Contionary:nyî

Classical Meskangela

Etymology

From Proto-Meskangela *nyīh (“sun”). Compare Proto-Ilain *aˀnyai “sun”.

Pronunciation

IPA: [ɲiː]

Noun

nyî n

1. sun

   skar-tau nyíha ré – the Sun is a star.

   nyî-tau mëcheŋwā nyirhyak stans — the sun shines during the day.

Declension

Case	Singular		Dual		Plural
	non-focused	focused	non-focused	focused	non-focused	focused
Absolutive	nyî	nyíha	nyîse	nyîsaŋ	nyíheda	nyîdaŋ
Ergative	nyíhi	nyíhis	nyîsi	nyíhissīŋ	nyîtī	nyíhistīŋ
Instrumental	nyího	nyíhon	nyîsën	nyîsnoŋ	nyînī	nyíhonīŋ
Vocative	á nyího	—	hí nyího	—	í nyíhoda	—
Locative 1	nyîna	nyîmpā	nyîsin	nyîpaŋ	nyîdin	nyîpiŋ
Locative 2	nyîta	nyîtau	nyîtas	nyîttuŋ	nyíhetū	nyîtūŋ
Locative 3	nyîtuhe	nyîtuhu	nyîthis	nyîthuŋ	nyíhetud	nyîtudaŋ
Comitative	nyîd	nyîllō	nyîsid	nyíhissaŋ	nyíhedal	nyîdalaŋ
Ablative	nyîgi	nyîgis	nyîski	nyîskiŋ	nyíhekka	nyîkkaŋ
Essive	nyîlwa	nyîlwas	nyîsilwa	nyîsilwaŋ	nyíhedza	nyîdzaŋ
Allative	nyîl	nyîlas	nyîsla	nyîslaŋ	nyíhella	nyîllaŋ

Possession
Prefix	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	ŋonyî	kasnyî	kainyî
2nd person	nanyî	cunyî	kyenyî
3rd person	kanyî	khunyî	menyî
Inanimate	anyî	hunyî	mainyî