Even

Lexical glosses for Even (English)

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A conversation about Even culture (1)
Ịak gerben ńoːńe? Ništa za, goːnneːtte, [sow] sawieskaj wlaːsla.
ịa -k gerbe -n(I) ńoːńe ničto.R že.R goːn -WEːČ -R(E) sovetskij.R vlast'.R -(dU)LE
what -nom name -poss.3sg sin nothing.R ptl.R say -gnr -nonfut(3pl) Soviet.R power.R -loc
что -nom name -poss.3sg sin ничего.R ptl.R сказать -gnr -nonfut(3pl) советский.R power.R -loc
What is it, taboo? Nothing at all, they used to say, during the Soviet rule.
При Советской власти, говорили ничто.
Biblical stories (1)
Armịjadụ bihni enni, делать нечего, ịawụ-da ịannawụr aːtča.
armịja.R -DU bi -R(E) -n(I) e -R(E) -n(I) delat'.R nečego.R ịa -W =dE ịa -nnE -WUr aːtča
army.R -dat be -nonfut -3sg neg -nonfut -3sg do.R nothing.R what -acc =ptl what -nec.ptc -prfl.pl neg.ex
армия.R -dat быть -nonfut -3sg neg -nonfut -3sg делать.R ничего.R что -acc =ptl что -nec.ptc -prfl.pl neg.ex
It was in the army (sc. that I heard about it), nothing to do, nothing for us to do.
Я в Армии слышал, когда делать было нечего мы разговаривали.
Bear story (1)
Tiek pekteren-de dʒọːjan ennewen gad, tačịn ebit.
tiek pekteren =dE dʒoγojon.Y e -nnE -W -E-n(I) ga -R(E) tar -čIn ebit.Y
now shoot(neg.cvb) =ptl for.nothing.Y neg -nec.ptc -acc -ep-poss.3sg take -neg.cvb dist -adv evid.Y
сейчас стрелять(neg.cvb) =ptl for.ничего.Y neg -nec.ptc -acc -ep-poss.3sg взять -neg.cvb dist -adv evid.Y
Also, one wasn't supposed to take a gun for no reason, that's how it was.
И ружье нельзя было просто так брать.