ʃelaltam
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. {intransitive} to break, to splinter, to split, to crack
♦ ʃint͡ɕam kandaʃəlan ʃelalteʃ {phrase} everything is going dark before my eyes
♦ ikməɲar uʒaʃlan ʃelaltam {verb I} to split into a few parts
♦ kutəʃən ʃelaltam {verb I} to crack lengthwise
2. to go apart, to fork, to separate
♢ korno ʃelalteʃ {sentence} the road forks
3. to be divided, to divide, to split, to be split
♦ βit͡ɕ tyʃkalan ʃelaltam {verb I} to be split into five groups
♦ peləgət͡ɕ ʃelaltam {verb I} to be split in half
4. to be divided, to be distributed, to be shared
♢ jugəpogo kok erge koklaʃte ʃelalteʃ {sentence} the inheritance is divided between the two sons
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// ʃelalt(ən) βozam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ korno kokəte ʃelalt βozən {sentence} the path split in two
// ʃelalt(ən) kajem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ oŋa ʃelalt kaja {sentence} the board splits in two
// ʃelalt(ən) ʃogem {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ korno ʃelalt ʃoga {sentence} the path splits in two
--"PARENT"--> ʃelam
