kaje
Keywords: question words, travel
| Pronunciation (IPA): | 'kaj.e |
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| Part of Speech: | term noun verb |
| Class: | happat |
| Forms: | kaje |
| Glosses: | way, path, route, road, manner, means |
Description:
The term 'kaje' is a very broad term which has abase meaning of 'way', but which can mean any sort of physical or metaphorical path, route, road, etc. It also my metaphorical extension means a manner by which something is accomplished.
As the head term in a noun phrase with the uncertain artcle 'ko', 'kaje' makes the question word for 'how'.
As a verb, 'kaje' means to route something, or set something on a path somewhere. It is a ditransitive happat verb with an ergative router, an absolutive thing routed, and a dative destination.
The word 'kaje' resembles the Spanish word 'calle', 'street', but it is an Old Common word and not a borrowing and the resemblance may be coinsidental.