| |
|
|
|
{khru>} |
{ >
hi }3 |
|
| |
221 |
[larübvü]1 |
pongo2
|
|
{ >
 i
} |
pfo ko4
|
| |
|
|
|
{ ta
} |
{ >
sü } |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
‘bring4
the3 |
five2[books]1
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| [ii]
|
222. |
ocü1 |
hihi
2 |
|
‘these two2 |
houses1
|
| |
|
|
|
|
lit.
these |
two house |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
223
|
ona1
|
ihi)i
2 |
|
‘those
two2 |
children1 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
224 |
larübvü1 |
lokhrui2 |
|
‘those2 |
books1 |
| |
|
|
|
|
lit.
those |
book |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
225 |
sübu1 |
ihi)i
2 |
|
those
two2 |
trees1
|
| |
|
|
|
|
lit.
those |
two tree |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| [iii] |
226. |
larücü1
|
pongo2 |
|
five2 |
schools1
|
| |
|
|
|
|
lit.
five |
school |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
227 |
larübvü1 |
hopfü2 |
|
all2 |
books1
|
| |
|
|
|
|
lit.
all |
book |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
228 |
cüphosü1 |
kocuoko2 |
|
‘some2cüphosü, |
a kind of fruit1
|
| |
|
|
|
|
lit.
some |
cüphosü fruit |
| |
229 |
iniu1 |
koprokoso2 |
|
many2
|
villages1
|
| |
|
|
|
|
lit.
many |
village |
|
|
[iv] |
230a. |
oja-khru-müi1 zhu2
|
-i
3 the3 names2 of teachers1 |
|
|
|
|
lit. the name of teachers
|
| b. |
|
mikrü-khru-müi1
zhu2 -i
3 |
| |
|
the3
names2 of Meiteis1
|
| |
|
lit. the name of Meiteis |
| |
|
|
| |
231 |
akhrumüi1
iniu 2 |
| |
|
our [excl.prn. &
incl.pl.] villages |
| |
|
our [excl.prn. &
incl.pl.] villages |
| |
|
|
| b
|
233 |
lookhrüi1
larübvü2 -koe |
| |
|
those1
[are] books2
|
| |
|
lit. those are book |
| |
|
|
| |
234 |
sükhrusü1
kolakhie2 -koe
osi3 moe4
|
| |
|
those1
[are] foxes2
, not4 dogs3
|
| |
|
lit. those are fox,
not dog |
| |
|
|
| |
235 |
hikhruhi1
pfo2 si3
-koe |
| |
|
these1
[are] his2 dogs3
|
| |
|
lit. these are his
dog |
| |
|
|
| |
236 |
itai1
ipre2 -koe |
| |
|
those1
[are] elephants2
|
| |
|
lit. those are elephant |
| |
|
|
| c.
|
237 |
pfo-hi1
sübu2 hruli3
ala-o bu-e4
|
| |
|
he1
is standing4
amidst3 trees2
|
| |
|
lit. he is standing
amidst tree |
|
The following sentences illustrate [sentential] contexts
where number is left inexplicit, but the linguistic expression at times
gives a fair indication of number, and at times leaves number ambiguous
between singular, dual and plural numbers [the last three sentential
examples]
|
|
|
