Contionary:mi

Classical Meskangela

Etymology

From Proto-Meskangela *mi (“person, human being”). Perhaps related to Proto-Ilain *main “Ilai person”, Western Ilai mēn, or *miˀ “person” (Western Ilai seme “man”, Eastern Ilai mí “person”).

Pronunciation

IPA: [ˈmi]

Noun

mi n

1. person; human being

   mi thor kartana ré, nyëmmāsilwa kummāsilwa daŋ – each person is unique, both mentally and physically.

2. person from a group

   ilaimi — an Ilai person.

Declension

Case	Singular		Dual		Plural
	non-focused	focused	non-focused	focused	non-focused	focused
Absolutive	mi	mija	mise	misaŋ	mijeda	midaŋ
Ergative	miji	mijis	misi	mijissīŋ	mitī	mijistīŋ
Instrumental	mijo	mijon	misën	misnoŋ	minī	mijonīŋ
Vocative	á mijo	—	hí mijo	—	í mijoda	—
Locative 1	mina	mimpā	misin	mipaŋ	midin	mipiŋ
Locative 2	mita	mitau	mitas	mittuŋ	mijetū	mitūŋ
Locative 3	mituhe	mituhu	mithis	mithuŋ	mijetud	mitudaŋ
Comitative	mid	millō	misid	mijissaŋ	mijedal	midalaŋ
Ablative	migi	migis	miski	miskiŋ	mijekka	mikkaŋ
Essive	milwa	milwas	misilwa	misilwaŋ	mijedza	midzaŋ
Allative	mil	milas	misla	mislaŋ	mijella	millaŋ

Possession
Prefix	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	ŋo	kasmi	kami
2nd person	na	cu	kye
3rd person	ka	khu	m
Inanimate	a	hu	mami