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Inherited from {{der|jugs|vhus|je}}, further etymology unknown, but several proposals exist, the most likely are:
Inherited from {{der|jugs|vhus|je}}, further etymology unknown, but several proposals exist, the most likely are:
*A natural sound that was originally used for calling someone's attention.
*A natural sound that was originally used for calling someone's attention.
*A derivation of {{der|jugs|non|ja}}, through an unrecorded usage as an interjection.
*A derivation of {{der|jugs|non|ja}}, through an unrecorded usage as an interjection. Though this is slightly more doubtful, as its ability to appear before ''i'' seems to suggest it had an *ʀ- originally.


In modern Jugsnorsk, it has been considered as a vocative case affix, and due to its nature, this is largely accurate.
In modern Jugsnorsk, it has been considered as a vocative case affix, and due to its nature, this is largely accurate.
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====Prefix====
====Prefix====
{{head|jugs|particle}}
{{head|jugs|particle}}
#''the primary vocative particle, sometimes called the vocative case affix'  
#''the primary vocative particle, sometimes called the vocative case affix''
#:{{ux|jugs|{{term|hestj|j'hests}} <small>([ˈçetʰ])</small>|O good steed}}
#:{{ux|jugs|{{term|hestj|j'hests}} <small>([ˈçetʰ])</small>|O good steed}}
=====Usage notes=====
''je'' always contracts when used, regardless register.
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