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Iol 2014 Indiv Prob - en Us
Iol 2014 Indiv Prob - en Us
Do not copy the statements of the problems. Write down your solution to each problem
on a separate sheet or sheets. On each sheet indicate the number of the problem, the number
of your seat and your surname. Otherwise your work may be mislaid or misattributed.
Your answers must be well-supported by argument. Even a perfectly correct answer will
be given a low score unless accompanied by an explanation.
Problem #1 (20 points). Here are some verb forms of Benabena and their English translations:
nohobe
kahalune
nokoho'ibe
nolenufu'inagihe
noli'ibe
nofunagihe
none
nila'ibe
nonahatagihe
lenahalube
nahalanagihe
lahala'ibe
nofutagihe
lenilu'ibe
noho'inagihe
I am striking him
we will strike yousg
we both are striking yousg
because we both are piercing youpl
you both are piercing us
because I am piercing him
yousg are piercing him
you both will pierce me
because yousg are striking me
I will strike youpl
because youpl will strike me
you both will strike us
because we are piercing him
we both will pierce youpl
because we both are striking him
Problem #2 (20 points). Here are the singular, dual and plural forms of some Kiowa
nouns and their English translations. Not all forms are given, although all exist.
singular
dual
plural
adO
math Onsjan
kO
th otolagO
aufi
ph jaboadO
math On
kOnbohodO
tO
a
math Onsjan
kO
th otola
alOsOhjegO
?
alOgukogO
?
kh OdO
kOdO
?
?
?
Olsun
?
?
?
tsegun
alOguko
kaph th O
kh O
?
alO
ph O
?
?
pitso
th Oph paa
a
math OnsjadO
kOgO
th otolagO
aufigO
ph jaboa
math OdO
kOnbohon
tOgO
e
alOsOhjegO
tsegudO
?
kaph th OgO
?
kOdO
?
?
sadO
?
?
?
tree
little girl
knife
orange
sh
street lamp
girl
hat
spoon
bread
plum
dog
lemon
old man
blanket
tomato
apple
bualo
child
comb
fork
chair
Problem #3 (20 points). Once upon a time in the Tangut Empire (the Great State of
the White and the Lofty) there lived two brothers and two sisters. They each had a son and
a daughter.
( = man, = woman)
Below you see statements in the Tangut language concerning the relations between these
people. The name Lhie nyn belongs to a man.
1. Ldiu e
2. Lhie nyn
3.
Sei na
4. Ldiu
Nie tse
.
'yn
k
.j
Ngwi mbyn
Wa
e
nie
'yn
an nia
ngu .
'yn
ndon
ndon
Syn mei
'yn
wej
6. Ldiu
e
Syn mei
'yn
wej
7. Ldiu
e
8.
Kei ey
.
9. Ldiu
e
Wa
ngu .
ngu .
nie
'yn
wej
e
'yn
wej
'yn
wej
Ldiu
Kei ey
.
Syn mei
Sie tsie
'yn
'yn
ngu .
ngu .
wia
'i@
12.
Wa
nie
'yn
lio
13.
Kei ey
Sie tsie
'yn
wej
Kei ey
Syn mei
tse
15.
16. Ngon
17.
Nie
ngwe
Syn mei
18. Ldiu
e
Mbe
'yn
ngu .
ngu .
.
'yn
wiej
wej
phon
ngu .
'yn
Sei na
'yn
kj
Sie tsie
'yn
ndon
ngu .
ngu .
kj
.
ngu .
ngu .
ngu .
wia
wej
nie
Sei na
'yn
mu
an nia
Wa
ngwe
phon
'yn
Ldiu
e
Ldiu
Nie
tse
.
an nia
Sie tsie
ngu .
'yn
'yn
'yn
ma
lio
'yn
wiej
tse
'yn
mu
ngwe
Syn mei
35. Mbe
36. Nie
'yn
Kei ey
.
an nia
phon
tse
Sie tsie
Sie tsie
'yn
ngu .
ngu .
ngu .
ny
wej
'yn
ngu .
ngu .
'i@
'yn
'yn
ngu .
Sei na
an nia
ngu .
mu
'i@
Ldiu
Nie
ngu .
ngu .
'yn
an nia
ngu .
mu
'i@
'yn
ngu .
la
'yn
'yn
e
ngu .
ngwe
Ngon
ngu .
we
.j
phon
e
nie
Mbe
31.
ngu .
'yn
'yn
23. Ngon
28.
Sei na
25. Mbe
Kei ey
.
ngu .
22.
Wa nie
e
20. Ldiu
21. Wa
ngu .
an nia
5.
ngu .
ngu .
'yn
lio
ma
ngu .
ngu .
ngu .
ngu .
Tangut is an extinct language of the Tibeto-Burman family that was spoken in the Tangut
Empire (10381227, present-day central China). There is no agreement among scholars on
what it sounded like, therefore the transcription is based on one of the reconstructions. The
superscript numbers indicate its two tones ( = at, = rising); in particular, the words for
`father' and `mother' are in the rst tone. ., , e., o., y, @ are vowels; , , ' are consonants.
Ivan Derzhanski
Problem #4 (20 points). Here are some short dialogs in Engenni and their English translations:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Translate it into English. If it can be translated in more than one way, provide all
translations and explain your reasoning.
(c) If you were to compile an Engenni dictionary, what would the base forms of the words
`thief' and `girl' be? Explain your answer.
The Engenni language belongs to the BenueCongo family. It is spoken by approx. 20,000
people in Nigeria.
The mark . underneath a word's rst vowel indicates that all of the word's vowels are
pronounced with a slightly lowered tongue. The marks , and indicate high, low, and
falling tone, respectively; if none is present, the syllable has middle tone.
Art
urs Semenuks
Problem #5 (20 points). Here are some words and word combinations in Northwest
Gbaya and their English translations in arbitrary order:
P
a
a, P
a
a n
ang n
u k`
o, P
a
a s`
e`
e, b
um
a yk, b
um
a z`
u yk, d
ang g`
ok, d f`
o, d s`
e`
e,
k`
o yk, k`
o z`
ok, n
ang w, n
u f`
o, n
u l
eb
e, s`
e`
e w, yk, yk w, z`
u
at the surface; eye socket; eyebrow; eyelash; eyes/face;
eld edge; foot; happiness; liver; good eld; nostril;
above, on; poisonous snake; tip of the tongue;
to be dying; to envy; to put
The Northwest Gbaya language belongs to the Ubangian family. It is spoken by approx.
200,000 people in the Central African Republic.
The Northwest Gbaya words are given in a simplied transcription. P is a consonant.
Boris Iomdin