-yum

Northern Ohlone

Alternative forms

• -šum

Etymology

Compare Southern Ohlone -(s)um.

Verb

-yum

1. Marks the instrumental case of nouns.; with, using, by means of.

   ‎koro (“foot”) + ‎-yum → ‎koroyum (“using one's feet; by walking”)

   • 1921, María de los Angeles Colós, José Guzman, and John Peabody Harrington, Chochenyo Field Notes‎^[1]:

     Kiš passay irekyum!

     Hit me with a rock!

References

• María de los Angeles Colós, José Guzman, and John Peabody Harrington (1930s) Chochenyo Field Notes (Survey of California and Other Indian Langauges)‎^[2], Unpublished