Tundra Nenets

Lexical glosses for Tundra Nenets (English)

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The giant forest monsters (2)
Nʹeney° nʹencaq ŋulʹiq tʹanʹocʹ°.
true human.PL very few.PST.SUBJ.3PL
настоящий человек.МН очень несколько.ПРОШ.СУБ.3МН
But there were very few real people.
A настоящих людей было совсем мало.
The holy mountains (1)
Ŋaw°nanta nʹeney° wadaw°na Xæbʹidʹa sʹedasʹ°.
long:ago.3SG true language.PROL holy mountain.PST.SUBJ.3SG
давно.3ЕД настоящий язык.ПРОЛ священный гора.ПРОШ.СУБ.3ЕД
In the past it was called Holy Mountain in the Nenets language.
Но в старое время она называлась Священной.
The moon and the sun (4)
Yalʹar° nʹeney° nʹenecʹ°ŋkǝna sǝwa ŋæŋku.
light.POSS.2SG true Nenets.LOC good be.FUT.SUBJ.3SG
свет.ПОСС.2ЕД настоящий ненец.ЛОК хороший быть.ФУТ.СУБ.3ЕД
Your light will be good for an ordinary man.
Твой свет понравится земному человеку.