5.15. Some types of symmetrical tanru

This section deals with symmetrical tanru, where order is not important. Many of these tanru can be expressed with a logical or non-logical connective between the components.

The tanru may refer to things which are correctly specified by both tanru components. Some of these instances may also be seen as asymmetrical tanru where the seltau specifies a material. The connective je is appropriate:

Table 5.50. Example tanru

cipnrstrigi pacru'i	owl demon	Skt
nolraitru prije	royal sage	Skt
remna nakni	human-being male	Qab	man
remna fetsi	human-being female	Qab	woman
sonci tolvri	soldier coward	Que
panzi nanmu	offspring man	Ewe	son
panzi ninmu	offspring woman	Ewe	daughter
solji sicni	gold coin	Tur
solji junla	gold watch	Tur,Kor,Hun
solji djine	gold ring	Udm,Aba,Que
rokci zdani	stone house	Imb
mudri zdani	wooden house	Ewe
rokci bitmu	stone wall	Ewe
solji carce	gold chariot	Skt
mudri xarci	wooden weapon	Skt
zdani tcadu	home town	Chi

Table 5.51. Mini-Glossary

cipnrstrigi	fu'ivla for “owl” based on Linnean name
pacru'i	evil-spirit
tolvri	opposite-of-brave

The tanru may refer to all things which are specified by either of the tanru components. The connective ja is appropriate:

Table 5.52. Example tanru

nunji'a nunterji'a	victory defeat	Skt	victory or defeat
donri nicte	day night	Skt	day and night
lunra tarci	moon stars	Skt	moon and stars
patfu mamta	father mother	Imb,Kaz,Chi	parents
tuple birka	leg arm	Kaz	extremity
nuncti nunpinxe	eating drinking	Udm	cuisine
bersa tixnu	son daughter	Chi	children

Table 5.53. Mini-Glossary

nunji'a	event-of-winning
nunterji'a	event-of-losing
nuncti	event-of-eating
nunpinxe	event-of-drinking

Alternatively, the tanru may refer to things which are specified by either of the tanru components or by some more inclusive class of things which the components typify:

Table 5.54. Example tanru

curnu jalra	worm beetle	Mon	insect
jalra curnu	beetle worm	Mon	insect
kabri palta	cup plate	Kaz	crockery
jipci gunse	hen goose	Qab	housefowl
xrula tricu	flower tree	Chi	vegetation

The tanru components specify crucial or typical parts of the referent of the tanru as a whole:

Table 5.55. Example tanru

tumla vacri	land air	Fin	world
moklu stedu	mouth head	Aba	face
sudysrasu cunmi	hay millet	Qab	agriculture
gugde ciste	state system	Mon	politics
prenu so'imei	people multitude	Mon	masses
djacu dertu	water earth	Chi	climate

Table 5.56. Mini-Glossary

sudysrasu	dry-grass
so'imei	manysome