Old Shikathi Word summary
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noun
[AN] Animate
*tokenait
[tɔkɛnɐɪt]*
story (narrative)
[tɔkɛnɐɪt]*
story (narrative)
Etymology
tok = the past / history
token = DIM marker / also means 'a part of'
-aet = agent marker / -er Notes
This word has various meanings depending on animacy, placement in the sentence, declensions of the words around it, and other context.
Animate version = story / narrative (later: book / tome)
Inanimate version = writing utensil / pen /pencil
The story was thought to be a living entity in a symbiotic relationship with both the narrator and the listener.
Modern Shikathi: tōgna = book
Modern Shikathi: tōgn = writing instrument Sample of this word
No declensions:
f'khruum tokenait diruu = I write (a book/story/account)
f'khruum tokenait siruu = I read (a book / story / account)
declined (animate):
f'khruum sh'tokenaet khelakhuu dirai. = I have a book / story / narrative.
declined (inanimate)
f'khruum tokenaet'sh khelakhuu dirai. = I have a writing utensil / pen / pencil.
tok = the past / history
token = DIM marker / also means 'a part of'
-aet = agent marker / -er Notes
This word has various meanings depending on animacy, placement in the sentence, declensions of the words around it, and other context.
Animate version = story / narrative (later: book / tome)
Inanimate version = writing utensil / pen /pencil
The story was thought to be a living entity in a symbiotic relationship with both the narrator and the listener.
Modern Shikathi: tōgna = book
Modern Shikathi: tōgn = writing instrument Sample of this word
No declensions:
f'khruum tokenait diruu = I write (a book/story/account)
f'khruum tokenait siruu = I read (a book / story / account)
declined (animate):
f'khruum sh'tokenaet khelakhuu dirai. = I have a book / story / narrative.
declined (inanimate)
f'khruum tokenaet'sh khelakhuu dirai. = I have a writing utensil / pen / pencil.
* Pronunciation of this word was estimated based on phonology/orthography
↺ 26 January 2019, 21:43
↺ 26 January 2019, 21:43
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Finnish (Suomi)tarina
French (Français)histoire
Italian (Italiano)storia
Northern Sami (Davvisámegiella)muitalus
Swedish (Svenska)historia