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Pronunciation
Pronoun
tíi (demonstrative, Perso-Arabic spelling تی)
- he
- she
- it
- there (rem obl)
References
- Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “tíi”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7), Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
ǃXóõ
Etymology
From Afrikaans tee, in turn from Dutch thee, itself from Hokkien 茶 (tê) (Amoy dialect), from Old Chinese. Ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-la (“leaf, tea”).
Noun
tíi (tone II, class 3)
- tea
References
- Traill, Anthony (1994) Rainer Voßen, editor, A ǃXóõ Dictionary (Quellen zur Khoisan-Forschung/Research in Khoisan Studies; 9), Köln/Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN