usuma

Murui Huitoto

Noun

usuma (collective usumanɨaɨ̀, vocative usu)

1. Superseded spelling of uzuma.

Declension

Declension of usuma

	singular	plural	kinship plural
absolutive	usuma	usumaɨaɨ̀	usutɨaɨ̀
nominative	usumadɨ	usumaɨaɨ̀dɨ	usutɨaɨ̀dɨ
accusative	usumana	usumaɨaɨ̀na	usutɨaɨ̀na
dative/locative	usumamo	usumaɨaɨ̀mo	usutɨaɨ̀mo
ablative	usumamona	usumaɨaɨ̀mona	usutɨaɨ̀mona
instrumental	usumado	usumaɨaɨ̀do	usutɨaɨ̀do
causal	usumari	usumaɨaɨ̀ri	usutɨaɨ̀ri
privative	usumanino	usumaɨaɨ̀nino	usutɨaɨ̀nino

(rare, sometimes proscribed)

Declension of usuma

	singular	plural	kinship plural
absolutive	usuma	usumaɨaɨ̀	usumatɨaɨ̀
nominative	usumadɨ	usumaɨaɨ̀dɨ	usumatɨaɨ̀dɨ
accusative	usumana	usumaɨaɨ̀na	usumatɨaɨ̀na
dative/locative	usumamo	usumaɨaɨ̀mo	usumatɨaɨ̀mo
ablative	usumamona	usumaɨaɨ̀mona	usumatɨaɨ̀mona
instrumental	usumado	usumaɨaɨ̀do	usumatɨaɨ̀do
causal	usumari	usumaɨaɨ̀ri	usumatɨaɨ̀ri
privative	usumanino	usumaɨaɨ̀nino	usumatɨaɨ̀nino

References

• Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)‎^[1] (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 252