ruala•m
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to chop, to hit, to hack, to slash, to hew
♦ ke•rde de•ne ruala•m {verb I} to slash with a sword
2. to drive (e.g., an ax somewhere)
♦ toβa•rəm u•kʃəʃ ruala•m {verb I} to drive an ax into a branch
3. to fell, to cut down
♦ pajremla•n ko•ʒəm ruala•m {verb I} to cut down a fir tree for a holiday
4. {figuratively} to snap back, to give a sharp reply
♦ joltaʃla•n ruala•m {verb I} to give a sharp reply to a friend
5. to put over a horse's head (shaft bow)
♦ i•mɲe ymba•ke py•gəm ruala•m {verb I} to put a shaft bow over a horse's head
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// rua•l(ən) kolte•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// ko•mbəm rua•l kolte•m {verb II} to chop off a goose's head
// rua•l(ən) kudalte•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// ikta•ʒ-køn βu•jʒəm rua•l kudalte•m {verb II} to chop off somebody's head
// rua•l(ən) nala•m {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
// u•kʃəm rua•l nala•m {verb I} to cut a branch down
// rua•l(ən) pəʃte•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above); to cut down, to kill (with a sharp instrument)
♢ salta•k tuʃma•nəm rua•l pəʃte•n {sentence} the soldier cut down the enemy
// rua•l(ən) ʃue•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// ko•ʃkəʃo u•kʃəm rua•l ʃue•m {verb II} to cut down a dried branch
// ko•ʃkəʃo u•kʃəm rua•l ʃənde•m {verb II} to cut down a dried branch
// toβa•rəm pərɲa•ʃ rua•l ʃənde•m {verb II} to drive an ax into a log
--"PARENT"--> rue•m
