báya

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Central Pomo

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Noun

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báya (plural čá·č)

  1. man

Usage notes

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Central Pomo employs limited plural marking (by suffixes), and so distinguishes number in words like this lexically.

References

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  • Marianne Mithun, The Languages of Native North America

Kalasha

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Noun

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báya (Arabic بایا)

  1. brother