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ciutari

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Ainu

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Etymology

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From a (impersonal prefix) +‎ utar (plural suffix) +‎ i (nominalising suffix), literally those which (are) someone.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕìùꜛtárí]

Pronoun

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ciutari (Kana spelling アヌタリ)

  1. one, some people (impersonal plural pronoun)
  2. (inclusive) we (first-person plural subject pronoun)
  3. you (polite, both singular and plural)

See also

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Ainu personal pronouns
person isolated form affix form
nominative objective
first singular kuani, kani1 ku=, k=1 (before vowels) en=
exclusive plural ciokay, coka1, ciutari ci=, c=1 =as un=
inclusive plural anokay, aoka1, anutari a=, =an i=
second singular eani e=
plural eciokay, ecioka1, eciutari eci=
singular (polite) anokay, aoka1 a=, =an i=
plural (polite) anokay, aoka1, anutari
third singular sinuma, anihi ∅=
plural okay, oka1
indefinite singular asinuma a=, =an i=
plural anokay, aoka1, anutari

1. Saru dialect