Revision as of 19:22, 10 May 2022

mto -> eng

Source: mto Destination: English ie. We're translating from Mixe into English.

pö’öj

• eng) plant and germinate
• mto) pö’öj (p186 of 312)
• The verb root is the same. pö’öj "plant" is always transitive, whereas pö’öj can be transitive or intransitive. When intransitive, you have:
  • NP PERSON-pö’öj-APL.R-INV-(in)dependent.aspect NP
  • The transitive form doesn't have APL.R or INV morphemes, and isn't followed by a noun phrase.
  • NP PERSON-pö’öj-(IN)DEPENDENT.ASPECT

If there's a personal pronoun, pö’öj translates to "plant".

pö’ö

mto) Verb stem pö’ö (p205 of 312) eng) Verb "break" and noun "sand"

• Translates to "break"

• Translates to "sand"

  • kumöön pöꞌö yäkpätsïmjä

    town sand 3S.DEP=PAS-EDGE-load-APL.R-ICPL.DEP

    "The sand is carried to the municipality."

va'an

mto) Verb stem va'an

eng) Verbs "speak" and "say"

• Translates to "speak"

  • ꞌùmükeꞌe tùꞌk jë yaaꞌtyëjk vyaꞌany

    then=QUO=FOC one DET man 3A=say-D.INC

    "So then a man spoke."

• Translates to "say"

  • ꞌax paaꞌtyük tseꞌe jè vintsën vyaajny: "ꞌaj ꞌax veꞌemts nꞌit dü moꞌyumda ꞌapëjkin juuꞌ maas müjit."

    now well=QUO ASRT DET owner 3A=say-D.COM now yes=ASRT 1E=exist-D.INC 3E=give-1PL-PL container which more big-VAR

    “Now the boss said: 'Ah, I'd better given them containers which are bigger.'”

If inflected va'an isn't followed by any other words, it should translate to "speak". Otherwise, it should translate to "says".