Monala: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 02:59, 13 October 2024

From mon ("choose") +‎ ala ("one")

IPA^(key): /moˈnala/

Rhymes: -ala

monala

or
Hio si'o ki hi Munja'kin lanú inju hio monala.
You speak Munja’kin or you don’t speak.
-Spi (Emerald City, Episode 101)

Not usually much to say about conjunctions, but I thought this one was pretty clever. In effect, it's like saying, "Do you want an apple, an orange pick one?" -David J. Peterson 17:16, 29 May 2020 (PDT)

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 ===Etymology===
-From {{inh|munj|pmun|*mon}} + {{inh|munj|pmun|*ala}}.
+From {{compound|munj|mon|ala|tr1="choose"|tr2="one"}}
 ====Pronunciation====
 {{IPA|/moˈnala/|lang=munj}}
+: {{rhymes|munj|ala}}
 ====Conjunction====
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 # or
+#: ''[[Hio]] [[si'o]] [[ki]] [[hi]] [[Munja'kin]] [[lanú]] [[inju]] [[hio]] [[monala]].''
+#:: You speak Munja’kin '''or''' you don’t speak.
+#::: -''Spi'' (''[[Emerald City]]'', [[Emerald_City_dialogue#Episode_101|Episode 101]])
 ====Creation and Usage Notes====