ayip
See also: ayıp
Ao
Etymology
From Proto-Central Naga *jap, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *jip.
Pronunciation
- (Chungli) IPA(key): /a˥.jɯp˩/, [a˥.jip˩]
Verb
ayip
- (Chungli) to sleep
Inflection
| Affirmative | Negative | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Past | Simple | ayip | mayip |
| Perfect | yipogo | meyipogo | |
| Present | Simple | ayiper | mayiper |
| Progressive | yipdar yipdagi |
meyipdar meyipdagi | |
| Future/infinitive | ayiptsü | mayiptsü | |
| Imperative | yipang | tayip | |
| Present participle | yipa | meyipi | |
| Conditional | yipra yiprabang |
meyipra meyiprabang | |
Derived terms
Further reading
- Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga[1], Berkeley: University of California, pages 120, 222
- Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, page 161