Wai 5.3: THE NOUN: GENDER

Wai 5.3: THE NOUN: GENDER

Maringa tloura grammatical gender mak. Heiya tlaipang thimi heitoubi chutmani limrap heitoubi khring putrapya ai-ai pui-pa múkna hilthungni masculine nimanung feminine toubi murillei. Maringa tloura wa, ba, pa ani napawa/pa heitoubi wi, bi, pui ani napuiya / pui toubi murillei.

Napawa-napuiya nimanung pui-pa mu´kna noun heiya gender toubi ung. Gender ā kani lim phlitam thukni khaithutlei.

1.       Masculine gender

2.       Feminine gender

3.       Common gender

4.       Neuter gender

1. Masculine gender:Pa mu´kna noun heiya masculine gender toubi ung.

                Napawa, Uipa, Halpa, Hokpa, Wapa, Modarwa, Leiwa, Huttatpa, Hodikpa.

2. Feminine gender: Pui mu´kna noun heiya feminine gender toubi ung.

                Napuiya, Uipui, Halpui, Hokpui, Wapui, Todarwi, Leiwi, Huttatpi, Hodikpi.

3.Common gender: Napawa tom nimak napuiya tom nimak puikhi pakhi khnirek mu´kna noun heiya common gender toubi ung.

                Douwa, plui, marnothrāl, shok, cheemkhur, thuithi, thimi, siracha.

4. Neuter gender: Puikhi nimak, pakhi nimak noun heiya neuter gender toubi ung.

                Kul, manthral, phalbi, tangla, sorwa.

Churnung lhou:

Q1.          Gender kouya ungo? Aiyei limrap minlhang hoini myebi pilak.

Q2.          Dākrei pi tloulhangrap kounakshi gender tou myethutlak:

                (a). Shimlei;

                (b). Hnu;

                (c). Tangla;

                (d). Heengtrung;

                (e). Krung;

                (f). Cheempu;

                (g). Pamo;

                (h). Nuter;

                (i). Halpui.