Dictionary

bastal

/ba.'stal/

noun

  1. family, household
  2. 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."