I decided to do Lexember this year. For those of you who aren’t conlangers, that means I add a lexeme (basically a word) to my conlang everyday and share it. So, yay!
| Lexeme: | sai |
|---|---|
| Gloss: | a common tree with smooth speckled bark and large lobed leaves |
| Irregularity: | Static Noun |
| Combination Form: | sai |
| Stress: | IPA: | Nyjichɯn phonetic: | ||
| Singular: | sai | — | sɶʏ | sai |
| Paucal: | syysa | syysa | ˈsiːʔ.zɜ | syyzo |
| Plural: | saisa | saisa | sɶʏ.ˌsa | saisa |
Notes: The sai is an essential tree in Nyji culture. It provides shelter, edible nuts, paper from the bark and leaves, and water from bowl or cup shaped scars on branches. The tree is a shorter one that grows five to eight feet tall. The leaves are quite large reaching up to a foot in length and width. Formal records were made on sai bark, which is strong and flexible with a distinct grain. Its leaves were used for notes and personal records. Like the bark the leaves have a distinct grain, but it runs in multiple directions radiating out from the main vein to the lobes.
| Lexeme: | βokko |
|---|---|
| Gloss: | similar, like, as, to be similar to, to be like |
| Irregularity: | Irregular Verb |
| Stress: | βokko |
| Phonetic (IPA / Nyjichɯn transliteration): | ⱱɜd.ˈdʒa / βotja |
| Combination Form: | βoja |
Example Usage:
| ly ŋatoβokko suɯran | |||
| ly | ŋa-to-βokko | suɯran | |
| 3sg | 3.SBJ-1.POBJ-like | 1sg | |
| He is like me | |||
| Phonetic: | wi | motaβotjo | suuβaŋ |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPA: | ɰʏ | ɱɜ.ˈda.ⱱɜd.ˌdʒa | sʊː.ˈⱱaŋ |
| ly kaŋatoβokko (ŋato) suɯran | ||||
| ly | ka-ŋa-to-βokko | (ŋa-to-katɯ) | suɯran | |
| 3sg | NEG-3.SBJ-1.POBJ-like | (3.SBJ-1.POBJ-not) | 1sg | |
| He is not like me | ||||
| Phonetic: | wi | janotoβotja | motakotɯ | suuβaŋ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA: | ɰʏ | ˈdʒa.nɜ.ˌdɜ.ⱱɜd.ˌdʒa | ɱɜ.ˈda.kɜ.ˌdɯ | sʊː.ˈⱱaŋ |
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