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Nanyse

Alternative Forms

ϛω (Dumun script)

Etymology

From the Sumerian words še, a prefix used to create a third person, personal pronoun, and ái, meaning thing or person.

Pronunciation

  • (Nanyse Proper) IPA: /tʃɛɪ/
  • (Kote Dialect) IPA: /skʌɪ/
  • (Jara Dialect) IPA: /ʃɛɪ/
  • (Yrem Dialect) IPA: /dʒaɪ/

Pronoun

p (plural: cæz; cæza; cæcæ)

  1. Third person singular personal pronoun
  2. Specifies grammatical person (he, she, it, him, or her)

Usage Notes

  • The word is used to refer to a subject who is not present or who is far from the speaker.

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