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Amharic
Etymology
From የ- (yä-, “of”) + እኔ (ʾəne, “I”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjəne/
- Hyphenation: የ‧ኔ
Determiner
የኔ • (yäne)
- my
Pronoun
የኔ • (yäne)
- mine
See also
Amharic possessives
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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m
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f
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m
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f
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familiar singular
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የኔ (yäne) |
ያንተ (yantä) |
ያንቺ (yanči) |
የሱ (yässu) የርሱ (yärsu) |
የሷ (yässʷa) የርሷ (yärsʷa)
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plural
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የኛ (yäñña) |
የናንተ (yännantä) የናንት (yännantə)1) |
የነሱ (yännässu) የነርሱ (yännärsu)
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formal singular
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የስዎ (yässəwo) የርስዎ (yärsəwo) ያንቱ (yantu)1) |
የሳቸው (yässaččäw) የርሳቸው (yärsaččäw)
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1) Rare
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References
- Wolf Leslau (2000) Introductory Grammar of Amharic, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 18