'i꞉da

O'odham

Alternative forms

  • ihda (Saxton)
  • i꞉da (common omission of initial pre-vocalic glottal stop in writing)

Etymology

From Proto-Tepiman *ʼida (“this (one)”),[1] from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *i- (“this”).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔiːða/

Determiner

'i꞉da (plural 'idam)

  1. this
    I꞉da 'o'odham 'o ñeok.
    This person is/was speaking.

References

  1. ^ Burton William Bascom, Jr. (1965), “306. *ˀiˈda/ˀiˈdiˀi 'this' (one)”, in Proto-Tepiman (Tepehuan-Piman) (Thesis), Seattle, Washington: University of Washington, 66-5811, page 155
  2. ^ Stubbs, Brian D. (2020) [2011], “2667a. *i- ‘this’”, in Uto-Aztecan: A comparative vocabulary‎[1], revised online edition, Flower Mound, Texas: Shumway Family History Services, page 405
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