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====Noun====
====Noun====
'''vu'''; ''strong noun, u-stem''
'''vu'' '''inan'' (''plural'' '''[[Contionary:vuň|vuň]]'''); ''strong noun, u-stem''


# path, way
# path, way

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Ancient Chaian

Pronunciation

(Ancient Chaian) IPA: /ˈvu/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Chaian *vu

Noun

vu inan (plural vuň); strong noun, u-stem

  1. path, way

Inflection

Case Singular Plural
Nominative vu vuň
Genitive vuvauz vunauz
Possessive vaurivu vaurivuň
Dative vukai vunai
Accusative vuniv vuniv
Causative vuši vunaši
Instrumental vusin vunin
Comitative vuxi vuni
Locative xivu xivuň

Etymology 2

Back-formation from vume ("still"), analyzed as vu + -me (negation marker)

Adjective

vu

  1. moving, active, not stationary


Etymology 3

Verb

vu

  1. passive particle of vuvau