Rote-Meto – English [chapter]

Owen Edwards
2021 Rote-Meto Comparative Dictionary  
A -a *aa PRM. the; marker of definiteness. =a Termanu. singular form of the definite article. (J:1) =a Landu. nominal article. Frequently occurs on nouns in the citation form. [Form: Stress remains on the penultimate syllable of the host. In citation form the enclitic is often non-syllabic, e.g. ani=a [ˈʔaniɐ̯ ] 'the wind'.] (own field notes) =aa Kusa-Manea. zero person nominal determiner. Usage: Only post-nominal determiner currently known in Kusa-Manea. Nouns are almost always cited with this
more » ... determiner. *aem PRM. tame, domesticated. Etym: *qayam 'domesticated animal' (PWMP). ae-k Termanu. native, own; the opposite of foreign, belonging to the house, the opposite of running around in the wild; cultivated, the opposite of growing in the wild (of a plant). (J:3) ae-ʔ Korbafo. ae-k Bokai. ae-ʔ Bilbaa. ae-ʔ Rikou. ae-k Ba'a. ae-k Tii. ae-ʔ Dengka. ae-ʔ Oenale. aem Kotos Amarasi. tame. aem Molo. tame. (M:4) Out-comparisons: baeŋ Helong. [irr. from PMP: Ø > b] (J:3) *afa CER. insipid. [History: Blust and Trussel (ongoing) connect the Rote form with PMP *qambaR (a doublet of *tabaR) but this requires irr. *mb > f. Similarly any connection with *tabaR would require irr. *t > Ø.] afa~afa Termanu. without odour or taste; insipid. (J:3) Out-comparisons: Kambera.
doi:10.22459/rmcd.2021.04 fatcat:5f3e2vledjgrtlb3iwxzfaaehm