Contionary:wo-

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Wakensi

Etymology

from Old Wakensi *ɰō, from Proto-Cramarian *joh. Possibly influenced by Wakensi wi.

Pronunciation

(Wakensi) IPA: /wo/

Pronoun

wo-

  1. (personal prefix, inalienable possessive) Used to form the first-person singular possessive of nouns: my.
    gaba ("father") → wogaba ("my father")
    tan ("sister") → wotan ("my sister")
    tomb ("god") → wotomb ("my god")

Usage notes

I was so determined to stay clear from anything resembling Spanish "yo" that I had to come up with something. Fortunately I played the influence card with the pronouns for the third person. I think it works.

Nicomega (talk) 15:29, 1 December 2020 (UTC)