Friday, December 14, 2018

Lexember 14th: chuëto, "pour"


Another fairly basic word that I've somehow overlooked so far: chuëto /tʃu.ˈə.to/ pour. It takes the allative mai for target, and the ablative li for source, which can be either a vessel or material.

Sen mai ëmar si chuëti re.
bowl ALL milk ACC pour.INP PART
Pour milk into the bowl.

Ëlá në mata li kumma si chuëto.
3PL TOP water ABL oil ACC pour.PFV
They poured oil off the water (as after separation).

Thursday, December 13, 2018

Lexember 13th: senít, "spoon"


I have no idea why this word made it to the top of the list, but here we are. Senít /ˈse.niːt/ spoon is a lexical diminutive of sen bowl.

Senít kwan ta si sani re.
spoon INST that ACC eat.IMP PART
Eat that with a spoon.

Kumma li vë senít si nakweno.
fat ABL ATTR spoon ACC mix.PFV
He mixed (in) a spoon of oil.

Coming up with interesting example sentences for cutlery can be surprisingly challenging.

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