āna

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ana"

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːˈna/

Verb

āna (transitive)

  1. seize, to take, to take prisoner

Hawaiian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaː.na/, [ˈaː.nə]

Pronoun

āna

  1. his, hers, its (a-type possessive)

Usage notes

  • Used after negatives, numbers, certain prepositions, and after nouns preceded by an article or a k-determiner.

Māori

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːna/ [ˈɑːnɐ]

Determiner

āna

  1. his, her; dual/plural alienable

Declension

Māori possessive pronouns
singular object dual/plural object
A category O category neutral A category O category neutral
singular
subject
1st person tāku tōku taku āku ōku aku
2nd person tāu tōu āu ōu ō
3rd person tāna tōna tana āna ōna ana
dual
subject
1st person, inclusive tāua tāua ā tāua ō tāua
1st person, exclusive māua māua ā māua ō māua
2nd person kōrua kōrua ā kōrua ō kōrua
3rd person rāua rāua ā rāua ō rāua
plural
subject
1st person, inclusive tātou tātou ā tātou ō tātou
1st person, exclusive mātou mātou ā mātou ō mātou
2nd person koutou koutou ā koutou ō koutou
3rd person rātou rātou ā rātou ō rātou

A category: alienable possession; possessor has control of the relationship.
O category: inalienable possession; possessor has no control over the relationship.

Further reading

  • āna” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.