v. (IV)

1. ya ya mɔn ḥaʰ di-ktob ˁaf šénfaˁ ľáraḥk áḷḷaʰ díyyeʰ ber áˁḷayk hin díˀḥan mέtaḷ ‘Oh! Who has written that? That is perfect! Thank you so much, for you have so enhanced (the prestige of) our language’ (CSOL II 1:127)

2. áˁḷɛyk díˀʸho férhem ˁan díˀʸho múgšem ‘I love my daughter better than my son’ (field notes)

• ˁaḷ- friend
• ˁóľi to praise, to flatter
• ˁáḷho In the expression di-ˁáḷho: 1. excellent, the best; 2. noble people, elite
• ˁáľihin love
• šeˁáľi to be proud, to boast
• máˁľhɛ beloved
• taˁḷhóyten encouragement
• mešˁáľhi arrogant