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==Nanyse==
==Nanyse==
===Alternative Forms===
чɔƙϣφч (''[[orthography:Ubaneb Nanyse|Dumun script]]'')


===Etymology===
===Etymology===
(unknown)
From the [[w:Old_Chinese|Archaic Chinese]] word ''N-kkwaŋ'', meaning yellow.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
*(Ohi) [[w:IPA|IPA]]: /nɛ.kwʌn/
*(''Nanyse Proper'') [[w:IPA|IPA]]: /nɛ.kwʌn/
*(Kote) [[w:IPA|IPA]]: /nɛ.xwan/
*(''Kote Dialect'') [[w:IPA|IPA]]: /nɛ.xwan/
*(Jara) [[w:IPA|IPA]]: /nɛ.kwʌn/
*(''Jara Dialect'') [[w:IPA|IPA]]: /nɛ.kwʌn/
*(Yrem) [[w:IPA|IPA]]: /nɛ.xwʌn/
*(''Yrem Dialect'') [[w:IPA|IPA]]: /nɛ.xwʌn/


===Noun===
===Noun===
'''nekwan'''
'''nekwan''' ''i'' (''plural: nekwanz; nekwanza; nekwanekwan'')
 
#The color yellow.
 
===Usage Notes===


The color yellow.
===Synonyms===


====Declension====
===Derived Terms===
In Nanyse, colors are counted as inanimate gender.


Plural forms:
===Related Terms===
* nekwanz
* nekwanza
* nekwanekwan


===Translations===


[[Category:Contionary]][[Category:Nanyse]][[Category:Nouns]][[Category:Colors]]
[[Category:Contionary]][[Category:Nanyse words]][[Category:Nanyse nouns]]

Latest revision as of 19:50, 20 August 2013

Nanyse

Alternative Forms

чɔƙϣφч (Dumun script)

Etymology

From the Archaic Chinese word N-kkwaŋ, meaning yellow.

Pronunciation

  • (Nanyse Proper) IPA: /nɛ.kwʌn/
  • (Kote Dialect) IPA: /nɛ.xwan/
  • (Jara Dialect) IPA: /nɛ.kwʌn/
  • (Yrem Dialect) IPA: /nɛ.xwʌn/

Noun

nekwan i (plural: nekwanz; nekwanza; nekwanekwan)

  1. The color yellow.

Usage Notes

Synonyms

Derived Terms

Related Terms

Translations