tíi

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Phalura

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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tíi (demonstrative, Perso-Arabic spelling تی)

  1. he
  2. she
  3. it
  4. there (rem obl)

Alternative forms

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References

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  • Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “tíi”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

ǃXóõ

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Afrikaans tee, in turn from Dutch thee, itself from Hokkien () (Amoy dialect), from Old Chinese. Ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-la (leaf, tea).

Noun

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tíi (tone II, class 3)

  1. tea

References

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  • Traill, Anthony (1994) Rainer Voßen, editor, A ǃXóõ Dictionary (Quellen zur Khoisan-Forschung/Research in Khoisan Studies; 9), Köln/Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN