Q. ve maiwi yaimië “like gulls wailing”
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The fifth line of the Markirya poem (MC/222). The first word is ve¹ “like”, followed by the plural of maiwë “gull” and the plural form of the adjective yaimëa “wailing” in agreement with the noun.
Decomposition: Broken into its constituent elements, this phrase would be:
ve maiw-i yaim-ië = “*like gull-(plural) wailing-(plural)”
Reference ✧ MC/222 ✧ ve maiwi yaimie “like gulls wailing”
Elements
| ve¹ | “as, like, similar, after the manner [of]” | ✧ MC/222 | |
| maiwë | “gull” | plural | ✧ MC/222 (maiwi) |
| yaimëa | “wailing” | plural | ✧ MC/222 (yaimie) |
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ᴱQ. ve maiwin qaine “like gulls wailing”
The fourth line of the Oilima Markirya poem (MC/213). The first word is the preposition ve “like” followed by the nominative plural of the noun maiwe “gull” and the plural form of the adjective qaina “wailing”.
Decomposition: Broken into its constituent elements, this phrase would be:
ve maiw-i-n qain-e = “*like gull-(plural)-(nominative) wailing-(plural)”
Reference ✧ MC/213 ✧ “like gulls wailing”
Elements
| ve | “as, like” | ✧ MC/213 | |
| máwe | “gull, seamew” | nominative plural | ✧ MC/213 (maiwin) |
| #qaina | “wailing” | plural | ✧ MC/213 (qaine) |
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