ééʼ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ee"
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *-Ɂeˑgʸ (“coat, shirt”)[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔéːʔ/
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Noun
ééʼ
Inflection
| singular | duoplural | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | sheʼééʼ | niheʼééʼ | daniheʼééʼ |
| 2nd person | neʼééʼ | niheʼééʼ | daniheʼééʼ |
| 3rd person | beʼééʼ | ||
| 4th person (3o) | yeʼééʼ | ||
| 4th person (3a) | hweʼééʼ | ||
| Indefinite (3i) | ééʼ | ||
Derived terms
- Biʼééʼ Łichííʼí bikéyah (“Russia”)
- deijiʼ ééʼ (“shirt”)
- ééh (“into clothing”)
- éénééz (“coat”)
- éétsoh (“coat”)
- ééʼ bee naatʼáhí (“suitcase”)
- ééʼ ííłʼíní (“tailor”)
- ééʼ neishoodii (“clergyman”)
- Ééʼ neishoodii (“Catholic Church”)
References
- ^ Sharon Hargus; Keren Rice (2005), Athabaskan Prosody, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 217