Cognate with Ngizim dū̀kà, Mangas badoki, Miya dùwakə, Duwai dùwək, Bole dṑwì, Ngamo dò, Karekare dṑku, Bura takù.
dōkī̀ m (feminine gōɗìyā, plural dawākī, possessed form dōkìn)
Clipping and -i diminutive of doktor (“doctor”).
doki (plural dokik)
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | doki | dokik |
| accusative | dokit | dokikat |
| dative | dokinak | dokiknak |
| instrumental | dokival | dokikkal |
| causal-final | dokiért | dokikért |
| translative | dokivá | dokikká |
| terminative | dokiig | dokikig |
| essive-formal | dokiként | dokikként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | dokiban | dokikban |
| superessive | dokin | dokikon |
| adessive | dokinál | dokiknál |
| illative | dokiba | dokikba |
| sublative | dokira | dokikra |
| allative | dokihoz | dokikhoz |
| elative | dokiból | dokikból |
| delative | dokiról | dokikról |
| ablative | dokitól | dokiktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
dokié | dokiké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
dokiéi | dokikéi |
| Possessive forms of doki | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | dokim | dokijaim (or dokiim) |
| 2nd person sing. | dokid | dokijaid (or dokiid) |
| 3rd person sing. | dokija | dokijai (or dokii) |
| 1st person plural | dokink | dokijaink (or dokiink) |
| 2nd person plural | dokitok | dokijaitok (or dokiitok) |
| 3rd person plural | dokijuk | dokijaik (or dokiik) |
doki m
From dok (“to stab”) + -i (transitive marker)
doki