ʑɤni

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Japhug

Etymology

From the bound state of ʑo (pronominal root) +‎ ni (dual marker).[1]

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ʑɤni

  1. (Kamnyu) both of them; the two of them (third-person dual)

See also

Japhug (Kamnyu) personal pronouns and possessive prefixes
Number Person Possessive prefixes Free pronoun Genitive
Singular 1st a- aʑo, aj aʑɯɣ
2nd nɤ- nɤʑo, nɤj nɤʑɯɣ
3rd ɯ- ɯʑo ɯʑɤɣ
Dual 1st tɕi- tɕiʑo tɕiʑɤɣ
2nd ndʑi- ndʑiʑo ndʑiʑɤɣ
3rd ʑɤni ʑɤniɣɯ
Plural 1st i- iʑo, iʑora, iʑɤra iʑɤɣ, iʑɤra ɣɯ
2nd nɯ- nɯʑo, nɯʑora, nɯʑɤra nɯʑɤɣ, nɯʑɤra ɣɯ
3rd ʑara ʑaraɣ, ʑara ɣɯ
Generic tɯ- tɯʑo

References

  1. ^ Guillaume Jacques (2020) “Grammaticalization in Japhug”, in Walter Bisang, Andrej Malchukov, editors, Grammaticalization Scenarios: Cross-linguistic Variation and Universal Tendencies, volumes 1: Grammaticalization Scenarios from Europe and Asia, →DOI, →ISBN