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Chamorro
Pronunciation
Pronoun
yoʼ
- I, me
Usage notes
- yoʼ is used either as a subject of an intransitive verb or as an object of a transitive verb (absolutive), while hu is used as a subject of a transitive verb (ergative).
- Gumupu yoʼ. ― I flew.
- Si Juan ha liʼeʼ yoʼ ― Juan saw me
- In transitive clauses with an indefinite object, yoʼ can be used as a subject.
- Manhatsa yoʼ lamasa ― I lifted a table
See also
References
- Donald M. Topping (1973) Chamorro Reference Grammar, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.
Lashi
Pronunciation
Postposition
yoʼ
- and, with
2005, “Apoem ayang꞉ 1:1 ”, in Jhoem꞉ mougsougˮ , page 2:Xang꞉ shiˮ moo Mangsoo gi mougkhung꞉ yoʼ myidjang ri phainˮ so꞉ toˮ.- First, God created heaven and earth.
References
- Qingxia Dai, Jie Li (2007) 勒期语研究 , Beijing: Central Institute for Nationalities Publishing House, →ISBN, page 328
- Mark Wannemacher (2011) A phonological overview of the Lacid language, Chiang Mai: Payap University., page 26
- Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid, Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis), page 24
- Hideo Sawada (2024) “Differences between ‘Lacid’ and ‘Leqi’”, in Grammatical Phenomena of Sino-Tibetan Languages, volume 6, pages 33-54