bastal
/ba.'stal/
noun
- family, household
- clan, lineage
Additional notes: this word originally came from my language Bahatla as bastalom meaning "great house, mansion, palace".
Cases
|
Cases |
Suffix |
PL |
|---|---|---|
|
NOM |
|
bastalru |
|
ACC |
bastalkad |
bastalrukad |
|
GEN |
bastalahn |
bastalrahn |
|
DAT |
bastaltum |
bastalrutum |
|
LOC |
bastalrab |
bastalruab |
|
ABL |
bastaldash |
bastalrudash |
Examples:
Nominative:
Bastalru itha em tomba shuruk nau.
Gloss: Family-PL love and help 3PL.ACC self.
Translation: "Families love and help each other."
Accusative:
Zi tlesha zahn bastalkad.
Gloss: 2 visit 2.GEN family-ACC.
Translation: "You visit your family."
Genitive:
Bastalahn sashem shun satliruab kobiz.
Gloss: Family-GEN heart 3.GEN person-PL-LOC inside.
Translation: "(A) family's heart (is) in its people."
Dative:
Shu tsolnirdem gatikad shun bastaltum.
Gloss: 3 bring-PST food-ACC 3.GEN family-DAT.
Translation: "He brought food to his family."
Locative:
Zi bastalrab let.
Gloss: 2 household-LOC out.
Translation: "You (are) outside (the) household."
Ablative:
Daku markadem bastaldash.
Gloss: Child leave-PST clan-ABL.
Translation: "(The) child left (the) clan."
