akwe

Yao (Africa)

Etymology

Cognate with Chichewa -ake (“3rd person singular possessive determiner”) and Swahili -ake (“3rd person singular possessive determiner”).

Determiner

-akwe

  1. 3rd person singular possessive determiner, his, her, its

See also

Yao possessive adjectives
singular plural or formal
1st person -angu -etu
2nd person -awo -enu
3rd person -akwe -awo

References

  • Ciyawo - English Dictionary: Dikishonale ja Ŵakulijiganya
  • Rev. Alexander Hetherwick, M.A., F.R.G.S. (1902), A Handbook of the Yao Language‎[1], Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 34
  • Meredith Sanderson, M.R.C.S., F.R.G.S., F.R.A.I. (1922), A Yao Grammar‎[2], Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 46
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