ᴱQ. ala fuin oilimaite “after the last night”
The twentieth phrase (lines 24 and 26) of the first version of the Oilima Markirya poem (MC/221). The first word is the preposition ala³ “after”, followed by the nominative form of the noun fui “night” and the adjective oilimaite “night”.
Decomposition: Broken into its constituent elements, this phrase would be:
ala fui-n oilimaite = “*before night-(nominative) last”
Conceptual Development: This phrase also appeared in the fourth, fifth and sixth drafts, though the number of times it appeared varied (OM1d-f: PE16/62, 72, 74). It appeared twice in the final draft, on lines 24 and 26 (MC/221). In the fourth draft, ala was translated “before” rather than “after” (PE16/62, 68).
References ✧ MC/221; PE16/62, 72, 74
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| ala³ | “beyond, after; before” | ✧ MC/221; MC/221; PE16/62; PE16/62; PE16/62; PE16/62; PE16/62; PE16/72 (älä); PE16/72 (älä); PE16/72 (älä); PE16/74; PE16/74; PE16/74 | |
| hui | “dark, murk, fog; night, evening” | nominative | ✧ MC/221 (fuin); MC/221 (fuin); PE16/62 (fuin); PE16/62 (fuin); PE16/62 (fuin); PE16/62 (fuin); PE16/62 (fuin); PE16/72 (fuuin); PE16/72 (fuuin); PE16/72 (fuuin); PE16/74 (fuin); PE16/74 (fuin); PE16/74 (fuin) |
| oilimaite | “final, ultimate, last” | ✧ MC/221; MC/221; PE16/62; PE16/62; PE16/62; PE16/62; PE16/62; PE16/72; PE16/72; PE16/72; PE16/74; PE16/74; PE16/74 |
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ᴱQ. ala fuin oilimaite² “after the last night”
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