Tundra Nenets

Marriage

2 matching lines for search term not:exist.

A short text about choosing between potential husbands.

Recording: Tundra Nenets texts were recorded in the settlement Nelmin Nos of the Nenets Autonomous Region in July 2003 by Irina Nikolaeva.

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  • Yogorkan° wən´im(°ŋ)_kan°t(ey°)q
    Egor.DAT not.EMPH.SUBJ.1SG_go.CONNEG
    Егор.ДАТ не.ЭМФ.СУБ.1ЕД_идти.КОННЕГ
    I will not marry Egor,
  • Yogorkax°wa(ntey°)
    Egor.AFF
    Егор.АФФ
    Egor
  • xərto(w°) met´(eqyən´ow°h),
    REFL sledge:reindeer.EMPH
    РЕФЛ нартенный:олень.ЭМФ
    Doesn’t have his own sledge reindeer.
  • xərto(w°) əmc´e(qy°) t´an´o(w°).
    REFL meat.PL little.SUBJ.3SG
    РЕФЛ мясо.МН маленький.СУБ.3ЕД
    He has little of his own meat.
  • Wan´okan°ŋ_kan°tə°m(ey°).
    Ivan.DAT_go.FUT.SUBJ.1SG
    Иван.ДАТ_идти.ФУТ.СУБ.1ЕД
    I will marry Ivan.
  • Wan´okax°wa(ntey°)
    Ivan.AFF
    Иван.АФФ
    Ivan
  • əmc´e(qy°) wən´i yaŋkuq,
    meat not.EMPH.SUBJ.3SG not:exist.CONNEG
    мясо не.ЭМФ.СУБ.3ЕД не:существовать.КОННЕГ
    Doesn’t have a shortage of meat,
  • met´(eqy°) wən´i yaŋkuq.
    sledge:reindeer not.EMPH.SUBJ.3SG not:exist.CONNEG
    нартенный:олень не.ЭМФ.СУБ.3ЕД не:существовать.КОННЕГ
    Doesn’t have a shortage of sledge reindeer.