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# (''personal prefix, inalienable possessive'') Used to form the third-person masculine singular possessive of nouns: his.
# (''personal prefix, inalienable possessive'') Used to form the third-person masculine singular possessive of nouns: his.
#: tomb (“god”) → witomb (“his god”)
#: {{m|gaba|father|wigaba|his father}}
#: tan (“sister”) → witan (“his sister”)
#: {{m|tan|sister|witan|his sister}}
#: gaba (“father”) → wigaba (“his father”)
#: {{m|tomb|god|witomb|his god}}


====Usage notes====
====Usage notes====

Revision as of 14:42, 20 November 2020

Wakensi

Etymology

from Proto-Cramarian *ɰi

Pronunciation

(Wakensi) IPA: /wi/

Pronoun

wi-

  1. (personal prefix, inalienable possessive) Used to form the third-person masculine singular possessive of nouns: his.
    gaba ("father") → wigaba ("his father")
    tan ("sister") → witan ("his sister")
    tomb ("god") → witomb ("his god")

Usage notes

Derived terms

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