Dictionary

purri

/'pu.ri/

noun

a period of eight days (Lasat equivalent to a week)

Additional notes: this word originally came from my language Bahatla as pumri referring to a seven-day week.

Cases

Cases

Suffix

PL

NOM

 

purru

ACC

purrikad

purrukad

GEN

purrahn

purruahn

DAT

purritum

purrutum

LOC

purrab

purruab

ABL

purridash

purrudash

Examples:

Nominative:

Purri besh korsasrukad.

Gloss: Week eight day-PL-ACC.

Translation: "(A) week (is) eight days."

Accusative:

Zi kota purrikad sotailrab kobiz.

Gloss: 2 want week-ACC forest-LOC inside.

Translation: "You want (a) week in the forest."

Genitive:

Purrahn goovderu dhawzal em goosu.

Gloss: Week-GEN celebration-PL fun and loud.

Translation: "(The) week's celebrations (are) fun and loud."

Dative:

Shu jagardem shuk nau purritum.

Gloss: 3 prepare-PST 3.ACC self week-DAT.

Translation: "He prepared himself for (the) week."

Locative:

Char zik purrab bimus.

Gloss: See 2.ACC week-LOC next.

Translation: "See you next week."

Ablative:

Shu chardem Lasankad don purrudash diok.

Gloss: 3 see-PST Lasan-ACC three week-PL-ABL before.

Translation: "She saw Lasan three weeks ago."