Contionary:ua

From Linguifex
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Knrawi

Etymology

Inherited.

Pronunciation

⫽ʊ˥a⫽

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʊ˥ʔ̞]
  • (Royal) IPA(key): [ʊ˥ʔ̞]
  • (Urban Anajrn) IPA(key): [ʊ˥ʔ̞]
  • (Ufhewat) IPA(key): [uː˥]
  • (Zjiiama) IPA(key): [u˥ʔ]

Noun

ua

  1. fish
    (please add the primary text of this usage example)
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
ua inflection
SG PL/INDEF
SGV PTV SGV PTV
GEN GEN GEN GEN
NOM/DAT uág uâg uári uâri uàg uâg* uàri uâri*
ACC ua ûa ziua zîua ùa ûa* zìua zîua*
LOC sg uág sĝ uâg sr uári sr̂ uâri sg̀ uàg sĝ uâg* sr̀ uàri sr̂ uâri*
*low falling tone in some regions

Derived terms

Qut

Pronunciation

IPA: /uˈa/

Alternative forms

  • uati (non-contracted)

Pronoun

ua

  1. 3rd person plural absolutive pronoun; They

Usage

It is used as an explicit subject in affirmative intransitive clauses, but not as an explicit object in affirmative transitive clauses.

Absolutive Egative / Negation Personal prefixes Predicative
1sg pa'a pa'ekra pa- py'a
2sg roru rorukra ro- poru
3sg usa ukra u- pusa
1pl excl tyñỹ tyñĩkra ty- pytyñỹ
1pl excl ryñỹ ryñĩkra ry- pyryñỹ
2pl ruati ruatikra ru'- puati
3pl uati, ua ukra u- pua

Soc'ul'

Etymology

Back-formation from uasutx

Pronunciation

Noun

ua 3 (plural/indefinite ez'e ua)

  1. flute
    Ū c'en coxsuiai ej ua váv xañ' váv xañ'ad?
    Oo can you also play the flute or small drum or large drum?

Synonyms

uasutx