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Append this to the word stem of a demonym or a people group to form the name of their language.
Append this to the word stem of a demonym or a people group to form the name of their language.


e.g. ''ëňga'' = "English" (''adj.'', relational) -- ''ëňglu'' = "English language" (''n.'')
e.g. ''ëňga'' = "English" (''adj.'') (relational) -- ''ëňglu'' = "English language" (''n.'')


===Derived terms===
===Derived terms===

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Indeyivroplu

Etymology

Loaned from Modern Greek λέω (léo, "say")

Pronunciation

(Indeyivroplu) IPA: [liɾ]

Verb

lir (Cyrillic лир)

  1. to say, speak, tell, talk
    etdeni lar kone ma familsëju puňke ma šoglu.
    "Today I'm talking with my family members about my job."

Inflection

  1. lu
    "speech"
  2. la
    "heard" (adj.)

Usage notes

Append this to the word stem of a demonym or a people group to form the name of their language.

e.g. ëňga = "English" (adj.) (relational) -- ëňglu = "English language" (n.)

Derived terms

  1. izu
    dialect
  2. e̋onbu
    accent
  3. možir
    to be able to speak
  4. fruda
    fluent
  5. berir
    to quote

Related words

  1. lesir
    to see
  2. trogir
    to touch
  3. homir
    to taste
  4. hotir
    to smell