ndʑiʑo

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Japhug

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Etymology

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From ndʑi- (your, their (dual)) +‎ ʑo (pronominal root).[1]

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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ndʑiʑo

  1. (Kamnyu) both of you; the two of you (second-person dual)

See also

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Japhug (Kamnyu) personal pronouns and possessive prefixes
Number Person Possessive prefixes Free pronoun Genitive
Singular 1st a- aʑo, aj aʑɯɣ
2nd nɤ- nɤʑo, nɤj nɤʑɯɣ
3rd ɯ- ɯʑo ɯʑɤɣ
Dual 1st tɕi- tɕiʑo tɕiʑɤɣ
2nd ndʑi- ndʑiʑo ndʑiʑɤɣ
3rd ʑɤni ʑɤniɣɯ
Plural 1st i- iʑo, iʑora, iʑɤra iʑɤɣ, iʑɤra ɣɯ
2nd nɯ- nɯʑo, nɯʑora, nɯʑɤra nɯʑɤɣ, nɯʑɤra ɣɯ
3rd ʑara ʑaraɣ, ʑara ɣɯ
Generic tɯ- tɯʑo

References

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  1. ^ Guillaume Jacques (2021) A grammar of Japhug[1], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 189