Contionary:nyî
Classical Meskangela
Etymology
From Proto-Meskangela *nyīh (“sun”). Compare Proto-Ilain *aˀnyai “sun”.
Pronunciation
IPA: [ɲiː]
Noun
nyî n
- sun
- skar-tau nyíha ré – the Sun is a star.
- nyî-tau mëcheŋwā nyirhyak stans — the sun shines during the day.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| non-focused | focused | non-focused | focused | non-focused | focused | |
| Absolutive | nyî | nyíha | nyîse | nyîsaŋ | nyíheda | nyîdaŋ |
| Ergative | nyíhi | nyíhis | nyîsi | nyíhissīŋ | nyîtī | nyíhistīŋ |
| Instrumental | nyího | nyíhon | nyîsën | nyîsnoŋ | nyînī | nyíhonīŋ |
| Vocative | á nyího | — | hí nyího | — | í nyíhoda | — |
| Locative 1 | nyîna | nyîmpā | nyîsin | nyîpaŋ | nyîdin | nyîpiŋ |
| Locative 2 | nyîta | nyîtau | nyîtas | nyîttuŋ | nyíhetū | nyîtūŋ |
| Locative 3 | nyîtuhe | nyîtuhu | nyîthis | nyîthuŋ | nyíhetud | nyîtudaŋ |
| Comitative | nyîd | nyîllō | nyîsid | nyíhissaŋ | nyíhedal | nyîdalaŋ |
| Ablative | nyîgi | nyîgis | nyîski | nyîskiŋ | nyíhekka | nyîkkaŋ |
| Essive | nyîlwa | nyîlwas | nyîsilwa | nyîsilwaŋ | nyíhedza | nyîdzaŋ |
| Allative | nyîl | nyîlas | nyîsla | nyîslaŋ | nyíhella | nyîllaŋ |
| Possession | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prefix | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||
| 1st person | ŋonyî | kasnyî | kainyî | |||
| 2nd person | nanyî | cunyî | kyenyî | |||
| 3rd person | kanyî | khunyî | menyî | |||
| Inanimate | anyî | hunyî | mainyî | |||