Tundra Nenets

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Search: dim. 53 total hits in 13 transcripts.
My family (1)
Əc′eki°da yewakoŋe° xayic′°.
child.POSS.PL3SG orphan.DIM.ESS stay.PST.SUBJ.3PL
ребенок.ПОСС.МН:3ЕД сирота.ДИМ.ЭСС остаться.ПРОШ.СУБ.3МН
Her children remained orphans.
A seagull's tale (5)
Xanʹikudoh tʹírcʹ° pʹay°doh ŋanʹ°n_tʹi.
fledgling.DIM.POSS.PL3PL fly.FREQ.MOD.CVB start.OBJ.PL.SUBJ.3PL again_there.
оперевшийся:птенец.ДИМ.ПОСС.МН3МН летать.ФРЕКВ.МОД.КОНВ начать.ОБ.МН.СУБ.3МН снова_там.
So their little fledglings started to fly again.
The three pikes' sister and the Russian (3)
Met′ida sətaku°wa xər′eb′ida.
use.PTC.IMPF.ACC.POSS.PL3SG strong.PTC.IMPF.DIM.PROL drive:on.DUR.OBJ.PL.SUBJ.3SG
использовать.ПРИЧ.ИМПФ.АКК.ПОСС.МН:3ЕД сильный.ПРИЧ.ИМПФ.ДИМ.ПРОЛ править.ДУБ.ОБ.МН.СУБ.3ЕД
She's driving her sledge reindeer on extremely fast.