Tundra Nenets

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Search: woman. 39 total hits in 12 transcripts.
A Nenets joke (2)
n′e maq n′íw°h: s′eŋk°e, xún′ana m′akənd° xæyin°.
woman say.CONNEG:2 not.SUBJ.3SG.EMPH tomorrow tent.DAT.POSS.2SG leave.SBJV.SUBJ.2SG
женщина сказать.КОННЕГ:2 не.СУБ.3ЕД.ЭМФ завтра чум.ДАТ.ПОСС.2ЕД оставить.СОСЛ.СУБ.2ЕД
The woman said: "Stay for the night, you'll go home tomorrow."
The giant forest monsters (2)
Nʹeney° nʹe nʹiwi° ŋaq, ŋulʹiq ŋilʹekarǝxa.
true woman not.NARR.SUBJ.3SG be.CONNEG very monster.SML
настоящий женщина не.НАРР.СУБ.3ЕД быть.КОННЕГ очень чудовище.СИМ
She wasn’t a real woman apparently: she was very much like a monster.
Она, оказывается, не настоящая женщина, она совсем похожа на злого духа.