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

translation: Long ago there lived two Wayas.

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

сидя lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

Вай lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

танявэхэ’. 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

Сидя lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

translation: The two Wayas lived on the river bank.

Вай lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

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

яха’ lemma: yəxa 'river'
form: sg.gen

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

илевэхэ’. lemma: yilʹe 'live'
form: 3dl.prs.infr

Ича 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.

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

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

ямд’ lemma: yam 'sea'
form: sg.dat

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

ха”морта lemma: xaqmor 'fall'
form: ptcp-ipf

яха’ lemma: yəxa 'river'
form: sg.gen

лата lemma: lata 'broad'
form: adjective

юр” lemma: yur '100'
form: text numeral

чибя, lemma: tʹībʹa 'foot'
form: sg.nom

тарча lemma: tərcʹa 'such'
form: relative

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

яха’ lemma: yəxa 'river'
form: sg.gen

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

илевэхэ’, lemma: yilʹe 'live'
form: 3dl.prs.infr

яха’ lemma: yəxa 'river'
form: sg.gen

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

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

translation: Their river split into two channels.

сидя lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

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

хэвы, lemma: xǣ 'go'
form: 3sg.prs.infr

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

translation: Their tent stood on the cape of the split

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

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

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

Чики lemma: tʹiki° 'this'
form: demonstrative

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

сидя lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

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

нгока lemma: ŋoka 'many'
form: adjective

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

юнггу”, lemma: yəŋku 'no'
form: neg.poss-3pl

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

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

няхар” lemma: nʹax°r '3'
form: text numeral

юр”. lemma: yur '100'
form: text numeral

Няхар” lemma: nʹax°r '3'
form: text numeral

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

юр” lemma: yur '100'
form: text numeral

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

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

essive -ŋe° (N. 39)

нгарка lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

Вай’ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.gen

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

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

таня. lemma: tənʹa°
form: pos

Нгарка lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

translation: The older Waya was married,

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

несавей, lemma: nʹe 'woman'
form: sg.nom.propr

proprietive -sawey° (N. 32)

нюдя lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

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

Ваянт lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.gen

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

тамна lemma: təmna 'still'
form: adverb

юнггу. lemma: yəŋku 'no'
form: neg

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

translation: He lived in his brother’s tent.

мякана lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.loc

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

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

translation: Once, the older Waya said:

нгэбту’ 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).

нго” lemma: ŋoq 'too'
form: adverb

нгарка lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

Ваяр 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

нив” lemma: nʹī 'not'
form: neg
alt.analysis: dub

dubitative =m°h ʹindeedʹ (N. 121)

ман”: lemma: ma 'say'
form: conneg

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

Нюдя lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

translation: ʺLittle Waya, autumn has arrived.ʺ

Вае”, lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom.foc

focus =(ŋo)w°/=ey° (N. 118)

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

??

чедав’ lemma: tʹedah 'now'
form: adv.aff

affirmative -xəwa (N. 129)

нгэрёйма. lemma: ŋerʹo 'autumn'
form: an-pf

annotated autumn.V by Nikolaeva

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

translation: ʺWe have 300 reindeer.ʺ

няхар” lemma: nʹax°r '3'
form: text numeral

юр”. lemma: yur '100'
form: text numeral

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

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

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

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

хэхэва”. lemma: xǣ 'go'
form: 1pl.hort

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

translation: ʺWe will travel on reindeer.ʺ

хантани’. lemma: xǣ 'go'
form: 1dl.fut

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

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

мякана lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.loc

хаёя” lemma: xay 'remain'
form: 3pl.juss

мядм’ lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.acc

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

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

Нюдя lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

translation: The little Waya said:

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

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

Cyr. form differs, as given by Nikolaeva

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

translation: ʺOk.ʺ

assertive =ma/=wa (N. 120)

Тарем’ lemma: tərʹem 'so'
form: particle

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

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

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

вэва? lemma: wǣwa 'bad'
form: adjective

Хуняна lemma: xūnʹana 'tomorrow'
form: adverb

translation: The next morning they got up and ate.

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

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

Там lemma: tə (2) 'then'
form: sg.gen

translation: Then they made a small summer tent.

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

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

серта”. lemma: sʹerta 'do'
form: 3pl.prs

Нгамгэри’ 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)

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

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

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

syntax: ??

нго”, lemma: ŋoq 'too'
form: adverb

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

нгарка lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

мя” lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.nom

нгэвна, 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

юд lemma: yūq '10'
form: text numeral

мян lemma: mʹan° 'about'
form: adverb

хан lemma: xən° 'sledge'
form: sg.nom

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

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

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

translation: Some of them were loaded,

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

нгэдякы”, lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3pl.prs.prob-ipf

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

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

translation: and some were empty.

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

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

Нгарка lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

translation: Older Waya’s wife took ten sledges.

Вай’ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.gen

не lemma: nʹe 'woman'
form: sg.nom

ю” lemma: yūq '10'
form: text numeral

ханм’ lemma: xən° 'sledge'
form: sg.acc

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

Хуняна lemma: xūnʹana 'tomorrow'
form: adverb

translation: The next day they left.

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

Нгэрё’ 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. (?)

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

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

ирыхана, lemma: yiri° 'month'
form: sg.loc

ямдаванту’ 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)

нгарка lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

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

ирым’ lemma: yiri° 'month'
form: sg.acc

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

мэнга”. 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).

Нгарка 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

пэвдя’ lemma: pǣw°dʹa 'darkness'
form: sg.gen

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

хача lemma: xəcʹah 'a bit'
form: adverb

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

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

Чедав’ lemma: tʹedah 'now'
form: adv.aff

translation: There were many wild reindeer at that time.

ильча” lemma: yilʹebcʹə° 'wild reindeer'
form: pl.nom

нгоканю”. lemma: ŋoka 'many'
form: adjective
alt.analysis: excl

exclamative!

Нгарка lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

translation: The older Waya said:

Вай lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

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

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

translation: ”Let’s camp here!”

directional adverb (N. 50)

нгэсохава”! lemma: ŋeso 'camp'
form: 1pl.hort

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

translation: They set up a tent there.

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

та’ lemma: tə 'summer'
form: adv.gen

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

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

translation: They had about 60 reindeer.

мат” lemma: mət°q '6'
form: text numeral

ю” lemma: yūq '10'
form: text numeral

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

Нюдя lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

translation: The younger Waya saw:

Вай lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

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

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

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

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

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

яха lemma: yəxa 'river'
form: sg.nom

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

Тяха lemma: tʹax° 'back'
form: adverb

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

нянгы lemma: nʹa 'at'
form: adjective

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

илебча” lemma: yilʹebcʹə° 'wild reindeer'
form: pl.nom

нгади”. lemma: ŋədʹi 'be visible'
form: 3pl.prs

Нгарка lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

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

Вай lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

мякад lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.abl

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

ма: lemma: ma 'say'
form: 3sg.prs

Ебтов”, lemma: yebtow° 'darling'
form: sg.nom.foc

translation: ”Dear, what can you see?”

нгамгэм’ lemma: ŋəmke 'what'
form: sg.acc

маненганэй”? lemma: məneq 'see'
form: 2sg.prs.foc

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

translation: ”It seems there is prey there.”

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

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

Чикы 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

яхана lemma: ya 'place'
form: sg.loc

тад lemma: təd° 'then'
form: adverb

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

сямян lemma: sʹamʹan° 'most'
form: adverb

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

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

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

Нгарка lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

translation: The older Waya said:

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

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

Чебта’ lemma: tʹebta 'tomorrow'
form: adv.gen

translation: ”We could leave tomorrow,”

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

нгоб” lemma: ŋob '1'
form: text numeral

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

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

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

юнггу. lemma: yəŋku 'no'
form: neg

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

translation: The younger Waya said:

Вай lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

ма: lemma: ma 'say'
form: 3sg.prs

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

translation: ”Leave it empty.”

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

Тад lemma: təd° 'then'
form: adverb

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

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

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

маси” lemma: məsʹiq 'maybe'
form: particle

нгоб’- lemma: ŋob '1'
form: text numeral

сидя lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

ильчaм’ lemma: yilʹebcʹə° 'wild reindeer'
form: sg.acc

тамна lemma: təmna 'still'
form: adverb

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

Юнггов”, lemma: yəŋku 'no'
form: neg
alt.analysis: dub

translation: ”No!”

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

translation: ”My big sledge is empty,”

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

юнггуню”. lemma: yəŋku 'no'
form: neg
alt.analysis: excl

Тарем’ lemma: tərʹem 'so'
form: particle

translation: ”that’s very bad.”

вева. lemma: wǣwa 'bad'
form: adjective

Нгарка lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

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

Вай lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

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

парисем’ lemma: pərʹisʹeq° 'very black'
form: sg.acc

подернга, lemma: podʹer 'harness'
form: 3sg.prs

augmentative -ŋa ? (N. 139)

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

translation: (and) he took off.

Нюдя lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

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

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

мякана lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.loc

хаи, lemma: xay 'remain'
form: 3sg.prs

ханода 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)

хуняна lemma: xūnʹana 'tomorrow'
form: adverb

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

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

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

translation: (and he) prepared the harnesses.

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

Яла’ lemma: yalʹa 'day'
form: sg.gen

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

ямбан’ lemma: yampə 'long'
form: sg.dat

нгарка lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

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

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

юнггу. lemma: yəŋku 'no'
form: neg

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

translation: Evening came but still no older Waya.

??

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

пэвсюмя, lemma: pǣw°sʹumʹa 'evening'
form: sg.nom

нгарка lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

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

юнггу. lemma: yəŋku 'no'
form: neg

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

translation: What on earth happened to him?

хадкей”? lemma: xəd°ke 'happen'
form: 3sg.prs
alt.analysis: foc

Нгани’ lemma: ŋanʹi 'other'
form: adjective

translation: Another day came,

яля lemma: yalʹa 'day'
form: sg.nom

тo, lemma: to° 'come'
form: 3sg.prs

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

translation: its sky got bright,

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

Нгарка lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

translation: but still - no older Waya.

Вaй lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

тамна lemma: təmna 'still'
form: adverb

юнггу. lemma: yəŋku 'no'
form: neg

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

translation: His wife said:

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

Нгарей”, lemma: ŋarʹey°q 'hey!'
form: interjection

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

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

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

ни lemma: nʹī 'not'
form: negation particle

харва”, lemma: xərwa 'want'
form: conneg

маси” lemma: məsʹiq 'maybe'
form: particle

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

нгока lemma: ŋoka 'many'
form: adjective

илебчам’ lemma: yilʹebcʹə° 'wild reindeer'
form: sg.acc

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

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

translation: ”(or) got lost?”

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

translation: ”You go,”

хань”, lemma: xanʹ° 'go'
form: 2sg.imp

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

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

Нюдя lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

translation: The younger Waya said:

Вай lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

ма: lemma: ma 'say'
form: 3sg.prs

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

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

хэб”нани lemma: xǣ 'go'
form: cond-emph.poss-1sg

нгод” lemma: ŋod°q 'too'
form: adverb

чедав’ lemma: tʹedah 'now'
form: adv.aff

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

хавра”! lemma: xaqw°ra° 'bundle'
form: 2sg.imp

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

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

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

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

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

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

неда’ lemma: nʹeda 'old road'
form: sg.gen

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

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

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

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

ямдад”. lemma: yamta 'move'
form: 2sg.imp.refl

Мань lemma: mənʹ 'I'
form: 1sg.nom

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

нгани lemma: ŋanʹih 'more'
form: adverb

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

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

хантадм’. lemma: xanʹ° 'go'
form: 1sg.fut

Нюдя lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

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

Вай lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

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

мюдм’ lemma: mʹūd° 'caravan'
form: sg.acc

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

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

translation: She took down the tent,

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

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

translation: and prepared the sledges.

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

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

translation: His sister-in-law went back.

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

ямдэй”. lemma: yamta 'move'
form: 3sg.prs.refl

Нгани 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.

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

си” lemma: sʹi 'harnessed reindeer'
form: pl.nom

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

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

нгэдакы”, lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3pl.prs.prob-ipf

сидя lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

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

пай. lemma: pay° 'crooked'
form: adjective

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

translation: He harnessed (the two of) them.

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

Нгамдюрта 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.

нгыл’, lemma: ŋil°h 'to under'
form: preposition
alt.analysis: adv.dat

хан’ lemma: xən° 'sledge'
form: sg.gen

вэ+ lemma: wǣ 'right'
form: adjective

ня’ lemma: nʹa 'at'
form: adjective

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

сидя lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

еся lemma: yesʹa 'iron'
form: adjective

нгын lemma: ŋin° 'bow'
form: sg.nom

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

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

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

lit. ʹthrough his brotherʹs goingʹ

Вай lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

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

хэ”мя’ lemma: xǣ 'go'
form: an-pf.gen

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

хая. lemma: xǣ 'go'
form: 3sg.prs

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

translation: His tracks could be seen very well.

lit. ʹhis travellingʹ

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

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

Хуркари 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)

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

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

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

тамна lemma: təmna 'still'
form: adverb

нерня’ lemma: nʹer°nʹah 'forth'
form: adv.dat

хэсьтавы. lemma: xǣ 'go'
form: 3sg.prs.hab.infr

Нгамгэ’ lemma: ŋəmke 'what'
form: sg.gen

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

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

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

нгоб” lemma: ŋob '1'
form: text numeral

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

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

Нюдя lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

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

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

тяха lemma: tʹax° 'back'
form: adverb

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

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

Ов, lemma: ow° 'oh'
form: interjection

translation: “Oh, what’s that?”

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

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

Тад lemma: təd° 'then'
form: adverb

translation: Then he saw:

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

нгарка lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

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

Вай lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

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

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

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

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

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

translation: His head was pierced by an arrow.

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

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

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

translation: The younger Waya thought:

Вай lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

ихинянта lemma: yī 'mind'
form: sg.loc.poss-3sg

ма: lemma: ma 'say'
form: 3sg.prs

“Ов, lemma: ow° 'oh'
form: interjection

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

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

мале lemma: məlʹe° 'already'
form: adverb

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

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

Хумбачи” lemma: xumpa°ncʹih 'in vain'
form: adverb

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

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

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

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

тамна lemma: təmna 'still'
form: adverb

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

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

илебчам’ lemma: yilʹebcʹə° 'wild reindeer'
form: sg.acc

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

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

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

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

lit. ʹonly his dyingʹ

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

Нюдя lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

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

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

нерня’ lemma: nʹer°nʹah 'forth'
form: adverb

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

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

яхаку’ lemma: yəxa 'river'
form: sg.gen.dim

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

Яхаку’ lemma: yəxa 'river'
form: sg.gen.dim

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

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

сидя lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

сидя lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

сяд lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

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

ядермэхэ’. lemma: yadʹer 'walk'
form: 3dl.prs.infr

11: Екар”, lemma: yekar°q 'it is unknown'
form: particle

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

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

cf. N. 265

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

нгэб”нанчи’, lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: cond-emph.poss-3dl

маси” lemma: məsʹiq 'maybe'
form: particle

translation: maybe they were hunting?

ханевакэхэ’? lemma: xanʹe 'hunt'
form: 3dl.pst.prob

Тадхав’ 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

сидя lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

сяд lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

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

нюдя lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

Ваям’ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.acc

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

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

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

Нюдя lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

translation: What was younger Waya to do then?

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

Вай lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: noun

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

нгамгэн’ lemma: ŋəmke 'what'
form: sg.nom.dat

нгаченанггу? lemma: ŋətʹenə 'wait'
form: 3sg.fut

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

translation: He pulled out also his bow,

нгобчикы lemma: ŋobtʹiki° 'also'
form: adverb

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

сидя lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

translation: he pulled out two iron arrows.

еся lemma: yesʹa 'iron'
form: adjective

мынггм’ lemma: muŋk° 'arrow'
form: sg.acc

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

Сидя lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

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

еся lemma: yesʹa 'iron'
form: adjective

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

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

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

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

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

Сидя lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

translation: He shot two arrows.

мынггм’ lemma: muŋk° 'arrow'
form: sg.acc

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

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

translation: They went whistling.

хаяха’. lemma: xǣ 'go'
form: 3dl.prs

Сяд lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

translation: Where would the two painted-faces go?

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

ханя’ lemma: xənʹah 'to where'
form: adv.dat

хантнгаха’? lemma: xanʹ° 'go'
form: 3dl.fut

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

translation: They fell on their backs dead.

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

Нюдя lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

translation: The younger Waya went back.

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

тяха’ lemma: tʹax° 'back'
form: adv.dat

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

Сянат 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

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

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

нгод” lemma: ŋod°q 'too'
form: adverb

пэдара’ lemma: pedara 'forest'
form: sg.gen

ёркан’ lemma: yorka 'curve'
form: sg.dat

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

Пэдара’ lemma: pedara 'forest'
form: sg.gen

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

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

ю” lemma: yūq '10'
form: text numeral

нгарка lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

мя”. lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: pl.nom

Еръи lemma: yer 'middle'
form: adjective

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

мяд’ lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.gen

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

нгоб” lemma: ŋob '1'
form: text numeral

нгамчёда. lemma: ŋamtʹi 'sit'
form: ptcp-ipf

Сяд lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

translation: It seemed to be the Tungus chief;

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

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

нгэдакы, lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3sg.prs.prob

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

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

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

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

Нюдя lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

translation: Younger Waya looked and thought:

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

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

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

ихинянта lemma: yī 'mind'
form: sg.loc.poss-3sg

ма: lemma: ma 'say'
form: 3sg.prs

“Чедахав’ lemma: tʹedah 'now'
form: adv.aff

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

lit. ʹnow, how to be good?ʹ ??

хачер’ lemma: xəcʹer°q 'how''how'
form: interrogative

мэсь lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: conv.mod

сава? lemma: səwa 'good'
form: adjective

Сяд lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

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

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

ервм’ lemma: yerw° 'master'
form: sg.acc

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

пяб”нани lemma: pʹa 'begin'
form: cond-emph.poss-1sg

пирдаленггув?” lemma: pʹir°dəqlʹe 'defeat'
form: 1sg.fut.obj-sg

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

translation: Then he prepared his bow.

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

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

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

translation: He only had six arrows.

матпой. 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)

Нгоб” 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 ?

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

сяд lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

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

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

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

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

ни lemma: nʹī 'not'
form: negation particle

нга”. lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: conneg

Мат” lemma: mət°q '6'
form: text numeral

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

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

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

маси” lemma: məsʹiq 'maybe'
form: particle

хадабсуда. 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)

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

translation: Younger Waya tied up his reindeer,

нюдя lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

Вай lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

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

сяра, lemma: sʹarə° 'tie'
form: 3sg.prs

тад lemma: təd° 'then'
form: adverb

translation: he took his bow and arrows,

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

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

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

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

мядо” lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: pl.gen

translation: and he went to hide amongst the tents.

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

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

хая. lemma: xǣ 'go'
form: 3sg.prs

Нгули” lemma: ŋulʹiq 'very'
form: adverb

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

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

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

сесарёмтв 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)

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

намд”. lemma: nəmt° 'hear'
form: conneg

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

translation: The Tungus chief sat on his sledge,

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

сяд lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

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

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

хан’ lemma: xən° 'sledge'
form: sg.gen

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

нгамты, lemma: ŋamtʹi 'sit'
form: 3sg.prs

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

translation: he looked around.

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

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

translation: He didn’t seem to notice anything.

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

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

Тад lemma: təd° 'then'
form: adverb

translation: Then he took off his overcoat,

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

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

мят’ lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.dat

translation: and he went into the tent.

тю. lemma: tʹu 'enter'
form: 3sg.prs

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

translation: There was absolutely no one walking around outside;

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

нгули” lemma: ŋulʹiq 'very'
form: adverb

юнггу, lemma: yəŋku 'no'
form: neg

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

translation: not a dog, not even a child.

вэнеку, lemma: wenʹako 'dog'
form: sg.nom

нгавэй lemma: ŋawey° 'even'
form: conjunction

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

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

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

Нюдя lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

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

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

хано” lemma: xən° 'sledge'
form: pl.gen

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

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

еръи lemma: yer 'middle'
form: adjective

мят’ lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.dat

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

Чёрей”: lemma: tʹorʹ 'shout'
form: 3sg.prs.refl

translation: He shouted:

Сяд lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

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

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

нрвэ”, lemma: yerw° 'master'
form: sg.nom.foc

thus in Cyr.!

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

хась lemma: xa 'die'
form: conv.mod

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

пин’ lemma: pʹīn°h 'out'
form: adv.dat

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

тарпнггун? lemma: tərp° 'exit'
form: 2sg.fut

Мяд’ lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.gen

translation: He heard shouting inside the tent:

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

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

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

совононта: 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!

Хибя lemma: xībʹa 'who'
form: sg.nom

translation: “Who’s there?”

то? lemma: to 'there'
form: adverb

Нет’ lemma: nʹer°q 'before'
form: adverb

translation: “There was nobody outside before!”

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

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

юнггусь! lemma: yəŋku 'no'
form: neg.pst

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

translation: “Who comes?”

тута? lemma: to° 'come'
form: 3sg.fut

Нюдя lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

translation: “Your younger Waya is there!”

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

то! lemma: to 'there'
form: adverb

Неками 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

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

падар, lemma: pidər 'you'
form: 2sg.nom

сяд lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

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

нрвнгэ, lemma: yerw° 'master'
form: sg.nom.ess

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

Чедав’ lemma: tʹedah 'now'
form: adv.aff

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

манэт” lemma: məneq 'see'
form: conneg.fut

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

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

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

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

Сяд lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

translation: The Tungus jumped out.

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

пин’ lemma: pʹīn°h 'out'
form: adv.dat

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

Сюдобя lemma: sʹudobʹa 'giant'
form: adjective

translation: He pulled out his giant bow to shoot.

lit. ʹfor his shootingʹ (стрѣлꙗнїа своего ради)

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

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

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

еэмня. lemma: yeqm°nʹa 'for'
form: preposition

Мале lemma: məlʹe° 'already'
form: adverb

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

нгоб” lemma: ŋob '1'
form: text numeral

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

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

N.: ŋǣdara-ŋku-sʹ°

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

ен lemma: yen° 'string'
form: sg.nom

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

Та’ 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

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

нюдя lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

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

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

ламгарю” lemma: yaholara 'be late'
form: conneg

sic

еся lemma: yesʹa 'iron'
form: adjective

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

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

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

translation: And his arrow went whistling off.

нгани’ lemma: ŋanʹih 'more'
form: adverb

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

хая. lemma: xǣ 'go'
form: 3sg.prs

Сяд lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

translation: The Tungus chief fell on his back.

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

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

тари lemma: tərʹi 'just'
form: adverb

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

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

ни’. lemma: nʹih 'onto'
form: adv.dat

Хаванта 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

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

ма: lemma: ma 'say'
form: 3sg.prs

Хумбачи” lemma: xumpa°ncʹih 'in vain'
form: adverb

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

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

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

Некамт 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Чедахав’ lemma: tʹedah 'now'
form: adv.aff

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

хавнтархадм’. lemma: xa 'die'
form: 1sg.fut.aprx

Чикы lemma: tʹiki° 'this'
form: demonstrative

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

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

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

сяд lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

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

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

ха. lemma: xa 'die'
form: 3sg.prs

Нюдя lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

translation: The younger Waya shouted:

lit. ʹsent a shoutʹ

Вай lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

чёр lemma: tʹorʹ 'shout'
form: sg.acc

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

Ю” lemma: yūq '10'
form: text numeral

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

мяд’ lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.gen

чер”, 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: пин’ lemma: pʹīn°h 'out'
form: adv.dat

тарпыда”! lemma: tərp° 'exit'
form: 2pl.imp

Чедахав’ lemma: tʹedah 'now'
form: adv.aff

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

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

мале lemma: məlʹe° 'already'
form: adverb

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

Тюку lemma: tʹiki° 'this'
form: demonstrative

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

яхад lemma: ya 'place'
form: sg.abl

мер’ lemma: mʹer° 'fast'
form: adv.gen

ямдаида”! lemma: yamta 'move'
form: 2pl.conj.refl

Тюку lemma: tʹiki° 'this'
form: demonstrative

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

я lemma: ya 'place'
form: sg.nom

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

вай lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

я lemma: ya 'place'
form: sg.nom

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

Нябта” 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

ямда” lemma: yamta 'move'
form: conneg

мал’ lemma: mal°h 'all'
form: adjective

нгысы’ lemma: ŋeso 'camp'
form: sg.gen

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

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

Тадхав’ lemma: tʹedah 'now'
form: adv.aff

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

нюдя lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

Вай lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

вары lemma: wari° 'outermost'
form: adjective

мят’ lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.dat

хая. lemma: xaya
form: 3sg.prs

Вары lemma: wari° 'outermost'
form: adjective

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

мякана lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.loc

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

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

translation: her face was without tattoos.

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

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

Едм lemma: yed° 'kettle'
form: sg.acc

translation: She seemed to be cooking.

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

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

translation: Somebody was lying on the bed,

нгоб” lemma: ŋob '1'
form: text numeral

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

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

sic

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

translation: it seemed like a young man.

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

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

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

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

Вай lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

мят’ lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.dat

omitted in Nikolaeva’s transcript

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

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

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

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

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

Юркад”, lemma: yurkiə 'wake up'
form: 2sg.imp.refl

translation: “Wake up,”

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

translation: “there’s a stranger here!”

ненэчь’ lemma: nʹenecʹ 'person, human'
form: sg.gen

glossed without a case

то! lemma: to° 'come'
form: 3sg.prs

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

translation: The man who had been sleeping sat up.

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

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

хамы”. lemma: xaqmor 'fall'
form: 3sg.prs.refl

Сяд lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

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

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

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

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

нга”. lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: conneg

Нюдя lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

translation: Younger Waya sat on the bed.

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

ваван’ lemma: waqw 'bed'
form: sg.dat

нгамты”. lemma: ŋamti
form: 3sg.prs.refl

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

translation: The young man said:

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

ма: lemma: ma 'say'
form: 3sg.prs

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

translation: “What tribe are you?”

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

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

Мань lemma: mənʹ 'I'
form: 1sg.nom

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

нюдя lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

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

нгэ” lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: conneg

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

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

translation: “And what tribe are you?”

Nikolaeva: ʹAnd who are you?ʹ

нгани lemma: ŋanʹih 'more'
form: adverb

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

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

Чехэ lemma: tʹexe 'that'
form: sg.nom

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

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

вай lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

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

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

translation: “My name is Lobeku.”

Лобеку. lemma: Lobeku
form: noun

Вай 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?”

нгэб”нант lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: cond-emph.poss-2sg

хачер’ lemma: xəcʹer°q 'how''how'
form: interrogative

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

тюку lemma: tʹuku 'this'
form: demonstrative

нгысын’, lemma: ŋeso 'camp'
form: sg.dat

сяд lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

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

нгысын? lemma: ŋeso 'camp'
form: sg.dat

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

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

сидя lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

Вай lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

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

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

Илебчи” lemma: yilʹebcʹə° 'wild reindeer'
form: pl.gen

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

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

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

хаяханчь. lemma: xǣ 'go'
form: 3dl.pst

Тад lemma: təd° 'then'
form: adverb

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

хэб”нанчи’ lemma: xǣ 'go'
form: cond-emph.poss-3dl

пырдари’ lemma: pir°də 'back'
form: adv.lim

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

ту”. lemma: to° 'come'
form: conneg

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

translation: “They must have died somewhere.”

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

Тад lemma: təd° 'then'
form: adverb

translation: “After that the Tungus chief came,”

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

сяд lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

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

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

тось, lemma: to° 'come'
form: 3sg.pst

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

translation: “(and) he took us in.”

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

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

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

чеда’ lemma: tʹedah 'now'
form: adverb

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

ня’ lemma: nʹah 'to, with'
form: preposition

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

тюку lemma: tʹuku 'this'
form: demonstrative

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

иледм’. lemma: yilʹe 'live'
form: 1sg.prs

Нюдя lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

translation: Younger Waya said:

Вай lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

ма+ lemma: ma 'say'
form: conneg

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

Чедахав’ lemma: tʹedah 'now'
form: adv.aff

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

lit. ʹall our Tungusʹ ?

сяд lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

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

20: мал’ lemma: mal°h 'all'
form: adjective

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

Падар lemma: pidər°
form: 2sg.nom

translation: “You take down your tent,”

нгани lemma: ŋanʹih 'more'
form: adverb

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

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

ямдахава”! lemma: yamta 'move'
form: 1pl.hort

translation: “(and) let’s move on.”

Пухучаку 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.

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

нгамдакы, lemma: ŋəm 'eat'
form: 3sg.prs.prob

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

тад lemma: təd° 'then'
form: adverb

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

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

Нюдя lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

translation: Younger Waya ordered:

Вай lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

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

Лобэку, 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 ?

сава lemma: səwa 'good'
form: adjective

ты” lemma: ti 'reindeer'
form: pl.gen

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

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

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

тэхэ”на lemma: ti 'reindeer'
form: pl.loc

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

нгэя. lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3sg.juss

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

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

сава lemma: səwa 'good'
form: adjective

хан” lemma: xən° 'sledge'
form: pl.nom

таня”. lemma: tənʹa 'exist'
form: 3pl.prs

Чикы lemma: tʹiki° 'this'
form: demonstrative

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

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

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

сода”! lemma: soda° 'take along'
form: 2sg.imp

Лобэку lemma: Lobeku
form: noun

translation: Lobeku took ten sledges, ten Tungus sledges.

ю” lemma: yūq '10'
form: text numeral

ханм’ lemma: xən° 'sledge'
form: sg.acc

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

ю” lemma: yūq '10'
form: text numeral

тунггус’ lemma: tuŋkos° 'Tungus'
form: sg.gen

ханм’. lemma: xən° 'sledge'
form: sg.acc

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

translation: He harnessed his reindeer.

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

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

translation: Younger Waya said:

Вай lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

ма: lemma: ma 'say'
form: 3sg.prs

Сяд lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

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

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

ты” lemma: ti 'reindeer'
form: pl.nom

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

нгэса, lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3sg.inter

interrogative mood (N. 97)

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

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

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

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

нгэя”. lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3pl.juss

Сяд lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

translation: “The Tungus usually have many reindeer,”

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

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

нгока lemma: ŋoka 'many'
form: adjective

нгэсьты”. lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3pl.hab

Тюку lemma: tʹuku 'this'
form: demonstrative

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

ты” lemma: ti 'reindeer'
form: pl.nom

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

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

нгэдакы”. lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3pl.prs.prob

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

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

мадм’, lemma: ma 'say'
form: 1sg.prs

мал’ lemma: mal°h 'all'
form: adjective

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

сава. lemma: səwa 'good'
form: adjective

Тад lemma: təd° 'then'
form: adverb

translation: Then they moved on.

ямдэйд”. lemma: yamta 'move'
form: 3pl.prs.refl

Нюдя lemma: nʹudʹa 'little'
form: adjective

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

Вай lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

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

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

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

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

translation: He unharnessed his reindeer,

нгэда, lemma: ŋǣda° 'unharness'
form: 3sg.prs

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

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

хан’ lemma: xən° 'sledge'
form: sg.gen

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

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

Тад lemma: təd° 'then'
form: adverb

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

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

нгэмгэ’ lemma: ŋəmke 'what'
form: sg.gen

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

нгaрка lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

Вай’ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.gen

нгысын’ lemma: ŋeso 'camp'
form: sg.dat

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

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

translation: They put the dead body onto two skins.

сидя lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

хоба’ lemma: xoba 'skin'
form: sg.gen

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

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

Лобэку’ lemma: Lobeku
form: sg.gen

translation: Lobeku’s mother said:

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

манма: lemma: ma 'say'
form: 3sg.prs

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

translation: “His muscles are still good.”

тамна lemma: təmna 'still'
form: adverb

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

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

translation: “I might try to revive him.”

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

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

Чедав’ lemma: tʹedah 'now'
form: adv.aff

translation: “Make a big fire now!”

нгарка lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

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

пятада”! lemma: pʹata 'ignite'
form: 2pl.imp

Нгарка lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

translation: They made a big fire.

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

пята”. lemma: pʹata 'ignite'
form: 3pl.prs

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

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

Лобэку’ lemma: Lobeku
form: sg.gen

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

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

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

пындерий”, lemma: pintʹery° 'lay'
form: 3sg.prs.refl

тад lemma: təd° 'then'
form: cc

translation: and she kicked around its flanks.

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

ptcp-ipf ?

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

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

Хавы lemma: xa 'die'
form: ptcp-pf

translation: The dead man moved his arms and legs,

ненэчь’ lemma: nʹenecʹ 'person, human'
form: sg.gen

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

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

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

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

translation: and he opened his eyes.

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

Лобэку’ lemma: Lobeku
form: sg.gen

translation: Lobeku’s mother said:

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

ма: lemma: ma 'say'
form: 3sg.prs

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

translation: “It’s not over yet.”

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

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

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

ту’ lemma: tu 'fire'
form: sg.gen

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

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

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

translation: “Later he will sit up himself.”

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

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

хамсу”. lemma: xaqmor 'fall'
form: 3sg.nec.refl

Нгамгэ’ lemma: ŋəmke 'what'
form: sg.gen

translation: After a while older Waya sat up.

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

нгарка lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

Вай lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

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

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

Илена lemma: yilʹe 'live'
form: ptcp-ipf

translation: He came back to life.

lit. ʹhe went in likeness of a living manʹ ?

ненэчь’ lemma: nʹenecʹ 'person, human'
form: sg.gen

толхангэ lemma: toql°xa 'like'
form: sg.nom.ess

хая. lemma: xǣ 'go'
form: 3sg.prs

Лобэку’ lemma: Lobeku
form: sg.gen

translation: Lobeku’s mother said:

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

ма: lemma: ma 'say'
form: 3sg.prs

Нгарка lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

translation: “I have brought older Waya back to life.”

Ваями lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.acc.poss-1sg

илебчевась. lemma: yilʹe 'live'
form: 1sg.prs.caus.obj-sg

Нготанго” lemma: ŋotaŋoq 'anyway'
form: particle

translation: “But in any case I myself won’t live long.”

харни lemma: xər° 'self'
form: refl.1sg

понку’ lemma: pon°ku 'long'
form: adv.dat

илевндадм’ lemma: yilʹe 'live'
form: ptcp-fut.poss-1sg

вунидм’ lemma: nʹī 'not'
form: neg.1sg

нга”. lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: conneg

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

translation: “I will probably die.”

хавнтархадм’. lemma: xa 'die'
form: 1sg.fut.aprx

Хаб”нани 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

тайкуй lemma: tay°kuy° 'that'
form: demonstrative

мями lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.acc.poss-1sg

мярондани lemma: mʹaron 'dying tent'
form: sg.gen.predest-1sg

мэцакэв. 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: Мань lemma: mənʹ 'I'
form: 1sg.nom

translation: “After I die, kill a reindeer calf by the door of my tent,”

ха”махадни lemma: xa 'die'
form: an-pf.abl.poss-1sg

мяни lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.gen.poss-1sg

нёхона lemma: nʹo 'door'
form: sg.loc

нгоб” lemma: ŋob '1'
form: text numeral

суляком’ lemma: su°qlʹa 'calf'
form: sg.acc.dim

хадаида”, lemma: xada 'kill, hunt'
form: 2pl.subj

си’ lemma: sʹīŋ 'side against an entrance'
form: sg.gen

translation: “(and) kill a reindeer bull at the side on entrance.”

няна lemma: nʹa 'at'
form: preposition
alt.analysis: adv.loc

нгоб” lemma: ŋob '1'
form: text numeral

хорам’ lemma: xora 'bull'
form: sg.acc

хадаида”. lemma: xada 'kill, hunt'
form: 2pl.subj

Чиканта lemma: tʹiki° 'this'
form: sg.gen.poss-3sg

translation: “That will be enough.”

мась lemma: masʹ° 'enough'
form: adverb

нгэнггу. lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3sg.fut

Мань lemma: mənʹ 'I'
form: 1sg.nom

translation: “I will become a spirit protector for women.”

lit. ʹI will go further as a spirit-grannyʹ ?

нгани lemma: ŋanʹih 'more'
form: adverb

яминя lemma: yamʹīnʹa 'female spirit'
form: sg.nom

пухучангэ lemma: puxucʹa 'old woman, wife'
form: sg.nom.ess

хатадм’. lemma: xǣ 'go'
form: 1sg.fut

Чи, lemma: tʹi 'this, thus'
form: demonstrative

translation: That’s what they did.

тарем’ lemma: tərʹem 'so'
form: particle

сертаду’. lemma: sʹerta 'do'
form: 3pl.prs.obj-sg

Тарем’ lemma: tərʹem 'so'
form: particle

translation: After that, older Waya said:

сертамахаданту’ lemma: sʹerta 'do'
form: an-pf.abl.poss-3pl

нгарка lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

Вай lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

ма: lemma: ma 'say'
form: 3sg.prs

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

translation: “We’ll definitely move on.”

ямданггуна”. lemma: yamta 'move'
form: 1pl.fut.refl

Чедав’ lemma: tʹedah 'now'
form: adv.aff

translation: “We have many reindeer now,”

тына” lemma: ti 'reindeer'
form: pl.nom.poss-1pl

нгоканю”, lemma: ŋoka 'many'
form: adjective
alt.analysis: excl

несяй lemma: nʹesey° 'new'
form: adjective

translation: “it would be best to move on.”

ян’ lemma: ya 'place'
form: sg.dat

ямдаб” lemma: yamta 'move'
form: cond

сава. lemma: səwa 'good'
form: adjective

Тад lemma: təd° 'then'
form: adverb

translation: So they moved on.

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

Нгарка lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

translation: They put up their tents in the middle of a big plain.

лабта’ lemma: ləbta 'plain'
form: sg.gen

ерня lemma: yer 'middle'
form: sg.loc

мяту’ lemma: mʹa 'tent'
form: sg.acc.poss-3pl

мяра’. lemma: mʹarə° 'build'
form: 3pl.prs

25: Сидя lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

translation: Both Wayas were hunting again, Lobeku too.

lit. ʹхождаахѫ ловитъʹ

Вай lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

нгани’ lemma: ŋanʹih 'more'
form: adverb

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

хэсетыни’, lemma: xǣ 'go'
form: 3dl.hab

Лобэку lemma: Lobeku
form: noun

нгобтарем’. lemma: ŋobtərʹem 'so, too'
form: adverb

Ёрпату’ lemma: yo°r 'fish'
form: cond.poss-3pl

translation: They went fishing as well.

lit. ʹif they would fish, there were fishingʹ ?

ёрчеты”. lemma: yo°r 'fish'
form: 3pl.hab

Вэнуй lemma: wǣqnuy° 'spring'
form: sg.nom

translation: Spring came.

”Some weather-related expressions are formally transitive” (N. 229)

нувода lemma: num 'sky'
form: pl.acc.poss-3sg

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

Нгаву” lemma: ŋəwoq 'once'
form: adverb

translation: One day, Lobeku said to the two Wayas:

пиркана lemma: pʹir° 'likeness'
form: pl.loc

Лобэку lemma: Lobeku
form: noun

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

сидя lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

Вайхаюта lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: dl.gen.poss-3sg

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

ма: lemma: ma 'say'
form: 3sg.prs

Юдэми lemma: yude 'dream'
form: sg.nom.poss-1sg

translation: “I had a dream.”

lit. ʹa dream of mine existsʹ

таня. lemma: tənʹa 'exist'
form: 3sg.prs

Юдэрпанни lemma: yude 'dream'
form: cond-emph.poss-1sg

translation: “In my dream a traveller came here from the place where that Tungus was killed,”

сеней lemma: sʹenʹey° 'before, old'
form: adverb

Cyr. writing is the same for sʹeney° and sʹenʹey° used above.

сяд lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

падвым’ lemma: pad° 'paint'
form: ptcp-pf.acc

хадаˮмахад lemma: xada 'kill, hunt'
form: an-pf.abl

тальня’ lemma: təqlʹ°nʹah 'to here'
form: adv.dat

нгэдалёда lemma: ŋǣdal 'travel'
form: ptcp-ipf

минга, lemma: mʹim 'walk'
form: 3sg.prs

миндярха. lemma: mʹim 'walk'
form: 3sg.prs.aprx-ipf

”present and past [approximative] exist in perfective and imperfective forms” (N. 101)

Сеней lemma: sʹenʹey° 'before, old'
form: adverb

translation: “It seems that that murdered Tungus chief is alive,”

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

сяд lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

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

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

иленарха, lemma: yilʹe 'live'
form: 3sg.prs.aprx-ipf

тальня lemma: təqlʹ°nʹah 'to here'
form: adv.dat

translation: “and he is coming here.”

миндярха, lemma: mʹim 'walk'
form: 3sg.prs.aprx-ipf

торха. lemma: to° 'come'
form: 3sg.prs.aprx-ipf

Нярхавы 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)

ха”. lemma: xa 'die'
form: conneg

26: Сянри lemma: sʹan° 'some''some'
form: adjective
alt.analysis: sg.nom.lim

translation: A few days passed.

яла lemma: yalʹa 'day'
form: sg.nom

хэнякы. lemma: xǣ 'go'
form: 3sg.prs.prob

Нгвмгэ’ lemma: ŋəmke 'what'
form: sg.gen

translation: After a while a traveller did indeed appear.

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

чи lemma: tʹi 'this, thus'
form: adverb

нгэ” lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: conneg

нив”, lemma: nʹī 'not'
form: neg
alt.analysis: dub

нгоб” lemma: ŋob '1'
form: text numeral

нэдалёда lemma: ŋǣdal 'travel'
form: ptcp-ipf

ненэсяри lemma: nʹenesʹa 'truth'
form: sg.nom.lim

нго” lemma: ŋoq 'too'
form: adverb

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

Сиив lemma: sʹīqw° 'seven'
form: text numeral

translation: He came riding seven reindeer does.

хабтаркам’ lemma: xabt°rka 'reindeer doe'
form: sg.acc

мэнга. lemma: me 'use, take'
form: 3sg.prs

Нгарка lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

translation: Older Waya said to Lobeku:

Вай lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

Лобэку lemma: Lobeku
form: noun

хасаван’ lemma: xasawa 'man'
form: sg.dat

ма: lemma: ma 'say'
form: 3sg.prs

Юдэна lemma: yude 'dream'
form: sg.loc

translation: “Is this the one you dreamt about?”

манэмэр lemma: məneq 'see'
form: ptcp-pf.poss-2sg

чии? lemma: tʹi 'this, thus'
form: demonstrative

Нгаа, lemma: ŋa°q 'yes'
form: particle

translation: (Lobeku said:) “Yes, it seems to be him.”

чикар lemma: tʹiki° 'this'
form: demonstrative
alt.analysis: sg.nom.poss-2sg

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

Сиеками lemma: sʹiyek° 'lie'
form: sg.nom.poss-1sg

translation: “I don’t lie.”

юнггу. lemma: yəŋku 'no'
form: neg

Та lemma: tə (2) 'then'
form: adverb

translation: (Older Waya said:) “Then let him come!”

нгэя, lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3sg.juss

нгэя, lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3sg.juss

тоява! lemma: to° 'come'
form: 3sg.juss
alt.analysis: asrt

Ненэся lemma: nʹenesʹa 'truth'
form: sg.nom

translation: The Tungus chief was indeed coming,

нго” lemma: ŋoq 'too'
form: adverb

сяд lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

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

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

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

сиив lemma: sʹīqw° 'seven'
form: text numeral

translation: he travelled using seven reindeer does.

хабтаркам’ lemma: xabt°rka 'reindeer doe'
form: sg.acc

мэчь lemma: me 'use, take'
form: conv.mod

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

Мале lemma: məlʹe° 'already'
form: adverb

translation: He was already close by.

тальня’ lemma: təqlʹ°nʹah 'to here'
form: adv.dat

то. lemma: to° 'come'
form: 3sg.prs

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

translation: He was about to cross the river with bushes,

яхам’ lemma: yəxa 'river'
form: sg.acc

маданггудась, lemma: məda 'cut'
form: 3sg.fut-pst.obj-sg

сиив 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)

хабтаркада lemma: xabt°rka 'reindeer doe'
form: sg.nom.poss-3sg

лэркабт’ lemma: ler°kəbt°h 'suddenly'
form: adverb

варчадтеду’. lemma: wərcʹad°tʹe° 'pull'
form: 3pl.prs.obj-sg

Пада lemma: pida 'he'
form: m.3sg.nom

translation: He fell from the sledge and sank into the water.

нгани lemma: ŋanʹih 'more'
form: adverb

ханхад lemma: xən° 'sledge'
form: sg.abl

лясё lemma: lʹasi° 'lie'
form: conv.mod

хамы”, lemma: xaqmor 'fall'
form: 3sg.prs.refl

ит’ lemma: yi 'water'
form: sg.dat

сэя. lemma: seyə° 'sink'
form: 3sg.prs

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

translation: He couldn’t be seen any longer.

lit. ʹindeed, anything (of him) was not visibleʹ ?

ни lemma: nʹī 'not'
form: neg

нгадив”. lemma: ŋədʹi 'be visible'
form: 3sg.prs
alt.analysis: dub

Ит’ lemma: yi 'water'
form: sg.dat

translation: He probably drowned.

сэянакы. lemma: seyə° 'sink'
form: 3sg.prs.prob

Чи, lemma: tʹi 'this, thus'
form: demonstrative

translation: When this happened, Lobeku grabbed his lasso,

тарча lemma: tərcʹa 'such'
form: adjective

сер’ lemma: sʹer° 'thing'
form: sg.gen

нгэсь lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: conv.mod

Лобеку lemma: Lobeku
form: noun

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

тынчамта lemma: tīncʹa 'lasso'
form: sg.acc.poss-3sg

нямада, lemma: nʹəqm° 'grab'
form: 3sg.prs.obj-sg

тэмгам’ 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.

яркада lemma: yarkə° 'catch'
form: 3sg.prs.obj-sg

хабтаркыда lemma: xabt°rka 'reindeer doe'
form: pl.gen.poss-3sg

яха’ lemma: yəxa 'river'
form: sg.gen

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

танданан’. lemma: tən°da 'climb'
form: ptcp-ipf.dat

Тад lemma: təd° 'then'
form: adverb

translation: Then he unharnessed his reindeer.

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

нгэдэйда. lemma: ŋǣda° 'unharness'
form: 3sg.prs.obj-pl

27: Нарка lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

translation: Older Waya said:

Вай lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

ма+ lemma: ma 'say'
form: conneg

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

Тарем’ lemma: tərʹem 'so'
form: particle

translation: “Let it be so.”

нгэя. lemma: ŋǣ 'be'
form: 3sg.juss

Сиив lemma: sʹīqw° 'seven'
form: text numeral

translation: “We will harness his seven reindeer does.”

хабтаркамта lemma: xabt°rka 'reindeer doe'
form: sg.acc.poss-3sg

маня” lemma: mənʹaq 'we'
form: 1sg.nom

мэтнакэва”. lemma: me 'use, take'
form: 1pl.fut.prob

Чедахав’ lemma: tʹedah 'now'
form: adv.aff

translation: “Now that the Tungus chief has drowned in the river, he will surely die,”

сяд lemma: sʹaq 'face'
form: sg.nom

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

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

ит’ lemma: yi 'water'
form: sg.dat

сэя”махад lemma: seyə° 'sink'
form: an-pf.abl

пили” lemma: pʹilʹiq 'always'
form: adverb

ханггу, lemma: xa 'die'
form: 3sg.fut

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

translation: “(and) he won’t come back.”

ни lemma: nʹī 'not'
form: neg

тут”. lemma: to° 'come'
form: conneg.fut

Хуркаси” lemma: xurka 'which, what kind of'
form: sg.nom.car

translation: “We will probably live without any troubles.”

хараси” lemma: xəra
form: sg.nom.car

иленггоданакэва”. lemma: yilʹe 'live'
form: 1pl.fut.prob

Чи, lemma: tʹi 'this, thus'
form: demonstrative

translation: This is the end of my tale.

лаханакони lemma: ləx°nako 'tale'
form: sg.gen.poss-1sg

та lemma: tə (2) 'then'
form: adverb

валакада. lemma: walakə 'end'
form: sg.nom.poss-3sg

Сидя lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

translation: The two Wayas started living with Lobeku in the same camp.

Вай, lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.nom

Лoбэку lemma: Lobeku
form: noun

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

нгоб” lemma: ŋob '1'
form: text numeral

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

иле lemma: yilʹe 'live'
form: conv.mod

пяду’. lemma: pʹa 'begin'
form: 3pl.obj-pl

Лобэку lemma: Lobeku
form: noun

translation: Lobeku married older Waya’s daughter.

lit. ʹtook for a wifeʹ

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

нгарка lemma: ŋarka 'big'
form: adjective

Вай’ lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.gen

не lemma: nʹe 'woman'
form: nmod

нюм’ lemma: nʹū 'child'
form: sg.acc

неданта lemma: nʹe 'woman'
form: sg.gen.dim.predest-3sg

мэда. lemma: me 'use, take'
form: 3sg.prs.obj-sg

Сававна lemma: səwa 'good'
form: adjective
alt.analysis: sg.prol

translation: He started to live well

илелий”. lemma: yilʹe 'live'
form: 3sg.prs.inch.refl

Сидя lemma: sʹidʹa '2'
form: text numeral

translation: And the two Wayas kept hunting wild reindeer,

Вай lemma: Waya 'Waya'
form: sg.gen

нгани’ lemma: ŋanʹih 'more'
form: adverb

илебчь’ lemma: yilʹebcʹə
form: sg.gen

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

ханедетыхи’, lemma: xanʹe 'hunt'
form: 3dl.hab

халям’ lemma: xalʹa 'fish'
form: sg.acc

translation: and (they kept) catching fish.

хадабасетыхи’. lemma: xadabə 'catch'
form: 3dl.hab

Лаханакони 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

пирда. lemma: pʹir° 'likeness'
form: sg.nom.poss-3sg