xeníh
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South Slavey[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Athabaskan *x̣ənʸəʼs. Cognates include Dogrib xı̨ı̨̀.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
xeníh (stem -xenídh-)
Inflection[edit]
Possessive inflection of xeníh (-xenídhé)
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|
1st person | sexenídhé | naxexenídhé | |
2nd person | nexenídhé | ||
3rd person | 1) | — | gixenídhé |
2) | mexenídhé | goxenídhé | |
4th person | yexenídhé | ||
reflexive | sp. | ɂedexenídhé | kedexenídhé |
unsp. | dexenídhé | ||
reciprocal | — | ɂełexenídhé | |
indefinite | ɂexenídhé | ||
areal | goxenídhé | ||
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 99