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Mohawk
Prefix
shi-
- (coincident prefix)
- while, as
- similar
References
- Nora Deering, Helga H. Delisle (1976) Mohawk: A teaching grammar (preliminary version), Quebec: Manitou College, page 433
Navajo
Prefix
shi-
- my, me (often indicates primary or inalienable possession, in opposition to she-. See for example abeʼ, shibeʼ)
See also
Navajo possessive pronouns
Pipil
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ʃi/
Prefix
shi-
- (personal) you, second-person subject subjunctive marker.
- Shikilwi ma wiki
- Tell her/him to come here
See also
Pipil verb subject markers
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singular
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plural
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| 1st person
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ni-
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ti-
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| 2nd person
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ti- (shi-)
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an- (shi-)
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| 3rd person
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