1.
a. ˁouyέghɛn di-yeˁágob ľirkέb ḷe-ˀaḥmíreʰ ‘There was a boy who liked to ride donkeys’ (Bulakh 2024:140)
b. ḷaḷ yaˀágaḥ ḥéyhe ḷe-bᵉˁer waľľá ḷe-šfɔ́niŝ yeˁóumor rékob wa-ṭaʰ ḷaḷ yaˀágaḥ be-ṭáˀiraʰ waľľá safíneʰ yeˁóumor rékob deš ḷe-bíľeʰ ‘When somebody mounts a camel or another animal, it is said: rékob. And likewise, when somebody ascends a plane or a ship, it is said: rékob’ (field notes)
2.
a. rékobk be-ˁážeʰ be-ḳáneʰ di-térbak maḷ ˁak erókeb hímaˁk bíľeʰ teḥarɛsímin men sɛr térbak ‘I was having sex with my wife inside the pen. While I was having sex with her, I heard something rustle behind the pen’ (CSOL I10:1)
b. ɛʰ bέbɛʰ díˀʸho ḥéľoʰ eḳdémoʰ ˁek tóˀo rékobk ḷe-ˁážeʰ diyáḥŝes ‘Oh father! My aunt saw you while you were mounting another woman!’ (CSOL I 5:38)
‘To ride an animal (ḷe-)’ (1a)
‘To copulate with a woman (be-)’ (2a)
‘To copulate with a woman (ḷe-)’ (2b)
- érkeb 1. to put on, over; 2. to load
- mórkeb ship, boat
- rátkab or rótkeb to mount one upon another