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=== IOL 2004 Problem #4 Lakhota === |
=== IOL 2004 Problem #4 Lakhota === |
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Consider some words of Lakhota language (in Latin transliteration): |
Consider some words of Lakhota language (in Latin transliteration): |
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|'''šuža'''||''it is badly bruised'' |
|'''šuža'''||''it is badly bruised'' |
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|'''γi'''||''it is brown'' |
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|'''m<sup>i</sup>niža'''||''it is curled but can be smoothed again'' |
|'''m<sup>i</sup>niža'''||''it is curled but can be smoothed again'' |
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|'''g<sup>e</sup>leza'''||''it is ruled: <nowiki>| | |</nowiki> |
|'''g<sup>e</sup>leza'''||''it is ruled:'' <nowiki>| | |</nowiki> |
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|'''nuγa'''||''it is hard and immovable (e.g. a gnarl on a tree)'' |
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|'''m<sup>i</sup>niγa'''||''it is shrunk permanently'' |
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|'''zi'''||''it is yellow'' |
|'''zi'''||''it is yellow'' |
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|'''kĩža'''||''a blending high-pitched tone sounds (e.g. a trill)'' |
|'''kĩža'''||''a blending high-pitched tone sounds (e.g. a trill)'' |
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|'''g<sup>e</sup> |
|'''g<sup>e</sup>leγa'''||''it is striped:'' ▋ ▋ ▋ |
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'''(a)''' Match the following words with their translations given in misarranged order: |
'''(a)''' Match the following words with their translations given in misarranged order: |
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<center> '''k' |
<center> '''k'eγa, k'eza, p<sup>h</sup>ešniža, suza, xuγa''' |
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''it sparks, it is fractured, the surface is in a scratched condition, it has a slight bruise, the surface is in a scraped condition'' |
''it sparks, it is fractured, the surface is in a scratched condition, it has a slight bruise, the surface is in a scraped condition'' |
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'''(c)''' Explain the meaning of the word '''ži'''. |
'''(c)''' Explain the meaning of the word '''ži'''. |
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⚠ The letter ''x'' is pronounced similarly to English ''h'' as in ''hard''; the letter'' |
⚠ The letter '''x''' is pronounced similarly to English ''h'' as in ''hard''; the letter '''γ''' is the devoiced correlate of '''x'''; '''š''' and '''ž''' are pronounced similarly to ''sh'' as in ''shoe'' and ''s'' as in ''pleasure'', respectively. The letters '''k<nowiki>'</nowiki>''' and '''p<sup>h</sup>''' signify specific Lakhota consonants, and '''ĩ''', <sup>'''i'''</sup>, <sup>'''e'''</sup> signify specific Lakhota vowels. Lakhóta is an Indian language (Siou family). It is spoken by 6000 people in the USA and Canada. |
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—Ivan A. Derzhanski |
—Ivan A. Derzhanski |
Latest revision as of 17:49, 1 May 2020
IOL 2004 Problem #4 Lakhota
Consider some words of Lakhota language (in Latin transliteration):
kĩza | a single high-pitched tone sounds |
žata | it (e.g. a road) forks into two parts |
šuža | it is badly bruised |
γi | it is brown |
miniža | it is curled but can be smoothed again |
geleza | it is ruled: | | | |
nuγa | it is hard and immovable (e.g. a gnarl on a tree) |
miniγa | it is shrunk permanently |
zi | it is yellow |
šli | thick liquid is being squeezed out |
kĩža | a blending high-pitched tone sounds (e.g. a trill) |
geleγa | it is striped: ▋ ▋ ▋ |
(a) Match the following words with their translations given in misarranged order:
it sparks, it is fractured, the surface is in a scratched condition, it has a slight bruise, the surface is in a scraped condition
(b) Translate into Lakota:
a thin liquid is being squeezed out |
it is soft and movable (e.g. an enlarged gland under the skin) |
it is red hot |
it is semi-hard and movable (e.g. a cartilage) |
it is branching into several directions |
(c) Explain the meaning of the word ži.
⚠ The letter x is pronounced similarly to English h as in hard; the letter γ is the devoiced correlate of x; š and ž are pronounced similarly to sh as in shoe and s as in pleasure, respectively. The letters k' and ph signify specific Lakhota consonants, and ĩ, i, e signify specific Lakhota vowels. Lakhóta is an Indian language (Siou family). It is spoken by 6000 people in the USA and Canada.
—Ivan A. Derzhanski