Contionary:nao

Diluvian Code

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

Adamic personal pronouns (Laurentian inflection)
	1st per. sin.	2nd per. sin.	3rd per. sin.	1st per. plu.	2nd per. plu.	3rd per. plu.
nominative	naocar	paocar	aocar	naocan	paocan	aocan
accusative	X	X	X	X	X	X
dative	X	X	X	X	X	X
copulative	X	X	X	X	X	X
ergative	X	X	X	X	X	X
genitive	naonar	paonar	aonar	naonan	paonan	aonan

Adamic personal pronouns (Eurasian inflection)
	1st per. sin.	2nd per. sin.	3rd per. sin.	1st per. plu.	2nd per. plu.	3rd per. plu.
nominative	kaocar	taocar	aocar	kaocan	taocan	yaocan
accusative	X	X	X	X	X	X
dative	X	X	X	X	X	X
copulative	X	X	X	X	X	X
ergative	X	X	X	X	X	X
genitive	kaoyar	taoyar	yaoyar	kaoyan	taoyan	yaoyan

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

Pronoun

nao

1. old woman