dzene
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South Slavey[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Athabaskan *džʷeˑn. Cognates include Navajo jį́ and Dogrib dzęę̀.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dzene (stem -dzen-)
Inflection[edit]
Possessive inflection of dzene (-dzené)
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | sedzené | naxedzené | |
| 2nd person | nedzené | ||
| 3rd person | 1) | — | gidzené |
| 2) | medzené | godzené | |
| 4th person | yedzené | ||
| reflexive | sp. | ɂededzené | kededzené |
| unsp. | dedzené | ||
| reciprocal | — | ɂełedzené | |
| indefinite | ɂedzené | ||
| areal | godzené | ||
| 1) Used when the subject is a group of human beings and the object is singular. 2) Used when the previous condition does not apply. | |||
References[edit]
- Keren Rice (1989) A Grammar of Slave, Berlin, West Germany: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 91