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meenem

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Northern Ohlone

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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From meene (you, second-person singular subject pronoun) +‎ -m (your, second-person singular enclitic subject). Compare Southern Ohlone meen.

Pronoun

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meenem

  1. (emphatic) you, thou (second-person, singular, subject pronoun)

Etymology 2

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From earlier meene 'em from meene (you, second-person singular subject pronoun) +‎ em- (your, second-person singular possessive). Compare Southern Ohlone men-.

Pronoun

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meenem

  1. your, yours (second-person, singular, possessive pronoun)
See also
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References

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  • María de los Angeles Colós, José Guzman, and John Peabody Harrington (1930s) Chochenyo Field Notes (Survey of California and Other Indian Langauges)‎[1], Unpublished