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# I (first person singular (subject) pronoun)
# I (first person singular (subject) pronoun)
# old woman




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[[Category:Contionary]] [[Category:Diluvian Code pronouns]] [[Category:Diluvian Code words]]
[[Category:Contionary]] [[Category:Diluvian Code pronouns]] [[Category:Diluvian Code words]]
===Pronoun===
'''nao'''
# old woman

Revision as of 15:36, 24 October 2024

Diluvian Code

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the fusion of na "proximity" and ao "person".

Pronunciation

(Diluvian Code) IPA: /nə́ò/

Pronoun

nao

  1. I (first person singular (subject) pronoun)


Usage notes

This is the laurentian inflection of kao "I".

Inflection

Synonyms

Descendents

  • Adamic Code: anu
  • Proto-Eskimo-Aleut: *nga (←kao?)
  • Proto-Algic: *ni
  • Proto-Uto-Aztecan: *newa
  • Proto-Basque: *ni
  • → Proto-Indo-European: *mē
  • Proto-Uralic: *minä
  • Proto-Yukaghir: *met
  • Proto-Turkic: *ben
  • Proto-Mongolic: *bi
  • Proto-Tungusic: *bi
  • Proto-Koreanic: *na
  • Proto-Japonic: *na
  • Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan: *ḡeme (←kao?)
  • Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *ngaj (←kao?)
  • Proto-Dravidian: *yān
  • Proto-Austroasiatic: *nī'
  • Proto-Trans–New Guinea: *na
  • Proto-Pama-Nyungan: *nga (←kao?)
  • Proto-Niger-Congo: *mV

Derived terms

Related terms

Pronoun

nao

  1. old woman