Continuing with Gary’s list:
- On the top of the hill in a little hut lived a wise old woman.
Way back in episode 8 I discussed the pattern SRC LOC mɛhaŋi ko as “SRC makes a home in|dwells in|lives in LOC”. But that gets a bit unwieldy with a complex location like “on the top of the hill in a little hut”. So, an alternative construction involves the verb ɛmɛmɛ, which we haven’t used yet. Specifically, it involves ey-ɛmɛmɛ in the construction SRC ko-hɨdɛn ey-ɛmɛ LOC, which leaves room for a complex LOC.
71. kyɛnɛ tɛta syena kohɨdɛn eyɛmɛ laka ɨsa da tɛndɛ lɛnɛ da olat dɛstɛ.
- kyɛnɛ
- woman.MTsg
- tɛta
- old.MTsg
- syena
- wise.MTsg
- kohɨdɛn
- home.MTsg
- ey-
- in
- ɛmɛmɛ
- ɛmɛmɛ.IMP
- laka
- hut.SSsg
- ɨsa
- little.SSsg
- da
- REL
- tɛndɛ
- tɛndɛ.IMP
- lɛnɛ
- hill
- da
- PS
- olat
- top
- dɛstɛ
- I’m told
In Kēlen:
71. ñamma jamāra ā macēna mahēna masōnen sū jakō jīña sū jalāīñ ōl;
- ñ-
- NI
- amma
- 3SG.A
- jamāra
- home
- ā
- A
- macēna
- woman
- mahēna
- old
- masōnen
- wise
- sū
- at
- jakō
- hut
- jīña
- little
- sū
- at
- jalāīñ
- hill
- ōl
- on top
Questions?