2023 · open round · D · 10 points
For the Sake of Their House
Pavel Iosad · morphology · rosetta-stone translation
The Permyak language is spoken by around 60,000 people on the western slope of the Ural Mountains in Russia. It belongs to the Finno-Ugric language family, along with Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian, and other languages that are mostly spoken in Russia.
Examine the following words in Permyak and their translations in English:
| Permyak | English | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | cerkulaɲ | towards the house |
| 2. | pɨzannezɨtlən | of your (sg.) desks |
| 3. | ponɨt | your (sg.) dog |
| 4. | purtnɨs | their knife |
| 5. | kəinnezɨs | his wolves |
| 6. | vərələn | of my forest |
| 7. | purtəla | for the sake of my knife |
| 8. | tɨezɨtkət | with your (sg.) lakes |
| 9. | cerkuezliɕ | from the houses |
| 10. | juɕɕezə | my swans |
| 11. | kokɨskət | with his foot |
| 12. | ciɨtlaɲ | towards your (sg.) hand |
Notes: ɨ and ə are special vowel sounds of Permyak; c, ɕ, and ɲ are pronounced similarly to k, s, and n, respectively. The abbreviations sg. and pl. stand for singular and plural. The word their has a plural meaning rather than a gender-neutral singular meaning.
Questions
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Translate the following Permyak words into English.
a. pɨzanɨsliɕ
b. vərrezlən
c. ponnɨt
d. juɕla
Translate the following English phrases into Permyak.
a. his hands
b. my dogs
c. of your (pl.) feet
d. for the sake of their house
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