Q. ëar falastala “the sea surging”
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The tenth line of the Markirya poem (MC/222). The first word is ëar “sea” followed by the active-participle (“-ing”) of the verb falasta- “to surge”.
Decomposition: Broken into its constituent elements, this phrase would be:
ëar falasta-la = “*sea surg-ing”
Reference ✧ MC/222 ✧ “the sea surging”
Elements
| ëar | “sea, great sea” | ✧ MC/222 | |
| falasta- | “to foam, surge” | active-participle | ✧ MC/222 (falastala) |
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ᴱQ. vea falastane “the sea surging”
The ninth line of the Oilima Markirya poem (MC/213). The first word is vea² “sea”, followed by the “bare stem” infinitive of the verb falasta- “to surge” as suggested by Gilson, Welden, and Hostetter (PE16/84, notes on line #10 and #11), apparently functioning as either an active-participle or a verbal object.
Decomposition: Broken into its constituent elements, this phrase would be:
vea falasta-ne = “*sea surg-ing”
Reference ✧ MC/213 ✧ “the sea surging”
Elements
| vea² | “sea” | ✧ MC/213 | |
| falasta- | “to surge, make a sound like surf” | active-participle | ✧ MC/213 (falastane) |
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