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A'ou
Noun
ŋ⁵⁵
- (Hongfeng) water
References
- He Yancheng , Sketch of Hongfeng Gelao , (2008, Minzu Yuwen), ABVD, explicitly noted as differing from Zhou's transcription (which was ŋ³⁵)
Pela
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Jingpho ngu (“to say; quotative particle”), possibly via Zaiwa ngvu. Compare with Lhao Vo ein꞉.
Verb
ŋ⁵⁵
- to say
- Synonym: ti̠³⁵
- to think (that), to consider (that)
- Synonyms: mjɔt³¹, sɔn³⁵
ŋa⁵⁵ ŋ³¹ ʒɛ³¹, jɔ̃³¹ njɔ̠̃³¹ na̠u̠ŋ⁵⁵ ɛʔ⁵⁵ i³¹ nji³¹ kɔ̠n³¹ nau⁵¹ a³⁵.- It seems to me (lit. I think) that he wants to have fun with us.
- to be (thus)
- Synonym: ŋɔ̠t⁵⁵
a³¹ su⁵⁵ a³¹ ŋ⁵⁵- It is not like that.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Grammaticalised from Etymology 1.
Particle
ŋ⁵⁵
- (used with a first person subject) quotative marker, similar to that in English
ŋa⁵⁵ jɔ̃³¹ ʒɛ³¹ ja̠p⁵⁵ ta̠³¹ nə̆ vɛ³¹ ŋ³¹ tə̠i³⁵ vɛ³¹.- I told him that I was already about to sleep.
ŋa⁵⁵ a³¹ nɔ̃⁵⁵ pji³¹.njɛ³¹ a⁵⁵ lauʔ⁵¹ ŋ⁵⁵.- I thought that it was you who graduates.
Usage notes
The verb of utterance is usually omitted. For quotations from someone else other than the current speaker, kɛ³⁵ is used instead.
- pɛ̠⁵⁵ tʃuŋ⁵¹ kɛ³¹ ɔ⁵¹? ― What did you say?
- jɔ̃³¹ na̠u̠ŋ⁵⁵ lai³¹ nə̆ vŭ ka̠³⁵ kɛ³¹. ― They say that they are already coming.
References
- Dai Qingxia, Jiang Ying, Kong Zhien, A Study of Pela Language (2007; Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, Beijing)