Manchu/Lesson 4 - Numerals

Dialogue & Translation Dialogue 1Dialogue 1be oci mafa gurun i ilhaWe are the fatherland's flowersajige orho i eme oci amba na,The mother of the small grass is the large land,ajige nimaha i eme oci amba mederi,the mother of the small fish is the large sea,usiha i eme oci abka i untuhun,the mother of the stars is the heavens,meni eme oci mafa gurun---jungg’o.Our mother is our fatherland --- China.be oci mafa gurun i ilha,We are the fatherland's flowers,fuldun fuldun ilha mafa gurun be miyamimbi,All these bunches of flowers decorate the fatherland,mafa gurun membe ujime hvwaxabuha,The fatherland raised us,be mafa gurun be hairambi.We love the fatherland.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Dialogue 2Dialogue 2A) gucu te udu erin oho?A) Friend, what time is it?B) juwan erin oho. B) It is 10:00.A) baniha. si oci Xiao Wang i tacin gucu inuo? A) Thank you. Are you Xiao Wang's fellow student?B) inu. bi Xiao Wang i emgi emu minggan uyun tanggv nadanju sunja ci aniya oros gisun be tacihaB) Yes. I studied Russian with Xiao Wang in 1975.A) si ya tacikv de oros gisun be taciha?A) What school did you study Russian at?B) Qinghua amba tacikv de B) At Qinghua university. A) si ere aniya udu se oho?A) How old are you this year?B) bi susai juwe se oho.B) I am 52 years old.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Dialogue 3Dialogue 3A) sinde udu indahvn bio?A) How many dogs do you have?B) uheri tofohon indahvn bi. tofohon i ilan ubu i emu boodeB) Altogether i have 15. One third of them are at home.A) tuttu oci boode udu indahvn bio?A) In that case, how many dogs do you have at home?B) boode sunja indahvn bi.B) There are 5 dogs at home. Vocab ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Manchu VocabularyEnglish TranslationManchu VocabularyEnglish TranslationabkaHeaven/skyabka i untuhunThe heavensajigeSmallambaBigamba tacikvUniversity (大学)aniyaYearbeWeemgiWitherinTimefuldunA bunch of (flowers)gurunCountryhairambiTo cherish, to lovehvwaxabumbiTo raiseilhaFlowerindahvnDogjungg'oChinamafaAncestormafa gurunFatherland, homelandmederiOcean/seamiyamimbiTo put on make up, to decoratenaLandnimahaFishohoTo have become (past tense of ombi)orhoGrassorosRussianseYears old (岁)tacikvSchooltacin gucuFellow student (同学)tuttu ociIn that caseubu(Times) see numerals for explanationuduHow many/how muchuheriAltogetherujimbiTo raiseuntuhunThe heavens, emptyusihaStaryaWhat Grammar Numerals Manchu cardinal numerals The cardinal numbers in Manchu are: ........................................................................................................................................................emu (emke)1juwan jakvn18juwe2juwan uyun19ilan3orin20duin4orin emu21sunja5gvsin30ninggun6dehu40nadan7susai50jakvn8ninju60uyun9nadanju70juwan10jakvnju80juwan emu11uyunju90juwan juwe12tanggv100juwan ilan13juwe tanggv susai emu251juwan duin14minggan1,000tofohon15tumen10,000juwan ninggun16juwan tumen100,000juwan nadan17tanggv tumen1,000,000........................................................................................................................................................ Note: the number for 15 is irregular Manchu ordinal numerals Ordinal numbers in Manchu are formed by adding ‘-ci’ to the end of the cardinal form of the number. In the case of numbers that end in an ‘n’, the final n is dropped (except for in the case of juwan and tumen). E.g: emuci (First) juwe tanggv susai emuci (251st) ningguci (Sixth) minggaci (One thousandth) juwanci (Tenth) tumenci (Ten thousandth) juwan duici (Fourteenth) Manchu distributive numerals Distributive numerals can be formed by adding the suffix ‘-ta’, ‘-te’ or ‘-to’ depending on the rules of vowel harmony. E.g.: ilata (one of three) tofohoto (one of 15) emte (one each). Manchu multiplicative numerals As for multiplicative numerals, one can either use the word ‘ubu’ (times), or use one of the postpositions such as ‘mudan’ (time), ‘jergi’ (time). E.g.: juwe ubu (twice) juwe mudan (twice) juwe jergi (twice) Manchu fractions Fractional numerals can be formed by either using the genitive or ablative case, or by using the dative/locative case in combination with the word ‘ubu’ (times). E.g sunja i emu (1/5) sunja ci emu (1/5) sunja ubu de emu ubu (1/5). Lesson 3 (Pronouns) ---- Contents ---- Lesson 5 (Adjectives)