ndʑi-

Japhug

Etymology

Related to tɕi- (“our (dual)”).[1] The prenasalization and voicing may be from fusion with nɯ- (“your; their”).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ⁿd͡ʑi/

Prefix

ndʑi-

  1. (Kamnyu) your, their (second- or third-person dual possessive)

Derived terms

Japhug terms prefixed with ndʑi-
ndʑiʑo

See also

Japhug (Kamnyu) personal pronouns and possessive prefixes
Number Person Possessive prefixes Free pronoun Genitive
Singular 1st a- aʑo, aj aʑɯɣ
2nd nɤ- nɤʑo, nɤj nɤʑɯɣ
3rd ɯ- ɯʑo ɯʑɤɣ
Dual 1st tɕi- tɕiʑo tɕiʑɤɣ
2nd ndʑi- ndʑiʑo ndʑiʑɤɣ
3rd ʑɤni ʑɤniɣɯ
Plural 1st i- iʑo, iʑora, iʑɤra iʑɤɣ, iʑɤra ɣɯ
2nd nɯ- nɯʑo, nɯʑora, nɯʑɤra nɯʑɤɣ, nɯʑɤra ɣɯ
3rd ʑara ʑaraɣ, ʑara ɣɯ
Generic tɯ- tɯʑo

References

  1. ^ Scott DeLancey (2019), “Non-singular pronouns in Tibeto-Burman (Trans-Himalayan)”, in Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area, volume 42, number 1, →DOI
  2. ^ Guillaume Jacques (2012), “Agreement Morphology: The Case of Rgyalrongic and Kiranti”, in Language and Linguistics‎[1], volume 13, number 1, page 86
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