pilíilu ant

Part of Speech n.masc
Inflection Class a-decl (Obl, pl): pilíila
    • ant
      • Example 325:
        pilíilu béeriṣa heewandíi dapáara mehnát the, xoraák ǰáma thíi de.
        pilíilu
        ant
        béeriṣ
        summer
        -a
        -obl
        heewánd
        winter
        -ii
        -gen
        dapáara
        for
        mehnát
        hard.work
        the
        do
        -í
        -CV
        xoraák
        food
        ǰáma
        together
        the
        do
        -e
        -3sg
        de
        pst
        The ant was working hard during the summer to gather food for the winter.
        Source:
        A:DLX138
      • Example 1509:
        pilíila the phus bhan yhóolu heentá, pháaṭa ṣačáana.
        pilíilu
        ant
        -a
        -obl
        the
        to
        phus
        vanished
        bhe
        become
        -án
        -prs
        yhéi
        come
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        heentá
        CONDL
        pháaṭu
        wing
        -a
        -pl
        ṣač
        appear
        -án
        -prs
        -a
        -MPL
        The ant has to disappear in order for wings to appear. [Proverb]
        Source:
        A:NH12:1:060