whaalíi to bring sth or sb downhill, take sth down, carry sth down

Part of Speech v.tr
Inflection Class L:e/T (Prs): whaaláanu, (Pfv): wheelílu, wheélu, whaílu, (Cv): wheelí, (Imp): whaalá
    • to bring sth or sb downhill, take sth down, carry sth down
      • Example 14:
        tíi so meewá samaṭí ba booǰée wée de wheelílu.
        tíi
        3sg.obl
        so
        REM.MSG.nom
        meewá
        fruit
        samaṭé
        gather
        -í
        -CV
        ba
        top
        booǰái
        sack
        -a
        -obl
        wée
        into
        de
        put
        -í
        -CV
        whaalé
        take.down
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        He collected the fruit, put it in a bag and took it down [to his home].
        Source:
        A:HUB010
      • Example 875:
        eetáai wheelí ghróoma phedóolu.
        eetáai
        from.there.REM
        whaalé
        take.down
        -í
        -CV
        ghráam
        village
        -a
        -obl
        phedá
        bring
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        We brought him from there down to the village.
        Source:
        A:DLX107
      • Example 1157:
        asím ǰinaazá khaṣeelí wheelílu de.
        asím
        1pl.erg
        ǰinaazá
        corpse
        khaṣaalé
        drag
        -í
        -CV
        whaalé
        take.down
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        de
        pst
        We had dragged the dead body down.
        Source:
        A:GHA044
      • Example 1827:
        wíi ba surmičaṇíi whaalíin de.
        wíi
        water
        ba
        top
        surmičáṇ
        <place>
        -ii
        -gen
        whaalé
        take.down
        -en
        -3pl
        de
        pst
        They used to draw water downhill from Surmichan.
        Source:
        A:CAV006
      • Example 1828:
        ṭeekí wheélu hínu.
        ṭaaké
        call
        -í
        -CV
        wheél
        bring.down.pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        hin
        be.prs
        -u
        -MSG
        They called him down.
        Source:
        A:KAT146

Related entries

  • See also:
    • whíi to come down, come or go downhill/downstream
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