dáng
See also: Appendix:Variations of "dang"
Haida
Pronoun
dáng
- you (2nd person singular personal pronoun, weak-A, weak-B or strong-B)
- your (2nd person singular possessive pronoun, weak-B)
Usage notes
- Weak pronouns are placed right before the verb; strong pronouns are placed at the start of the sentence (focus position) and are followed by the focus marker uu.
- Some Haida verbs use pronouns from set A, while other verbs need pronouns from set B.
Descendants
- Northern Haida: dang
See also
| weak-A | strong-A | weak-B | strong-B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | hl | hláa | díi | díi |
| 2nd person sing. | dáng | dáa | dáng | dáng |
| 3rd person sing. | hal | ʼláa | hal | ʼláa |
| 1st person plural | tʼaláng | tʼaláng | íitlʼ | íitlʼ |
| 2nd person plural | daláng | daláng | daláng | daláng |
| 3rd person pl. indef. | tlʼ | tlʼáa | tlʼ | tlʼáa |
Vietnamese
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 樣 (“form, shape, figure”, SV: dạng).
Pronunciation
Noun
dáng • (𠍵, 𦍛)
- an appearance; figure; semblance