2sg.nom

translation: ”You go,”

χańᵊɁ lemma: xanʹ° 'go'
form: 2sg.imp

pʹūlᵊjirᵊ lemma: pʹū 'search'
form: 2sg.subj.inch.obj-sg

translation: ”you have to start searching for him!”

ńuďa lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

translation: The younger Waya said:

Wajᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

ma lemma: ma 'say'
form: 3sg.prs

pʹūwənćᵊ lemma: pʹū 'search'
form: conv.purp

translation: ”If I am to go to start searching for him, you pull down the tent.”

χǣbᵊɁnańi lemma: 'go'
form: cond-emph.poss-1sg

ŋodᵊɁ lemma: ŋod°q 'too'
form: adverb

ťedaχəwᵊɁ lemma: tʹedah 'now'
form: adv.aff

mʹaɁlᵊ lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.nom.poss-2sg

χaɁwᵊraᵊɁ lemma: xaqw°ra° 'bundle'
form: 2sg.imp

mʹūdᵊmʹiɁ lemma: mʹūd° 'caravan'
form: sg.acc.poss-1dl

translation: ”And let’s harness a reindeer caravan.”

poďerkəmʹiɁ lemma: podʹer 'harness'
form: 1dl.hort.obj-sg

hortative (1st person imperative) -- or -- (N. 86)

8: śeńejᵊ lemma: sʹenʹey° 'before, old'
form: adjective

translation: ”You travel back over the old road,”

ńedaɁ lemma: nʹeda 'old road'
form: sg.gen

mʹumńa lemma: mʹunʹa 'inside'
form: preposition
alt.analysis: adv.prol

prolative form of a postposition (ʹthrough insideʹ, по срѣдѣ ?, N. 51)

pirᵊdərʹiɁ lemma: pir°də 'back'
form: adv.gen.lim

ʹback and nothing elseʹ ? (N. 125)
genitive (?) not glossed by Nikolaeva

jamtadᵊɁ lemma: yamta 'move'
form: 2sg.imp.refl

məńᵊ lemma: mənʹ 'I'
form: 1sg.nom

translation: ”and I will go and search for my brother.”

ŋańiɁ lemma: ŋanʹih 'more'
form: adverb

ńamʹi lemma: nʹa (2) 'companion, brother'
form: sg.nom.poss-1sg

pʹūwənćᵊ lemma: pʹū 'search'
form: conv.purp

χanᵊtədᵊm lemma: xanʹ° 'go'
form: 1sg.fut

ńuďa lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

translation: The younger Waya harnessed his sister-in-law’s caravan.

Wajᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

ńabanta lemma: nʹaba 'elder brotherʹs wife'
form: sg.gen.poss-3sg

mʹūdᵊm lemma: mʹūd° 'caravan'
form: sg.acc

poďerŋada lemma: podʹer 'harness'
form: 3sg.prs.obj-sg

mʹata lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.acc.poss-3sg

translation: She took down the tent,

χaɁwᵊraᵊ lemma: xaqw°ra° 'bundle'
form: 3sg.prs

χənoda lemma: xən° 'sledge'
form: pl.acc.poss-3sg

translation: and prepared the sledges.

χuraᵊ lemma: xura° 'tie'
form: 3sg.prs

ńabada lemma: nʹaba 'elder brotherʹs wife'
form: sg.nom.poss-3sg

translation: His sister-in-law went back.

pirᵊdərʹiɁ lemma: pir°də 'back'
form: adv.gen.lim

jamtejᵊɁ lemma: yamta 'move'
form: 3sg.prs.refl

ŋańi lemma: ŋanʹi 'other'
form: adjective

translation: He had been using harnessed reindeer for his sledge for a long time, the ones that have two crooked horns.

χənᵊda lemma: xən° 'sledge'
form: sg.nom.poss-3sg

śiɁ lemma: sʹi 'harnessed reindeer'
form: pl.nom

ŋaχətᵊ lemma: ŋaxət° 'before'
form: adv.abl

metada lemma: me 'use, take'
form: ptcp-ipf.poss-3sg

ŋǣdakiᵊɁ lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3pl.prs.prob-ipf

śiďa lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

ńamtᵊ lemma: nʹamt° 'horn'
form: adjective
alt.analysis: sg.nom

pajᵊ lemma: pay° 'crooked'
form: adjective

ťikaχəjuda lemma: tʹiki° 'this'
form: dl.acc.poss-3sg

translation: He harnessed (the two of) them.

poďerŋa lemma: podʹer 'harness'
form: 3sg.prs

Naronta lemma: naro 'skin for sitting'
form: sg.gen.poss-3sg

translation: He put two iron bows under the skin used for sitting on the sledge, on the right hand side.

ŋilᵊɁ lemma: ŋil°h 'to under'
form: preposition
alt.analysis: adv.dat

χənᵊɁ lemma: xən° 'sledge'
form: sg.gen

lemma: 'right'
form: adjective

ńaŋiᵊ lemma: nʹa 'at'
form: adjective

χǣwuwᵊna lemma: xǣw° 'side'
form: sg.prol

śiďa lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

jeśa lemma: yesʹa 'iron'
form: adjective

ŋinᵊ lemma: ŋin° 'bow'
form: sg.nom

pəkᵊľeᵊ lemma: pək°lʹe° 'put'
form: 3sg.prs

9: ńuďa lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

translation: Then the younger Waya went back over his brother’s tracks.

lit. ʹthrough his brotherʹs goingʹ

Wajᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

ńanta lemma: nʹa (2) 'companion, brother'
form: sg.gen.poss-3sg

χǣɁmʹaɁ lemma: 'go'
form: an-pf.gen

mʹumńa lemma: mʹunʹa 'inside'
form: preposition
alt.analysis: adv.prol

χəja lemma: 'go'
form: 3sg.prs

ŋǣdaľowada lemma: ŋǣdal 'travel'
form: an-ipf.nom.poss-3sg

translation: His tracks could be seen very well.

lit. ʹhis travellingʹ

səwawᵊna lemma: səwa 'good'
form: adv.prol

ŋəďi lemma: ŋədʹi 'be visible'
form: 3sg.prs

χurkarʹi lemma: xurka 'which, what kind of'
form: adjective
alt.analysis: sg.nom.lim

translation: It seemed the elder brother had been killing and skinning all sorts of wild reindeer, and then moving on even further.

xurka-rʹi ʹany kindʹ (N. 127)

jiľebćəje lemma: yilʹebcʹə° 'wild reindeer'
form: pl.acc

χadabəśᵊtəwiᵊ lemma: xada 'kill, hunt'
form: 3sg.hab.infr-ipf

jaχᵊśətᵊwiᵊ lemma: yax° 'skin'
form: 3sg.prs.hab.infr

təmna lemma: təmna 'still'
form: adverb

ńerᵊńaɁ lemma: nʹer°nʹah 'forth'
form: adv.dat

χǣśᵊtəwiᵊ lemma: 'go'
form: 3sg.prs.hab.infr

ŋəmkeɁ lemma: ŋəmke 'what'
form: sg.gen

translation: After a while, a river appeared in front of him.

jolćᵊŋkəna lemma: yolcʹ°ŋkəna 'during'
form: preposition
alt.analysis: adv.loc

ńerᵊńana lemma: nʹer°nʹana 'before'
form: adverb

ŋob lemma: ŋob '1'
form: text numeral

jəχako lemma: yəxa 'river'
form: sg.nom.dim

ŋəďimʹa lemma: ŋədʹi 'be visible'
form: 3sg.prs.inch

ńuďa lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

translation: Younger Waya reached the other side of the river.

Wajərᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom.poss-2sg

ťaχᵊ lemma: tʹax° 'back'
form: adverb

ńaɁ lemma: nʹah 'to, with'
form: preposition
alt.analysis: adv.dat

tǣwiᵊɁ lemma: tǣwi° 'arrive'
form: 3sg.prs.refl

owᵊ lemma: ow° 'oh'
form: interjection

translation: “Oh, what’s that?”

takemʹi lemma: take 'that'
form: sg.nom.poss-1sg

ŋəmke lemma: ŋəmke 'what'
form: sg.nom

tədᵊ lemma: təd° 'then'
form: adverb

translation: Then he saw:

məneɁŋada lemma: məneq 'see'
form: 3sg.prs.obj-sg

ŋarka lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

translation: the older Waya lies dead on the top of his sledge.

Wajᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

χabejᵊŋeᵊ lemma: xabey° 'dead'
form: sg.nom.ess

ľasiᵊ lemma: lʹasi° 'lie'
form: 3sg.prs

χənᵊta lemma: xən° 'sledge'
form: sg.gen.poss-3sg

ńińa lemma: nʹinʹa 'on'
form: preposition
alt.analysis: adv.loc

ŋǣwada lemma: ŋǣwa 'head'
form: sg.nom.poss-3sg

translation: His head was pierced by an arrow.

muŋkᵊχəna lemma: muŋk° 'arrow'
form: sg.loc

jədarawiᵊ lemma: yədara 'pierce'
form: 3sg.prs.infr

10: ńuďa lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

translation: The younger Waya thought:

Wajᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

jīχᵊnanta lemma: 'mind'
form: sg.loc.poss-3sg

ma lemma: ma 'say'
form: 3sg.prs

owᵊ lemma: ow° 'oh'
form: interjection

translation: “Oh, my poor older brother has been murdered.”

ńeᵊkajemʹi lemma: nʹe°ka 'elder brother'
form: sg.nom.pej.poss-1sg

məľeᵊ lemma: məlʹe° 'already'
form: adverb

χadarawiᵊɁ lemma: xada 'kill, hunt'
form: 3sg.prs.pass.infr

suffix -ra-: ”derives lexical passives which belong to the reflexive past” (N. 226)

χumpaᵊnćiɁ lemma: xumpa°ncʹih 'in vain'
form: adverb

translation: ”What a shame he thought his cargo sledge was so empty,”

śabumta lemma: sʹabu 'cargo sledge'
form: sg.acc.poss-3sg

ťerᵊśədaŋeᵊ lemma: tʹer°sʹə 'empty'
form: ptcp-ipf.ess

pǣᵊrmeda lemma: pǣ°r 'treat'
form: 3sg.prs.infr.obj-sg

təmna lemma: təmna 'still'
form: adverb

translation: ”it seems like he just wanted to kill more wild reindeer,”

śanᵊ lemma: sʹan° 'some''some'
form: adjective

jiľebćəm lemma: yilʹebcʹə° 'wild reindeer'
form: sg.acc

χadawanᵊɁ lemma: xada 'kill, hunt'
form: an-ipf.dat

χərwawakiᵊ lemma: xərwa 'want'
form: 3sg.pst.prob

χawarʹimta lemma: xa 'die'
form: an-ipf.acc.lim.poss-3sg

translation: ”(but) he only found death.”

lit. ʹonly his dyingʹ

χoweda lemma: xo 'find'
form: 3sg.prs.infr.obj-sg

ńuďa lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

translation: Younger Waya went further along the bank of the river where willow bushes grew.

Wajərᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom.poss-2sg

ńerᵊńaɁ lemma: nʹer°nʹah 'forth'
form: adverb

ŋǣdalejᵊɁ lemma: ŋǣdaley° 'start travel'
form: 3sg.prs.refl

ńero lemma: nʹero 'willow bush'
form: sg.nom

jəχakoɁ lemma: yəxa 'river'
form: sg.gen.dim

waruwəna lemma: war° 'bank'
form: sg.prol

jəχakoɁ lemma: yəxa 'river'
form: sg.gen.dim

translation: At the rivermouth there were two steep hills covered with snow.

ńaɁwᵊχəna lemma: nʹaqw° 'entry'
form: sg.loc

śiďa lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

sirasawejᵊ lemma: sira 'snow'
form: adjective
alt.analysis: sg.nom.propr

ləŋkᵊ lemma: ləŋk° 'steep hill'
form: sg.nom

təńaweχᵊɁ lemma: tənʹa 'exist'
form: 3dl.prs.infr

tǣwᵊɁmaχədᵊnta lemma: tǣwi° 'arrive'
form: an-pf.abl.poss-3sg

translation: When he arrived, he saw two Tunguses (two painted faces) walking.

məneɁŋada lemma: məneq 'see'
form: 3sg.prs.obj-sg

finite clause as a direct object (cf. N. 285, example 4b)

śiďa lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

śaɁ lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

padᵊwiᵊ lemma: pad° 'paint'
form: ptcp-pf

jaďermeχᵊɁ lemma: yadʹer 'walk'
form: 3dl.prs.infr

11: jekarᵊɁ lemma: yekar°q 'it is unknown'
form: particle

translation: It wasn’t clear why they were walking;

χəɁmanćᵊ lemma: xəqman 'what to say'
form: conv.mod

cf. N. 265

jaďermiᵊ lemma: yadʹer 'walk'
form: ptcp-pf

ŋǣbᵊɁnanťiɁ lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: cond-emph.poss-3dl

məśiɁ lemma: məsʹiq 'maybe'
form: particle

translation: maybe they were hunting?

χańewakeχᵊɁ lemma: xanʹe 'hunt'
form: 3dl.pst.prob

tədᵊχəwᵊɁ lemma: təd° 'then'
form: adv.aff

translation: As soon as the two Tunguses saw the younger Waya, they readied their bows.

lit.: ʹand then, the two painted-faces, seeing the younger Waya, ready their bowsʹ

śiďa lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

śaɁ lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

padᵊwiᵊ lemma: pad° 'paint'
form: ptcp-pf

ńuďa lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

Wajᵊm lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.acc

mənećᵊ lemma: məneq 'see'
form: conv.mod

ŋinᵊťiɁ lemma: ŋin° 'bow'
form: dl.acc.poss-3dl

ńarᵊχəlaŋaχᵊɁ lemma: nʹar°xəla° 'make ready'
form: 3dl.prs

ńuďa lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

translation: What was younger Waya to do then?

lit. ʹwhat would W. wait for then?ʹ (?)

Wajᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: noun

ťikawaχəna lemma: tʹukoxəna 'here'
form: adv.loc.aff

ŋəmkenᵊɁ lemma: ŋəmke 'what'
form: sg.nom.dat

ŋəťenəŋku lemma: ŋətʹenə 'wait'
form: 3sg.fut

ŋinᵊmta lemma: ŋin° 'bow'
form: sg.acc.poss-3sg

translation: He pulled out also his bow,

ŋobťikiᵊ lemma: ŋobtʹiki° 'also'
form: adverb

nekᵊlŋada lemma: nek°lŋa 'pull out'
form: 3sg.prs.obj-sg

śiďa lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

translation: he pulled out two iron arrows.

jeśa lemma: yesʹa 'iron'
form: adjective

muŋkᵊm lemma: muŋk° 'arrow'
form: sg.acc

nekᵊlŋa lemma: nek°lŋa 'pull out'
form: 3sg.prs

śiďa lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

translation: The ends of the two iron arrows (were) like seagull’s beaks.

jeśa lemma: yesʹa 'iron'
form: adjective

muŋkᵊ lemma: muŋk° 'arrow'
form: sg.nom

malᵊďiɁ lemma: mal° 'end'
form: pl.gen.poss-3dl

χəlewᵊɁ lemma: xəlew° 'seagull'
form: sg.gen

pijarəχaχᵊɁ lemma: piya 'nose'
form: sg.nom.sim.pred-3dl

sic!
similative adjective with -rəxa: ʹnose-like, носовитъʹ
predicative nominal endings - N. 76

śiďa lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

translation: He shot two arrows.

muŋkᵊm lemma: muŋk° 'arrow'
form: sg.acc

ŋǣdᵊtaŋaχəjuda lemma: ŋǣd°taŋa 'send'
form: 3sg.prs.obj-dl

śudᵊsawejᵊ lemma: sʹud° 'whistle'
form: sg.nom.propr

translation: They went whistling.

χəjaχᵊɁ lemma: 'go'
form: 3dl.prs

śaɁ lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

translation: Where would the two painted-faces go?

padᵊweχᵊɁ lemma: pad° 'paint'
form: ptcp-pf.dl

χəńaɁ lemma: xənʹah 'to where'
form: adv.dat

χanᵊtəŋaχᵊɁ lemma: xanʹ° 'go'
form: 3dl.fut

12: χaśᵊ lemma: xa 'die'
form: conv.mod

translation: They fell on their backs dead.

ľasejəχᵊɁ lemma: lʹasi° 'lie'
form: 3dl.prs.refl

ńuďa lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

translation: The younger Waya went back.

Wajərᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom.poss-2sg

ťaχᵊɁ lemma: tʹax° 'back'
form: adv.dat

ŋǣdalejᵊɁ lemma: ŋǣdaley° 'start travel'
form: 3sg.prs.refl

śanədᵊɁ lemma: sʹanəd°h 'how much'
form: interrogative

translation: After travelling for a while, he arrived in a sloping land surrounded by a forest.

lit. ʹhowever much and far he would go...ʹ

χunədᵊɁ lemma: xunəd°h 'how far'
form: interrogative

mʹimpəta lemma: mʹim 'walk'
form: cond.poss-3sg

ŋodᵊɁ lemma: ŋod°q 'too'
form: adverb

pedaraɁ lemma: pedara 'forest'
form: sg.gen

jorkanᵊɁ lemma: yorka 'curve'
form: sg.dat

tǣwiᵊɁ lemma: tǣwi° 'arrive'
form: 3sg.prs.refl

pedaraɁ lemma: pedara 'forest'
form: sg.gen

translation: There were ten big tents in that sloping forested land.

jorkᵊχəna lemma: yorka 'curve'
form: sg.loc

jūɁ lemma: yūq '10'
form: text numeral

ŋarka lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

mʹaɁ lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: pl.nom

jerkiᵊ lemma: yer 'middle'
form: adjective

translation: Somebody (was) sitting in front of the entrance of the middle tent.

mʹadᵊɁ lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.gen

śīŋkᵊńa lemma: sʹīŋ 'side against an entrance'
form: sg.loc

ŋob lemma: ŋob '1'
form: text numeral

ŋamťoda lemma: ŋamtʹi 'sit'
form: ptcp-ipf

śaɁ lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

translation: It seemed to be the Tungus chief;

padᵊwiᵊ lemma: pad° 'paint'
form: ptcp-pf

jerwᵊ lemma: yerw° 'master'
form: sg.nom

ŋǣdakiᵊ lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3sg.prs.prob

śata lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom.poss-3sg

translation: his whole face (was) covered with tattoos.

malᵊɁ lemma: mal°h 'all'
form: adjective

padᵊrcawejᵊ lemma: pad°r 'stripe, tattoo'
form: sg.nom.propr

ńuďa lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

translation: Younger Waya looked and thought:

lit. ʹyounger Waya, looking, said in his mind:ʹ

Wajərᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom.poss-2sg

siərćᵊ lemma: siər 'look'
form: conv.mod

jīχᵊńanta lemma: 'mind'
form: sg.loc.poss-3sg

ma lemma: ma 'say'
form: 3sg.prs

ťedaχəwaɁ lemma: tʹedah 'now'
form: adv.aff

translation: “What would be best to do now?”

lit. ʹnow, how to be good?ʹ ??

χəćerᵊɁ lemma: xəcʹer°q 'how''how'
form: interrogative

meśᵊ lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: conv.mod

səwa lemma: səwa 'good'
form: adjective

śaɁ lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

translation: ”If I start using my bow against the Tungus chief, will I defeat him?”

padᵊwiᵊ lemma: pad° 'paint'
form: ptcp-pf

jerwᵊm lemma: yerw° 'master'
form: sg.acc

ŋinᵊχəna lemma: ŋin° 'bow'
form: sg.loc

pʹabᵊɁnańi lemma: pʹa 'begin'
form: cond-emph.poss-1sg

pʹirᵊdəɁľeŋkuwᵊ lemma: pʹir°dəqlʹe 'defeat'
form: 1sg.fut.obj-sg

13: tədᵊ lemma: təd° 'then'
form: adverb

translation: Then he prepared his bow.

ŋinᵊmta lemma: ŋin° 'bow'
form: sg.acc.poss-3sg

ńarᵊχəlaᵊda lemma: nʹar°xəla° 'make ready'
form: 3sg.prs.obj-sg

muŋkᵊda lemma: muŋk° 'arrow'
form: sg.nom.poss-3sg

translation: He only had six arrows.

mətᵊpojᵊ lemma: mət°q '6'
form: text numeral
alt.analysis: sg.nom.moder

moderative -(m)poy°h: ”high degree of the property expressed by the adjective” (N. 135)

ŋob lemma: ŋob '1'
form: text numeral

translation: The Tungus chief couldn’t be killed with a single arrow.

lit. ʹis not being killed/killable (оубиваемъ) with one arrowʹ ?

muŋkᵊχəna lemma: muŋk° 'arrow'
form: sg.loc

śaɁ lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

padᵊwiᵊ lemma: pad° 'paint'
form: ptcp-pf

jerwᵊ lemma: yerw° 'master'
form: sg.nom

χadabəda lemma: xada 'kill, hunt'
form: ptcp-ipf.dur

durative - (N. 45) in a present passive function (N. 240)

ńī lemma: nʹī 'not'
form: negation particle

ŋaɁ lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: conneg

mətᵊɁ lemma: mət°q '6'
form: text numeral

translation: Maybe he could kill him if he shot all six arrows.

muŋkᵊχəna lemma: muŋk° 'arrow'
form: sg.loc

jeńerpəta lemma: yenʹer 'shoot'
form: cond.poss-3sg

məśiɁ lemma: məsʹiq 'maybe'
form: particle

χadabcuda lemma: xada 'kill, hunt'
form: 3sg.nec.obj-sg

necessitative -pcu: ”1st and 3rd person necessitative conveys expectation, some degree of certainty about a future event (‘should’), or deontic obligation” (N. 91)

ťedaχəwᵊɁ lemma: tʹedah 'now'
form: adv.aff

translation: Younger Waya tied up his reindeer,

ńuďa lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

Wajᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

tīda lemma: ti 'reindeer'
form: pl.acc.poss-3sg

śarəᵊ lemma: sʹarə° 'tie'
form: 3sg.prs

tədᵊ lemma: təd° 'then'
form: adverb

translation: he took his bow and arrows,

ŋinᵊmta lemma: ŋin° 'bow'
form: sg.acc.poss-3sg

muŋkᵊda lemma: muŋk° 'arrow'
form: sg.nom.poss-3sg

ŋobkᵊna lemma: ŋobk°na 'together, also'
form: adverb

ńəɁmᵊwida lemma: nʹəqm° 'grab'
form: 3sg.infr.obj-pl

mʹadoɁ lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: pl.gen

translation: and he went to hide amongst the tents.

ńaɁ lemma: nʹah 'to, with'
form: preposition
alt.analysis: adv.dat

liŋkaraᵊ lemma: liŋkara 'hide'
form: conv.mod

χəja lemma: 'go'
form: 3sg.prs

ŋuľiɁ lemma: ŋulʹiq 'very'
form: adverb

translation: He moved very quietly so that nobody could hear any noise.

janampokowᵊna lemma: yana 'quiet'
form: sg.nom.moder.dim

mʹiŋa lemma: mʹiŋa 'move'
form: 3sg.prs

siŋkᵊrʹomta lemma: siŋk°rʹo 'news, noise'
form: sg.acc.poss-3sg

thus in Cyr., possessor is marked as 2sg by Nikolaeva (typo? poss-2sg suffix is -mt° on p.67)

ńijićᵊ lemma: nʹī 'not'
form: neg.3pl.pst.subj

nəmtᵊɁ lemma: nəmt° 'hear'
form: conneg

təɁ lemma: tə (2) 'then'
form: adv.gen

translation: The Tungus chief sat on his sledge,

jolćᵊŋkəna lemma: yolcʹ°ŋkəna 'during'
form: preposition
alt.analysis: adv.loc

śaɁ lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

padᵊwiᵊ lemma: pad° 'paint'
form: ptcp-pf

jerwᵊ lemma: yerw° 'master'
form: sg.nom

χənᵊɁ lemma: xən° 'sledge'
form: sg.gen

ńińa lemma: nʹinʹa 'on'
form: preposition
alt.analysis: adv.loc

ŋamtiᵊ lemma: ŋamtʹi 'sit'
form: 3sg.prs

janᵊdaɁmᵊna lemma: yan°da 'everywhere'
form: pl.prol

translation: he looked around.

siᵊsumpʹi lemma: si°sumpʹi 'look around'
form: 3sg.prs

14: ŋəmkeχərtᵊ lemma: ŋəmkexərt° 'nothing'
form: sg.nom.foc

translation: He didn’t seem to notice anything.

mənetada lemma: məneq 'see'
form: ptcp-ipf.poss-3sg

jəŋkodarᵊχa lemma: yəŋku 'no'
form: neg.3sg.aprx-ipf

tədᵊ lemma: təd° 'then'
form: adverb

translation: Then he took off his overcoat,

soᵊkəmta lemma: so°kə 'overcoat'
form: sg.acc.poss-3sg

jekaᵊda lemma: yeka° 'take off'
form: 3sg.prs.obj-sg

mʹatᵊɁ lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.dat

translation: and he went into the tent.

ťuᵊ lemma: tʹu 'enter'
form: 3sg.prs

pʹīχᵊńa lemma: pʹīx°nʹa 'outside'
form: adv.loc

translation: There was absolutely no one walking around outside;

jaďertadoɁ lemma: yadʹer 'walk'
form: ptcp-ipf.poss-3pl

ŋuľiɁ lemma: ŋulʹiq 'very'
form: adverb

jəŋku lemma: yəŋku 'no'
form: neg

ŋobkərtᵊ lemma: ŋob '1'
form: text numeral
alt.analysis: sg.foc

translation: not a dog, not even a child.

weńako lemma: wenʹako 'dog'
form: sg.nom

ŋawejᵊ lemma: ŋawey° 'even'
form: conjunction

ŋəćekiᵊ lemma: ŋəcʹeki° 'child'
form: sg.nom

jaďerćᵊ lemma: yadʹer 'walk'
form: conv.mod

”converbs do not occur in the independent function” (N. 110)

ńuďa lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

translation: Younger Waya, hiding amongst the sledges, reached the middle tent.

Wajərᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom.poss-2sg

χənoɁ lemma: xən° 'sledge'
form: pl.gen

pomᵊna lemma: pom°na 'between'
form: preposition

liŋkarʹoᵊ lemma: liŋkara 'hide'
form: conv.mod

jerkiᵊ lemma: yer 'middle'
form: adjective

mʹatᵊɁ lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.dat

tǣwiᵊɁ lemma: tǣwi° 'arrive'
form: 3sg.prs.refl

ťorʹejᵊɁ lemma: tʹorʹ 'shout'
form: 3sg.prs.refl

translation: He shouted:

śaɁ lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

translation: “Tungus chief, will you die in your tent?”

padᵊwiᵊ lemma: pad° 'paint'
form: ptcp-pf

jerweɁ lemma: yerw° 'master'
form: sg.nom.foc

thus in Cyr.!

mʹakᵊnantᵊ lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.loc.poss-2sg

χaśᵊ lemma: xa 'die'
form: conv.mod

pʹaŋkurᵊ lemma: pʹa 'begin'
form: 2sg.fut.obj-sg

pʹīnᵊɁ lemma: pʹīn°h 'out'
form: adv.dat

translation: “(or) will you come out?”

tərpᵊŋkunᵊ lemma: tərp° 'exit'
form: 2sg.fut

mʹadᵊɁ lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.gen

translation: He heard shouting inside the tent:

lit. ʹinside the tent, (there was) his shouting to hearʹ ?

mʹuńa lemma: mʹunʹa 'inside'
form: adv.loc

ťorᵊ lemma: tʹorʹ 'shout'
form: 3sg.prs

sowononta lemma: so (2) 'hear'
form: 3sg.prs.aud.poss-3sg

auditive -manoh: evidential, ”auditory perceptions, as opposed to information received based on visual evidence” (N. 113), a non-finite form!

χībʹa lemma: xībʹa 'who'
form: sg.nom

translation: “Who’s there?”

toᵊ lemma: to 'there'
form: adverb

ńerᵊɁ lemma: nʹer°q 'before'
form: adverb

translation: “There was nobody outside before!”

pʹīχᵊna lemma: pʹīx°nʹa 'outside'
form: adv.loc

χībʹaχərtᵊ lemma: xībʹaxərt° 'nobody'
form: sg.nom

jəŋkuśᵊ lemma: yəŋku 'no'
form: neg.pst

15: χībʹa lemma: xībʹa 'who'
form: sg.nom

translation: “Who comes?”

tūtəᵊ lemma: to° 'come'
form: 3sg.fut

ńuďa lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

translation: “Your younger Waya is there!”

Wajərᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom.poss-2sg

toᵊ lemma: to 'there'
form: adverb

ńeᵊkamʹi lemma: nʹe°ka 'elder brother'
form: sg.nom/acc.poss-1sg

translation: ”What were you doing, Tungus chief, when you killed my older brother?”

lit. ʹby killing my brother, o painted-face chief, what were you like?ʹ

χadawaχəna lemma: xada 'kill, hunt'
form: an-ipf.loc

pidərᵊ lemma: pidər 'you'
form: 2sg.nom

śaɁ lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

padᵊwiᵊ lemma: pad° 'paint'
form: ptcp-pf

jerwᵊŋeᵊ lemma: yerw° 'master'
form: sg.nom.ess

ŋəmkerᵊχanəśᵊ lemma: ŋəmke 'what'
form: sg.nom.sim
alt.analysis: 2sg.pst

ťedaχəwᵊɁ lemma: tʹedah 'now'
form: adv.aff

translation: ”Now I’ll find out what kind of person you are.”

mənetᵊɁ lemma: məneq 'see'
form: conneg.fut

ńīwə­mᵊɁ lemma: nʹī 'not'
form: neg.1sg.prs.obj-sg
alt.analysis: dub

χurkanᵊ lemma: xurka 'which, what kind of'
form: sg.nom.poss-2sg

ŋǣŋkobətᵊ lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: cond-fut.dur.poss-2sg

Nikolaeva commonly glosses imperfectivizing affixes as durative (-mpə or -), iterative and frequentative (N. 45) simply as ”impf”.

śaɁ lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

translation: The Tungus jumped out.

padᵊwiᵊ lemma: pad° 'paint'
form: ptcp-pf

pʹīnᵊɁ lemma: pʹīn°h 'out'
form: adv.dat

təraᵊda lemma: təra° 'jump'
form: 3sg.prs.obj-sg

śudobʹa lemma: sʹudobʹa 'giant'
form: adjective

translation: He pulled out his giant bow to shoot.

lit. ʹfor his shootingʹ (стрѣлꙗнїа своего ради)

ŋinᵊmta lemma: ŋin° 'bow'
form: sg.acc.poss-3sg

nekᵊlŋada lemma: nek°lŋa 'pull out'
form: 3sg.prs.obj-sg

jeńermanta lemma: yenʹer 'shoot'
form: an-ipf.gen.poss-3sg

jeɁmᵊńa lemma: yeqm°nʹa 'for'
form: preposition

məľeᵊ lemma: məlʹe° 'already'
form: adverb

translation: He was about to loose an arrow, but the string of his bow broke.

ŋob lemma: ŋob '1'
form: text numeral

muŋkᵊm lemma: muŋk° 'arrow'
form: sg.acc

ŋǣdtaŋkuśᵊ lemma: ŋǣd°taŋa 'send'
form: 3sg.fut-pst

N.: ŋǣdara-ŋku-sʹ°

ŋinᵊta lemma: ŋin° 'bow'
form: sg.gen.poss-3sg

jenᵊ lemma: yen° 'string'
form: sg.nom

nikᵊli lemma: nik°li 'break'
form: 3sg.prs

təɁ lemma: tə (2) 'then'
form: sg.gen

translation: Younger Waya shot a metal arrow without delay.

lit. ʹduring this (at the same time), your younger Waya, not delaying, shoots a metal arrowʹ

jolćᵊŋkəna lemma: yolcʹ°ŋkəna 'during'
form: preposition
alt.analysis: adv.loc

ńuďa lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

Wajərᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom.poss-2sg

ńīśᵊ lemma: nʹī 'not'
form: neg.3sg.pst

jaɁolaraɁ lemma: yaholara 'be late'
form: conneg

sic

jeśa lemma: yesʹa 'iron'
form: adjective

16: muŋkᵊχəna lemma: muŋk° 'arrow'
form: sg.loc

jadaᵊda lemma: yada° 'shoot'
form: 3sg.prs.obj-sg

muŋkᵊda lemma: muŋk° 'arrow'
form: sg.nom.poss-3sg

translation: And his arrow went whistling off.

ŋańiɁ lemma: ŋanʹih 'more'
form: adverb

śudᵊsawejᵊ lemma: sʹud° 'whistle'
form: sg.nom.propr

χəja lemma: 'go'
form: 3sg.prs

śaɁ lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

translation: The Tungus chief fell on his back.

padᵊwiᵊ lemma: pad° 'paint'
form: ptcp-pf

jerwᵊɁja lemma: yerw° 'master'
form: sg.nom.aug

tərʹi lemma: tərʹi 'just'
form: adverb

ľasejᵊɁ lemma: lʹasi° 'lie'
form: 3sg.prs.refl

məχanta lemma: məxa 'back'
form: sg.gen.poss-3sg

ńiɁ lemma: nʹih 'onto'
form: adv.dat

χawanta lemma: xa 'die'
form: an-ipf.gen.poss-3sg

translation: He said before dying:

lit. ʹbefore his dyingʹ, the word glossed as ”inf.impf” by Nikolaeva

ńerᵊńa lemma: nʹer°nʹana 'before'
form: adverb

ma lemma: ma 'say'
form: 3sg.prs

χumpaᵊnćiɁ lemma: xumpa°ncʹih 'in vain'
form: adverb

translation: ”A shame I let you go (lit. sent).”

śitᵊ lemma: pidər 'you'
form: 2sg.gen/acc (short)

ŋǣdaradəmćᵊ lemma: ŋǣdara 'send'
form: 1sg.pst

ńeᵊkamtᵊ lemma: nʹe°ka 'elder brother'
form: sg.acc.poss-2sg

translation: ”I should have killed you too, when I killed your elder brother.”

lit. ʹduring the killing of your brother, I have had to kill you tooʹ

χadawańi lemma: xada 'kill, hunt'
form: an-ipf.gen.poss-1sg

maľᵊŋkəna lemma: malʹ°ŋkəna 'during'
form: adv.loc

śitᵊ lemma: pidər 'you'
form: 2sg.gen/acc (short)

ŋobtərʹem lemma: ŋobtərʹem 'so, too'
form: adverb

χadaᵊ lemma: xada 'kill, hunt'
form: conv.mod

taraəśᵊ lemma: taraə 'need'
form: 3sg.pst

ťedaχəwᵊɁ lemma: tʹedah 'now'
form: adv.aff

translation: ”It looks like I’m about to die.”

χawᵊntarᵊχadᵊm lemma: xa 'die'
form: 1sg.fut.aprx

ťikiᵊ lemma: tʹiki° 'this'
form: demonstrative

translation: Having said these words, the Tungus chief died.

waďida lemma: wadʹi 'word'
form: pl.nom/acc.poss-3sg

mesomaχᵊdənta lemma: me 'use, take'
form: an-pf.abl.poss-3sg

śaɁ lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

padᵊwiᵊ lemma: pad° 'paint'
form: ptcp-pf

jerwᵊ lemma: yerw° 'master'
form: sg.nom

χaᵊ lemma: xa 'die'
form: 3sg.prs

ńuďa lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

translation: The younger Waya shouted:

lit. ʹsent a shoutʹ

Wajᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

ťorᵊm lemma: tʹorʹ 'shout'
form: sg.acc

ŋǣdaraᵊ lemma: ŋǣdara 'send'
form: 3sg.prs

jūɁ lemma: yūq '10'
form: text numeral

translation: “Everyone in these ten tents, come out!”

mʹadᵊɁ lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.gen

ťerᵊɁ lemma: tʹer° 'content'
form: pl.nom

”The expression of content often involves the additional word tʹer° roughly meaning ‘content’. It stands after the genitive noun denoting a container and functions as some kind of postposition in this case.” (N. 164)

17: pʹīnᵊɁ lemma: pʹīn°h 'out'
form: adv.dat

tərpiᵊdaɁ lemma: tərp° 'exit'
form: 2pl.imp

ťedaχəwaɁ lemma: tʹedah 'now'
form: adv.aff

translation: “Now, your chief is no more.”

jerwᵊraɁ lemma: yerw° 'master'
form: sg.nom.poss-2pl

məľeᵊ lemma: məlʹe° 'already'
form: adverb

jəŋkuma lemma: yəŋku 'no'
form: neg.inch

ťukuᵊ lemma: tʹiki° 'this'
form: demonstrative

translation: “Move away from this land, quickly!”

jaχədᵊ lemma: ya 'place'
form: sg.abl

mʹerᵊɁ lemma: mʹer° 'fast'
form: adv.gen

jamtajidaɁ lemma: yamta 'move'
form: 2pl.conj.refl

ťukuᵊ lemma: tʹiki° 'this'
form: demonstrative

translation: “This is probably the Wayas’ ancient land.”

ja lemma: ya 'place'
form: sg.nom

ŋaχətᵊ lemma: ŋaxət° 'before'
form: adv.abl

wajᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

ja lemma: ya 'place'
form: sg.nom

ŋǣdakiᵊ lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3sg.prs.prob

ńibᵊta lemma: nʹī 'not'
form: neg.cond.poss-3sg

translation: “If you don’t leave, everybody in the camp will die.”

lit. ʹwill killʹ ??
the verb is clearly a transitive one

jamtaɁ lemma: yamta 'move'
form: conneg

malᵊɁ lemma: mal°h 'all'
form: adjective

ŋīsiɁ lemma: ŋeso 'camp'
form: sg.gen

ťerᵊ lemma: tʹer° 'content'
form: sg.nom

χadaŋkunᵊ lemma: xada 'kill, hunt'
form: 2sg.fut

tədᵊχəwᵊɁ lemma: tʹedah 'now'
form: adv.aff

translation: Then the younger Waya went to the outermost tent.

ńuďa lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

Wajᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

wariᵊ lemma: wari° 'outermost'
form: adjective

mʹatᵊɁ lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.dat

χəja lemma: xaya
form: 3sg.prs

Wariᵊ lemma: wari° 'outermost'
form: adjective

translation: There was an old woman in this outermost tent,

mʹakᵊna lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.loc

puχućako­ńuɁ lemma: puxucʹa 'old woman, wife'
form: sg.nom.dim
alt.analysis: excl

śata lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom.poss-3sg

translation: her face was without tattoos.

padᵊrći lemma: pad°r 'stripe, tattoo'
form: 3sg.prs
alt.analysis: sg.nom.car

caritive (abessive) derivate, inflected form: ʹbe without ...ʹ (N. 37)

jedᵊm lemma: yed° 'kettle'
form: sg.acc

translation: She seemed to be cooking.

pʹirʹewiᵊ lemma: pʹirʹe 'cook'
form: 3sg.prs.infr

WaɁwᵊχəna lemma: waqw 'bed'
form: sg.loc

translation: Somebody was lying on the bed,

ŋob lemma: ŋob '1'
form: text numeral

χońoda lemma: xonʹo 'sleep'
form: ptcp-ipf

jūśidaəśᵊ lemma: yūsʹida 'lie'
form: 3sg.prs
alt.analysis: 3sg.pst

sic

jilᵊŋiᵊ lemma: yil°ŋi° 'young'
form: adjective

translation: it seemed like a young man.

χasawa lemma: xasawa 'man'
form: sg.nom

ŋǣdarᵊχa­ńuɁ lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3sg.prs.aprx-ipf
alt.analysis: excl

18: ńuďa lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

translation: When the younger Waya entered the tent, the old woman started waking up the sleeping one:

Wajᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

mʹatᵊɁ lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.dat

omitted in Nikolaeva’s transcript

ťumaχədᵊ lemma: tʹu 'enter'
form: an-pf.abl

puχućakorᵊ lemma: puxucʹa 'old woman, wife'
form: sg.nom.dim.poss-2sg

χońodamta lemma: xonʹo 'sleep'
form: ptcp-ipf.acc.poss-3sg

jurkᵊbtaᵊ lemma: yurkiə 'wake up'
form: conv.mod

pʹaᵊda lemma: pʹa 'begin'
form: 3sg.prs.obj-sg

jurkədᵊɁ lemma: yurkiə 'wake up'
form: 2sg.imp.refl

translation: “Wake up,”

jeχarana lemma: yexara 'not know'
form: ptcp-ipf

translation: “there’s a stranger here!”

ńenećᵊɁ lemma: nʹenecʹ 'person, human'
form: sg.gen

glossed without a case

toᵊ lemma: to° 'come'
form: 3sg.prs

χońowiᵊ lemma: xonʹo 'sleep'
form: ptcp-pf

translation: The man who had been sleeping sat up.

χasawarᵊ lemma: xasawa 'man'
form: sg.nom.poss-2sg

ŋamťoᵊ lemma: ŋamtʹi 'sit'
form: conv.mod

χaɁmiᵊɁ lemma: xaqmor 'fall'
form: 3sg.prs.refl

śaɁ lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

translation: He didn’t seem to have any tattoos either.

padᵊwiᵊ lemma: pad° 'paint'
form: ptcp-pf

ŋobtərʹem lemma: ŋobtərʹem 'so, too'
form: adverb

ńiwiᵊ lemma: nʹī 'not'
form: neg.3sg.infr
alt.analysis: ptcp-pf

ŋaɁ lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: conneg

ńuďa lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

translation: Younger Waya sat on the bed.

Wajərᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom.poss-2sg

waɁwənᵊɁ lemma: waqw 'bed'
form: sg.dat

ŋamtiᵊɁ lemma: ŋamti
form: 3sg.prs.refl

jilᵊŋiᵊ lemma: yil°ŋi° 'young'
form: adjective

translation: The young man said:

χasawarᵊ lemma: xasawa 'man'
form: sg.nom

ma lemma: ma 'say'
form: 3sg.prs

ŋəmke lemma: ŋəmke 'what'
form: sg.nom

translation: “What tribe are you?”

lit. ʹwhat is your person(hood)ʹ, i.e. ʹwho are youʹ ?

ńenećantᵊ lemma: nʹenecʹ 'person, human'
form: sg.nom.poss-2sg

məńᵊ lemma: mənʹ 'I'
form: 1sg.nom

translation: (Younger Waya said:) “I am the younger Waya.”

ńuďa lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

Wajədᵊm lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom
alt.analysis: 1sg.prs

ŋǣɁ lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: conneg

ńīdəmᵊɁ lemma: nʹī 'not'
form: neg.1sg.prs
alt.analysis: foc

pidərᵊ lemma: pidər 'you'
form: 2sg.nom

translation: “And what tribe are you?”

Nikolaeva: ʹAnd who are you?ʹ

ŋańiɁ lemma: ŋanʹih 'more'
form: adverb

ŋəmke lemma: ŋəmke 'what'
form: sg.nom

ńenećantᵊ lemma: nʹenecʹ 'person, human'
form: sg.nom.poss-2sg

ťeχe lemma: tʹexe 'that'
form: sg.nom

translation: (Young man answered:) “My old tribe was probably Waya.”

paŋkᵊmʹi lemma: paŋk° 'tribe'
form: sg.nom.poss-1sg

Wajᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

ŋǣdakiᵊ lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3sg.prs.prob

19: ńumʹi lemma: nʹu 'name'
form: sg.nom.poss-1sg

translation: “My name is Lobeku.”

Lobeku lemma: Lobeku
form: noun

Wajᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

translation: (Younger Waya asked:) “If you are Waya, how did you end up in this camp, the Tungus camp?”

ŋǣbᵊɁnantᵊ lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: cond-emph.poss-2sg

χəćerᵊɁ lemma: xəcʹer°q 'how''how'
form: interrogative

jerʹemʹanᵊ lemma: yerʹemʹa 'happen (to come?)'
form: 2sg.prs

ťukuᵊ lemma: tʹuku 'this'
form: demonstrative

ŋīsinᵊɁ lemma: ŋeso 'camp'
form: sg.dat

śaɁ lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

padᵊwiᵊɁ lemma: pad° 'paint'
form: ptcp-pf.gen

ŋīsinᵊɁ lemma: ŋeso 'camp'
form: sg.dat

ŋawᵊnanta lemma: ŋaw°na 'past'
form: adv.poss-3sg

translation: (Lobeku said:) “Long ago I had two elder brothers, both Wayas.”

śiďa lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

Wajᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

ńeᵊkamʹi lemma: nʹe°ka 'elder brother'
form: sg.nom/acc.poss-1sg

təńaweśᵊ lemma: tənʹa 'exist'
form: 3sg.pst.infr

jiľebćəje lemma: yilʹebcʹə° 'wild reindeer'
form: pl.gen

translation: “They went to hunt for wild reindeer.”

ńamᵊna lemma: nʹamna 'about'
form: preposition
alt.analysis: adv.abl

χańewənćᵊ lemma: xanʹe 'hunt'
form: conv.purp

χəjaχənćᵊ lemma: 'go'
form: 3dl.pst

tədᵊ lemma: təd° 'then'
form: adverb

translation: “When they left, they never came back.”

χǣbᵊɁnanťiɁ lemma: 'go'
form: cond-emph.poss-3dl

pirᵊdərʹiɁ lemma: pir°də 'back'
form: adv.lim

ńiχənćᵊ lemma: nʹī 'not'
form: neg.3dl.pst

tuɁ lemma: to° 'come'
form: conneg

χəńaχᵊwana lemma: xənʹax°wana 'somewhere'
form: adverb

translation: “They must have died somewhere.”

jəŋkumeχᵊɁ lemma: yəŋku 'no'
form: neg.3dl.prs.infr

tədᵊ lemma: təd° 'then'
form: adverb

translation: “After that the Tungus chief came,”

ťikaχədᵊ lemma: tʹiki° 'this'
form: sg.abl

śaɁ lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

padᵊwiᵊ lemma: pad° 'paint'
form: ptcp-pf

jerwᵊ lemma: yerw° 'master'
form: sg.nom

tośᵊ lemma: to° 'come'
form: 3sg.pst

śidᵊńiɁ lemma: sʹid° 'we (2)'
form: 1dl.acc

translation: “(and) he took us in.”

χanaəśᵊ lemma: xana 'take'
form: 3sg.pst

ŋəďᵊbʹańi lemma: ŋədʹ°bʹa 'therefore'
form: adv.poss-1sg

translation: “That’s why I live in this camp with my mother now.”

ťedaɁ lemma: tʹedah 'now'
form: adverb

ńebʹańi lemma: nʹebʹa 'mother'
form: sg.gen.poss-1sg

ńaɁ lemma: nʹah 'to, with'
form: preposition

”grammaticalized non-local meaning ʹwithʹ” (N. 52)

ťukuᵊ lemma: tʹuku 'this'
form: demonstrative

ŋīsiχᵊna lemma: ŋeso 'camp'
form: sg.loc

jiľedᵊm lemma: yilʹe 'live'
form: 1sg.prs

ńuďa lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

translation: Younger Waya said:

Wajᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

maɁ lemma: ma 'say'
form: conneg

ńi­wᵊɁ lemma: nʹī 'not'
form: neg
alt.analysis: dub

ťedaχəwᵊɁ lemma: tʹedah 'now'
form: adv.aff

translation: “I have killed all the Tungus now.”

lit. ʹall our Tungusʹ ?

śaɁ lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

padᵊwiᵊńi lemma: pad° 'paint'
form: ptcp-pf.poss-1pl

20: malᵊɁ lemma: mal°h 'all'
form: adjective

χadejənəśᵊ lemma: xada 'kill, hunt'
form: 1sg.pst.obj-pl

pidərᵊ lemma: pidər°
form: 2sg.nom

translation: “You take down your tent,”

ŋańiɁ lemma: ŋanʹih 'more'
form: adverb

mʹalᵊ lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.nom.poss-2sg

χaɁwᵊradᵊ lemma: xaqw°ra° 'bundle'
form: 2sg.imp

jamtaχᵊwaɁ lemma: yamta 'move'
form: 1pl.hort

translation: “(and) let’s move on.”

puχućako lemma: puxucʹa 'old woman, wife'
form: sg.nom.dim

translation: The old woman ate some food or maybe not, but she took down the tent.

jedᵊmta lemma: yed° 'kettle'
form: sg.acc.poss-3sg

ŋəmtakiᵊ lemma: ŋəm 'eat'
form: 3sg.prs.prob

ńińakiᵊ lemma: nʹī 'not'
form: neg.3sg.prs.prob

tədᵊ lemma: təd° 'then'
form: adverb

mʹata lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.acc.poss-3sg

χaɁwᵊraᵊ lemma: xaqw°ra° 'bundle'
form: 3sg.prs

ńuďa lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

translation: Younger Waya ordered:

Wajᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

tabʹedaᵊda lemma: tabʹeda° 'order'
form: 3sg.prs.obj-sg

Lobeku lemma: Lobeku
form: noun

translation: “Lobeku, if you have good reindeer, only good reindeer should be harnessed in our caravan.”

lit. ʹour caravan should be harnessed by good reindeer onlyʹ ?

səwa lemma: səwa 'good'
form: adjective

tītᵊ lemma: ti 'reindeer'
form: pl.gen

tənᵊabᵊɁ lemma: tənʹa 'exist'
form: cond.poss-3sg

mʹūdᵊwaɁ lemma: mʹūd° 'caravan'
form: sg.nom.poss-1pl

səwarʹi lemma: səwa 'good'
form: adjective
alt.analysis: sg.nom.lim

teχᵊɁna lemma: ti 'reindeer'
form: pl.loc

poďermiᵊ lemma: podʹer 'harness'
form: ptcp-pf

ŋǣᵊja lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3sg.juss

tajᵊkuna lemma: tay°kuna 'there'
form: adv.loc

translation: “There are some good sledges over there.”

səwa lemma: səwa 'good'
form: adjective

χənᵊɁ lemma: xən° 'sledge'
form: pl.nom

təńaᵊɁ lemma: tənʹa 'exist'
form: 3pl.prs

ťikiᵊ lemma: tʹiki° 'this'
form: demonstrative

translation: “Choose a sledge for yourself from among those sledges.”

χənᵊχətᵊ lemma: xən° 'sledge'
form: pl.abl

χənᵊdərᵊ lemma: xən° 'sledge'
form: sg.nom.predest-2sg

sodaɁ lemma: soda° 'take along'
form: 2sg.imp

Lobeku lemma: Lobeku
form: noun

translation: Lobeku took ten sledges, ten Tungus sledges.

jūɁ lemma: yūq '10'
form: text numeral

χənᵊm lemma: xən° 'sledge'
form: sg.acc

sodaᵊ lemma: soda° 'take along'
form: 3sg.prs

jūɁ lemma: yūq '10'
form: text numeral

tuŋkosᵊɁ lemma: tuŋkos° 'Tungus'
form: sg.gen

χənᵊm lemma: xən° 'sledge'
form: sg.acc

tīda lemma: ti 'reindeer'
form: pl.acc.poss-3d

translation: He harnessed his reindeer.

poďerjəda lemma: podʹer 'harness'
form: 3sg.prs.obj-pl

21: ńuďa lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

translation: Younger Waya said:

Wajᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

ma lemma: ma 'say'
form: 3sg.prs

śaɁ lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

translation: “No matter how many reindeer the Tungus had, let them walk behind our caravan.”

padᵊwińi lemma: pad° 'paint'
form: ptcp-pf.gen.poss-1sg

tiɁ lemma: ti 'reindeer'
form: pl.nom

śaŋokᵊ lemma: sʹaŋok° 'how many'
form: interrogative

ŋǣsa lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3sg.inter

interrogative mood (N. 97)

təŋokᵊ lemma: təŋok° 'this many'
form: relative

mʹūdᵊnaɁ lemma: mʹūd° 'caravan'
form: sg.gen.poss-1pl

pūmna lemma: pūmna 'behind'
form: preposition
alt.analysis: adv.loc

tanawiᵊ lemma: tana 'walk'
form: ptcp-pf

ŋǣᵊjaɁ lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3pl.juss

śaɁ lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

translation: “The Tungus usually have many reindeer,”

padᵊwiᵊɁ lemma: pad° 'paint'
form: ptcp-pf.pl.gen

tīdoɁ lemma: ti 'reindeer'
form: pl.nom.poss-3pl

ŋoka lemma: ŋoka 'many'
form: adjective

ŋǣśᵊtiɁ lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3pl.hab

ťukuᵊ lemma: tʹuku 'this'
form: demonstrative

translation: “(but) all these reindeer were probably stolen.”

tiɁ lemma: ti 'reindeer'
form: pl.nom

malᵊɁ lemma: mal°h 'all'
form: adjective

taľewiᵊ lemma: talʹe 'steal'
form: ptcp-pf

ŋǣdakiᵊɁ lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3pl.prs.prob

ŋəďᵊbʹańi lemma: ŋədʹ°bʹa 'therefore'
form: adverb

translation: “That’s why I say that it would be best to take them all away.”

madᵊm lemma: ma 'say'
form: 1sg.prs

malᵊɁ lemma: mal°h 'all'
form: adjective

χanabᵊɁ lemma: xana 'take'
form: cond.poss-3sg

səwa lemma: səwa 'good'
form: adjective

tədᵊ lemma: təd° 'then'
form: adverb

translation: Then they moved on.

jamtejədᵊɁ lemma: yamta 'move'
form: 3pl.prs.refl

ńuďa lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

translation: Younger Waya reached (the place where) his murdered brother lay.

Wajᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

χadawiᵊ lemma: xada 'kill, hunt'
form: ptcp-pf

ńeᵊkaχənta lemma: nʹe°ka 'elder brother'
form: sg.dat.poss-3sg

tǣwiᵊɁ lemma: tǣwi° 'arrive'
form: 3sg.prs.refl

tīda lemma: ti 'reindeer'
form: pl.acc.poss-3sg

translation: He unharnessed his reindeer,

ŋǣdaᵊ lemma: ŋǣda° 'unharness'
form: 3sg.prs

χalmʹerᵊmta lemma: xalmʹer° 'corpse'
form: sg.acc.poss-3sg

translation: (and) he put the dead body on the sledge.

χənᵊɁ lemma: xən° 'sledge'
form: sg.gen

ńiɁ lemma: nʹih 'onto'
form: preposition
alt.analysis: adv.dat

peŋada lemma: peŋa 'put'
form: 3sg.prs.obj-sg

tədᵊ lemma: təd° 'then'
form: adverb

translation: After a while they reached older Waya’s camp.

ťikaχədᵊ lemma: tʹiki° 'this'
form: sg.abl

ŋəmkeɁ lemma: ŋəmke 'what'
form: sg.gen

jolćᵊŋkəna lemma: yolcʹ°ŋkəna 'during'
form: preposition
alt.analysis: adv.loc

ŋarka lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

WajᵊɁ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.gen

ŋīsinᵊɁ lemma: ŋeso 'camp'
form: sg.dat

tǣwiədᵊɁ lemma: tǣwi° 'arrive'
form: 3pl.prs.refl

22: χalmʹerəmtoɁ lemma: xalmʹer° 'corpse'
form: sg.acc.poss-3pl

translation: They put the dead body onto two skins.

śiďa lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

χobaɁ lemma: xoba 'skin'
form: sg.gen

ńiɁ lemma: nʹih 'onto'
form: preposition
alt.analysis: adv.dat

peŋadoɁ lemma: peŋa 'put'
form: 3pl.prs.obj-sg

LobekuɁ lemma: Lobeku
form: sg.gen

translation: Lobeku’s mother said:

ńebʹa lemma: nʹebʹa 'mother'
form: sg.nom

ma lemma: ma 'say'
form: 3sg.prs

ŋəmćida lemma: ŋəmcʹida 'flesh, muscles'
form: sg.nom

translation: “His muscles are still good.”

təmna lemma: təmna 'still'
form: adverb

səwaɁ lemma: səwa 'good'
form: sg.nom.poss-3sg

χədᵊrʹiɁ lemma: xəd°rʹih 'of course'
form: adv.dat.lim

translation: “I might try to revive him.”

jiľebťeᵊ lemma: yilʹe 'live'
form: conv.mod.caus

χortanakewᵊ lemma: xorta 'try'
form: 1sg.prs.prob.obj-sg

ťedaχəwᵊɁ lemma: tʹedah 'now'
form: adv.aff

translation: “Make a big fire now!”

ŋarka lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

tudᵊmdaɁ lemma: tu 'fire'
form: sg.acc.predest-2pl

pʹataᵊdaɁ lemma: pʹata 'ignite'
form: 2pl.imp

ŋarka lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

translation: They made a big fire.

tumtoɁ lemma: tu 'fire'
form: sg.acc.poss-3pl

pʹataᵊɁ lemma: pʹata 'ignite'
form: 3pl.prs

ťikawaχəna lemma: tʹiki° 'this'
form: sg.nom.aff

translation: Then Lobeku’s mother laid herself on the dead body,

LobekuɁ lemma: Lobeku
form: sg.gen

ńebʹa lemma: nʹebʹa 'mother'
form: sg.nom

χalmʹernta lemma: xalmʹer
form: sg.gen.poss-3sg

ńiɁ lemma: nʹih 'onto'
form: preposition
alt.analysis: adv.dat

pinťerjᵊɁ lemma: pintʹery° 'lay'
form: 3sg.prs.refl

tədᵊ lemma: təd° 'then'
form: cc

translation: and she kicked around its flanks.

χǣwᵊχeta lemma: xǣw°xe 'be aside'
form: sg.nom.poss-3sg

ptcp-ipf ?

ńamna lemma: nʹamna 'about'
form: preposition
alt.analysis: adv.abl

suχubtaᵊda lemma: suxubta° 'kick'
form: 3sg.prs.refl

χawiᵊ lemma: xa 'die'
form: ptcp-pf

translation: The dead man moved his arms and legs,

ńenećᵊɁ lemma: nʹenecʹ 'person, human'
form: sg.gen

ŋuďida lemma: ŋudʹi 'arm'
form: pl.acc.poss-3sg

ŋǣda lemma: ŋǣ (2) 'leg'
form: pl.acc.poss-3sg

məncabtejᵊda lemma: məncabte 'move'
form: 3sg.prs.obj-pl

sǣwᵊda lemma: sǣw° 'eye'
form: pl.acc.poss-3sg

translation: and he opened his eyes.

ńaŋkᵊrŋa lemma: nʹaŋk°rŋa 'open'
form: 3sg.prs

LobekuɁ lemma: Lobeku
form: sg.gen

translation: Lobeku’s mother said:

ńebʹa lemma: nʹebʹa 'mother'
form: sg.nom

ma lemma: ma 'say'
form: 3sg.prs

təmnarka lemma: təmna 'still'
form: adv.comp

translation: “It’s not over yet.”

comparative -rka: comparison, low intensity (N. 133)

23: ŋarka lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

translation: “Let him lie in the heat of the big fire.”

tuɁ lemma: tu 'fire'
form: sg.gen

jaďoχəna lemma: yadʹo 'heat'
form: sg.loc

jūśidaᵊja lemma: yūsʹida 'lie'
form: 3sg.juss

pūna lemma: pūna 'after'
form: adv.loc

translation: “Later he will sit up himself.”

χərᵊta lemma: xər° 'self'
form: refl.3sg

ŋamťoᵊ lemma: ŋamtʹi 'sit'
form: conv.mod

χaɁmᵊcuɁ lemma: xaqmor 'fall'
form: 3sg.nec.refl

ŋəmkeɁ lemma: ŋəmke 'what'
form: sg.gen

translation: After a while older Waya sat up.

jolćᵊŋkəna lemma: yolcʹ°ŋkəna 'during'
form: preposition
alt.analysis: adv.loc

ŋarka lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

Wajᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

ŋamťoᵊ lemma: ŋamtʹi 'sit'
form: conv.mod

χaɁmiᵊɁ lemma: xaqmor 'fall'
form: 3sg.prs.refl

jiľena lemma: yilʹe 'live'
form: ptcp-ipf

translation: He came back to life.

lit. ʹhe went in likeness of a living manʹ ?

ńenećᵊɁ lemma: nʹenecʹ 'person, human'
form: sg.gen

toɁlᵊχaŋeᵊ lemma: toql°xa 'like'
form: sg.nom.ess

χəja lemma: 'go'
form: 3sg.prs

LobekuɁ lemma: Lobeku
form: sg.gen

translation: Lobeku’s mother said:

ńebʹa lemma: nʹebʹa 'mother'
form: sg.nom

ma lemma: ma 'say'
form: 3sg.prs

ŋarka lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

translation: “I have brought older Waya back to life.”

Wajᵊmʹi lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.acc.poss-1sg

jiľebťeᵊwəśᵊ lemma: yilʹe 'live'
form: 1sg.prs.caus.obj-sg

ŋotaŋoɁ lemma: ŋotaŋoq 'anyway'
form: particle

translation: “But in any case I myself won’t live long.”

χərᵊɁnᵊ lemma: xər° 'self'
form: refl.1sg

ponᵊkuɁ lemma: pon°ku 'long'
form: adv.dat

jiľewəntadᵊm lemma: yilʹe 'live'
form: ptcp-fut.poss-1sg

wuńidᵊm lemma: nʹī 'not'
form: neg.1sg

ŋaɁ lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: conneg

χədᵊrʹiɁ lemma: xəd°rʹih 'of course'
form: adv.dat.lim

translation: “I will probably die.”

χawᵊntarᵊχadᵊm lemma: xa 'die'
form: 1sg.fut.aprx

χabᵊɁnańi lemma: xa 'die'
form: cond-emph.poss-1sg

translation: “When I die, that tent over there will be used as my death bed.”

lit. ʹin case of my dying, I may use ...ʹ

tajᵊkujᵊ lemma: tay°kuy° 'that'
form: demonstrative

mʹaɁmʹi lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.acc.poss-1sg

mʹarontəńi lemma: mʹaron 'dying tent'
form: sg.gen.predest-1sg

mebcakewᵊ lemma: me 'use, take'
form: 1sg.pot.obj-sg

potential mood: 1st person expresses a promise for event in a remote time, a mere possibility (N. 92)

24: məńᵊ lemma: mənʹ 'I'
form: 1sg.nom

translation: “After I die, kill a reindeer calf by the door of my tent,”

χaɁmaχədᵊńi lemma: xa 'die'
form: an-pf.abl.poss-1sg

mʹaɁńi lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.gen.poss-1sg

ńoχᵊna lemma: nʹo 'door'
form: sg.loc

ŋob lemma: ŋob '1'
form: text numeral

suᵊɁľakom lemma: su°qlʹa 'calf'
form: sg.acc.dim

χadajidaɁ lemma: xada 'kill, hunt'
form: 2pl.subj

śīᵊɁ lemma: sʹīŋ 'side against an entrance'
form: sg.gen

translation: “(and) kill a reindeer bull at the side on entrance.”

ńana lemma: nʹa 'at'
form: preposition
alt.analysis: adv.loc

ŋob lemma: ŋob '1'
form: text numeral

χoram lemma: xora 'bull'
form: sg.acc

χadajidaɁ lemma: xada 'kill, hunt'
form: 2pl.subj

ťikanta lemma: tʹiki° 'this'
form: sg.gen.poss-3sg

translation: “That will be enough.”

maśᵊ lemma: masʹ° 'enough'
form: adverb

ŋǣŋku lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3sg.fut

məńᵊ lemma: mənʹ 'I'
form: 1sg.nom

translation: “I will become a spirit protector for women.”

lit. ʹI will go further as a spirit-grannyʹ ?

ŋańiɁ lemma: ŋanʹih 'more'
form: adverb

jamʹīńa lemma: yamʹīnʹa 'female spirit'
form: sg.nom

puχućaŋeᵊ lemma: puxucʹa 'old woman, wife'
form: sg.nom.ess

χanᵊtəədᵊm lemma: 'go'
form: 1sg.fut

ťi lemma: tʹi 'this, thus'
form: demonstrative

translation: That’s what they did.

tərʹem lemma: tərʹem 'so'
form: particle

śertaᵊdoɁ lemma: sʹerta 'do'
form: 3pl.prs.obj-sg

tərʹem lemma: tərʹem 'so'
form: particle

translation: After that, older Waya said:

śertamaχᵊdəntoɁ lemma: sʹerta 'do'
form: an-pf.abl.poss-3pl

ŋarka lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

Wajᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

ma lemma: ma 'say'
form: 3sg.prs

χədᵊrʹiɁ lemma: xəd°rʹih 'of course'
form: adv.dat.lim

translation: “We’ll definitely move on.”

jamtaŋkunaɁ lemma: yamta 'move'
form: 1pl.fut.refl

ťedaχəwᵊɁ lemma: tʹedah 'now'
form: adv.aff

translation: “We have many reindeer now,”

tīnaɁ lemma: ti 'reindeer'
form: pl.nom.poss-1pl

ŋoka­ńuɁ lemma: ŋoka 'many'
form: adjective
alt.analysis: excl

ńesejᵊ lemma: nʹesey° 'new'
form: adjective

translation: “it would be best to move on.”

janᵊɁ lemma: ya 'place'
form: sg.dat

jamtabᵊɁ lemma: yamta 'move'
form: cond

səwa lemma: səwa 'good'
form: adjective

tədᵊ lemma: təd° 'then'
form: adverb

translation: So they moved on.

jamtejədᵊɁ lemma: yamteyə 'move on'
form: 3pl.prs.refl

ŋarka lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

translation: They put up their tents in the middle of a big plain.

ləbtaɁ lemma: ləbta 'plain'
form: sg.gen

jerńa lemma: yer 'middle'
form: sg.loc

mʹatoɁ lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.acc.poss-3pl

mʹarəᵊɁ lemma: mʹarə° 'build'
form: 3pl.prs

25: śiďa lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

translation: Both Wayas were hunting again, Lobeku too.

lit. ʹхождаахѫ ловитъʹ

Wajᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

ŋańiɁ lemma: ŋanʹih 'more'
form: adverb

χańewənćᵊ lemma: xanʹe 'hunt'
form: conv.purp

χǣśᵊtiχᵊɁ lemma: 'go'
form: 3dl.hab

Lobeku lemma: Lobeku
form: noun

ŋobtərʹem lemma: ŋobtərʹem 'so, too'
form: adverb

joᵊrpətoɁ lemma: yo°r 'fish'
form: cond.poss-3pl

translation: They went fishing as well.

lit. ʹif they would fish, there were fishingʹ ?

joᵊrćətiᵊɁ lemma: yo°r 'fish'
form: 3pl.hab

WǣɁnujᵊ lemma: wǣqnuy° 'spring'
form: sg.nom

translation: Spring came.

”Some weather-related expressions are formally transitive” (N. 229)

nuwoda lemma: num 'sky'
form: pl.acc.poss-3sg

pʹajᵊda lemma: pʹa 'begin'
form: 3sg.prs.obj-sg

ŋəwoɁ lemma: ŋəwoq 'once'
form: adverb

translation: One day, Lobeku said to the two Wayas:

pʹirᵊkəɁna lemma: pʹir° 'likeness'
form: pl.loc

Lobeku lemma: Lobeku
form: noun

χasawa lemma: xasawa 'man'
form: sg.nom

śiďa lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

Wajᵊχəjuta lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: dl.gen.poss-3sg

ńaɁ lemma: nʹah 'to, with'
form: preposition
alt.analysis: adv.dat

ma lemma: ma 'say'
form: 3sg.prs

judemʹi lemma: yude 'dream'
form: sg.nom.poss-1sg

translation: “I had a dream.”

lit. ʹa dream of mine existsʹ

təńaᵊ lemma: tənʹa 'exist'
form: 3sg.prs

juderpəɁnańi lemma: yude 'dream'
form: cond-emph.poss-1sg

translation: “In my dream a traveller came here from the place where that Tungus was killed,”

śenejᵊ lemma: sʹenʹey° 'before, old'
form: adverb

Cyr. writing is the same for sʹeney° and sʹenʹey° used above.

śaɁ lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

padᵊwiᵊm lemma: pad° 'paint'
form: ptcp-pf.acc

χadaɁmaχədᵊ lemma: xada 'kill, hunt'
form: an-pf.abl

təɁľᵊńaɁ lemma: təqlʹ°nʹah 'to here'
form: adv.dat

ŋǣdaľoda lemma: ŋǣdal 'travel'
form: ptcp-ipf

mʹiŋa lemma: mʹim 'walk'
form: 3sg.prs

mʹintarᵊχa lemma: mʹim 'walk'
form: 3sg.prs.aprx-ipf

”present and past [approximative] exist in perfective and imperfective forms” (N. 101)

śenejᵊ lemma: sʹenʹey° 'before, old'
form: adverb

translation: “It seems that that murdered Tungus chief is alive,”

χadawiᵊ lemma: xada 'kill, hunt'
form: ptcp-pf

śaɁ lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

padᵊwiᵊ lemma: pad° 'paint'
form: ptcp-pf

jerwᵊ lemma: yerw° 'master'
form: sg.nom

jiľenarᵊχa lemma: yilʹe 'live'
form: 3sg.prs.aprx-ipf

təɁľᵊńaɁ lemma: təqlʹ°nʹah 'to here'
form: adv.dat

translation: “and he is coming here.”

mʹintarᵊχa lemma: mʹim 'walk'
form: 3sg.prs.aprx-ipf

tonarᵊχa lemma: to° 'come'
form: 3sg.prs.aprx-ipf

ńirᵊχawiᵊ lemma: nʹī 'not'
form: neg.3sg.prs.rep

translation: “It seems he didn’t die.”

reportative -rəxawi: unwitnessed event known from hearsay, speaker less certain than in inferential (N. 96)

χaɁ lemma: xa 'die'
form: conneg

26: śanᵊrʹi lemma: sʹan° 'some''some'
form: adjective
alt.analysis: sg.nom.lim

translation: A few days passed.

jaľa lemma: yalʹa 'day'
form: sg.nom

χǣnakiᵊ lemma: 'go'
form: 3sg.prs.prob

ŋəmkeɁ lemma: ŋəmke 'what'
form: sg.gen

translation: After a while a traveller did indeed appear.

jolćᵊŋkəna lemma: yolcʹ°ŋkəna 'during'
form: preposition
alt.analysis: adv.loc

ťi lemma: tʹi 'this, thus'
form: adverb

ŋǣɁ lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: conneg

ńī­wᵊɁ lemma: nʹī 'not'
form: neg
alt.analysis: dub

ŋob lemma: ŋob '1'
form: text numeral

ŋǣdaľoda lemma: ŋǣdal 'travel'
form: ptcp-ipf

ńeneśarʹi lemma: nʹenesʹa 'truth'
form: sg.nom.lim

ŋoɁ lemma: ŋoq 'too'
form: adverb

ŋəďimʹa lemma: ŋədʹi 'be visible'
form: 3sg.prs.inch

śīɁwᵊ lemma: sʹīqw° 'seven'
form: text numeral

translation: He came riding seven reindeer does.

χabtᵊrkam lemma: xabt°rka 'reindeer doe'
form: sg.acc

meɁŋa lemma: me 'use, take'
form: 3sg.prs

ŋarka lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

translation: Older Waya said to Lobeku:

Wajᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

Lobeku lemma: Lobeku
form: noun

χasawanᵊɁ lemma: xasawa 'man'
form: sg.dat

ma lemma: ma 'say'
form: 3sg.prs

judena lemma: yude 'dream'
form: sg.loc

translation: “Is this the one you dreamt about?”

məneɁmerᵊ lemma: məneq 'see'
form: ptcp-pf.poss-2sg

ťi lemma: tʹi 'this, thus'
form: demonstrative

ŋaᵊɁ lemma: ŋa°q 'yes'
form: particle

translation: (Lobeku said:) “Yes, it seems to be him.”

ťikarᵊ lemma: tʹiki° 'this'
form: demonstrative
alt.analysis: sg.nom.poss-2sg

ŋǣdarᵊχa­ńuɁ lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3sg.prs.aprx-ipf
alt.analysis: excl

śijekᵊmʹi lemma: sʹiyek° 'lie'
form: sg.nom.poss-1sg

translation: “I don’t lie.”

jəŋku lemma: yəŋku 'no'
form: neg

lemma: tə (2) 'then'
form: adverb

translation: (Older Waya said:) “Then let him come!”

ŋǣᵊja lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3sg.juss

ŋǣᵊja lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3sg.juss

toja­wa lemma: to° 'come'
form: 3sg.juss
alt.analysis: asrt

ńeneśa lemma: nʹenesʹa 'truth'
form: sg.nom

translation: The Tungus chief was indeed coming,

ŋoɁ lemma: ŋoq 'too'
form: adverb

śaɁ lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

padᵊwiᵊ lemma: pad° 'paint'
form: ptcp-pf

jerwᵊ lemma: yerw° 'master'
form: sg.nom

mʹiŋa lemma: mʹiŋa 'move'
form: 3sg.prs

śīɁwᵊ lemma: sʹīqw° 'seven'
form: text numeral

translation: he travelled using seven reindeer does.

χabtᵊrkam lemma: xabt°rka 'reindeer doe'
form: sg.acc

mećᵊ lemma: me 'use, take'
form: conv.mod

ŋǣdaliᵊ lemma: ŋǣdaley° 'start travel'
form: 3sg.prs

məľeᵊ lemma: məlʹe° 'already'
form: adverb

translation: He was already close by.

təɁľᵊńaɁ lemma: təqlʹ°nʹah 'to here'
form: adv.dat

toᵊ lemma: to° 'come'
form: 3sg.prs

ńero lemma: nʹero 'willow bush'
form: sg.nom

translation: He was about to cross the river with bushes,

jəχam lemma: yəxa 'river'
form: sg.acc

mədaŋkudaśᵊ lemma: məda 'cut'
form: 3sg.fut-pst.obj-sg

śīɁwᵊ lemma: sʹīqw° 'seven'
form: text numeral

translation: (but) his seven reindeer does suddenly jerked.

“This can perhaps be literally interpreted as ‘to (suddenly) pull on the harness’ even though the referent ‘harness’ does not need to have been mentioned previously.” (N. 230)

χabtᵊrkada lemma: xabt°rka 'reindeer doe'
form: sg.nom.poss-3sg

lerᵊkəbtᵊɁ lemma: ler°kəbt°h 'suddenly'
form: adverb

wərćadᵊťeᵊdoɁ lemma: wərcʹad°tʹe° 'pull'
form: 3pl.prs.obj-sg

pida lemma: pida 'he'
form: m.3sg.nom

translation: He fell from the sledge and sank into the water.

ŋańiɁ lemma: ŋanʹih 'more'
form: adverb

χənᵊχədᵊ lemma: xən° 'sledge'
form: sg.abl

ľaśoᵊ lemma: lʹasi° 'lie'
form: conv.mod

χaɁmiᵊɁ lemma: xaqmor 'fall'
form: 3sg.prs.refl

jitᵊɁ lemma: yi 'water'
form: sg.dat

sejəᵊ lemma: seyə° 'sink'
form: 3sg.prs

śanᵊ lemma: sʹan° 'some''some'
form: adjective

translation: He couldn’t be seen any longer.

lit. ʹindeed, anything (of him) was not visibleʹ ?

ńī lemma: nʹī 'not'
form: neg

ŋəďi­wᵊɁ lemma: ŋədʹi 'be visible'
form: 3sg.prs
alt.analysis: dub

jitᵊɁ lemma: yi 'water'
form: sg.dat

translation: He probably drowned.

sejənakiᵊ lemma: seyə° 'sink'
form: 3sg.prs.prob

ťi lemma: tʹi 'this, thus'
form: demonstrative

translation: When this happened, Lobeku grabbed his lasso,

tərća lemma: tərcʹa 'such'
form: adjective

śerᵊɁ lemma: sʹer° 'thing'
form: sg.gen

ŋǣśᵊ lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: conv.mod

Lobeku lemma: Lobeku
form: noun

χasawa lemma: xasawa 'man'
form: sg.nom

tīnćamta lemma: tīncʹa 'lasso'
form: sg.acc.poss-3sg

ńəɁməᵊda lemma: nʹəqm° 'grab'
form: 3sg.prs.obj-sg

tǣmkᵊm lemma: tǣmk° 'good reindeer'
form: sg.acc

translation: (and) he caught the (Tungus chief’s) best reindeer, while the does were climbing up to the riverbank.

jarkəᵊda lemma: yarkə° 'catch'
form: 3sg.prs.obj-sg

χabtᵊrkita lemma: xabt°rka 'reindeer doe'
form: pl.gen.poss-3sg

jəχaɁ lemma: yəxa 'river'
form: sg.gen

waruwəna lemma: war° 'bank'
form: sg.prol

tənᵊdananᵊɁ lemma: tən°da 'climb'
form: ptcp-ipf.dat

tədᵊ lemma: təd° 'then'
form: adverb

translation: Then he unharnessed his reindeer.

tīda lemma: ti 'reindeer'
form: pl.acc.poss-3sg

ŋǣdejᵊda lemma: ŋǣda° 'unharness'
form: 3sg.prs.obj-pl

27: ŋarka lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

translation: Older Waya said:

Wajᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

maɁ lemma: ma 'say'
form: conneg

ńi­wᵊɁ lemma: nʹī 'not'
form: neg
alt.analysis: dub

tərʹem lemma: tərʹem 'so'
form: particle

translation: “Let it be so.”

ŋǣᵊja lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3sg.juss

śīɁwᵊ lemma: sʹīqw° 'seven'
form: text numeral

translation: “We will harness his seven reindeer does.”

χabtᵊrkamta lemma: xabt°rka 'reindeer doe'
form: sg.acc.poss-3sg

məńaɁ lemma: mənʹaq 'we'
form: 1sg.nom

metᵊnakewaɁ lemma: me 'use, take'
form: 1pl.fut.prob

ťedaχəwaɁ lemma: tʹedah 'now'
form: adv.aff

translation: “Now that the Tungus chief has drowned in the river, he will surely die,”

śaɁ lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

padᵊwiᵊ lemma: pad° 'paint'
form: ptcp-pf

jerwᵊ lemma: yerw° 'master'
form: sg.nom

jitᵊɁ lemma: yi 'water'
form: sg.dat

sejəɁmaχədᵊ lemma: seyə° 'sink'
form: an-pf.abl

pʹiľiɁ lemma: pʹilʹiq 'always'
form: adverb

χaŋku lemma: xa 'die'
form: 3sg.fut

śanᵊ lemma: sʹan° 'some''some'
form: adjective

translation: “(and) he won’t come back.”

ńī lemma: nʹī 'not'
form: neg

tūtᵊɁ lemma: to° 'come'
form: conneg.fut

χurkaśiɁ lemma: xurka 'which, what kind of'
form: sg.nom.car

translation: “We will probably live without any troubles.”

χəraśiɁ lemma: xəra
form: sg.nom.car

jiľeŋkodakewaɁ lemma: yilʹe 'live'
form: 1pl.fut.prob

ťi lemma: tʹi 'this, thus'
form: demonstrative

translation: This is the end of my tale.

ləχᵊnakońi lemma: ləx°nako 'tale'
form: sg.gen.poss-1sg

lemma: tə (2) 'then'
form: adverb

walakəda lemma: walakə 'end'
form: sg.nom.poss-3sg

śiďa lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

translation: The two Wayas started living with Lobeku in the same camp.

Wajᵊ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

Lobeku lemma: Lobeku
form: noun

χasawa lemma: xasawa 'man'
form: sg.nom

ŋob lemma: ŋob '1'
form: text numeral

ŋīsiχəna lemma: ŋeso 'camp'
form: sg.loc

jiľeᵊ lemma: yilʹe 'live'
form: conv.mod

pʹaᵊdoɁ lemma: pʹa 'begin'
form: 3pl.obj-pl

Lobeku lemma: Lobeku
form: noun

translation: Lobeku married older Waya’s daughter.

lit. ʹtook for a wifeʹ

χasawa lemma: xasawa 'man'
form: sg.nom

ŋarka lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

WajᵊɁ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.gen

ńe lemma: nʹe 'woman'
form: nmod

ńūm lemma: nʹū 'child'
form: sg.acc

ńedᵊnta lemma: nʹe 'woman'
form: sg.gen.dim.predest-3sg

meᵊda lemma: me 'use, take'
form: 3sg.prs.obj-sg

səwawᵊna lemma: səwa 'good'
form: adjective
alt.analysis: sg.prol

translation: He started to live well

jiľeljᵊɁ lemma: yilʹe 'live'
form: 3sg.prs.inch.refl

śiďa lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

translation: And the two Wayas kept hunting wild reindeer,

WajᵊɁ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.gen

ŋańiɁ lemma: ŋanʹih 'more'
form: adverb

jiľebćəɁ lemma: yilʹebcʹə
form: sg.gen

ńamna lemma: nʹamna 'about'
form: preposition
alt.analysis: adv.abl

χańeśətiχᵊɁ lemma: xanʹe 'hunt'
form: 3dl.hab

χaľam lemma: xalʹa 'fish'
form: sg.acc

translation: and (they kept) catching fish.

χadabəśᵊtiχᵊɁ lemma: xadabə 'catch'
form: 3dl.hab

Ləχᵊnakońi lemma: ləx°nako 'tale'
form: sg.gen.poss-1sg

translation: That’s the end of my tale.

lit. ʹsuch (is) the likeness of my taleʹ

pʹirᵊda lemma: pʹir° 'likeness'
form: sg.nom.poss-3sg