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# person
# person
#:''teham lāli ta '''leliė''' jńām.''
#:''laha lili ta '''leliė''' jńām.''
#:: ''You and me are people.''
#:: ''You and me are people.''
# living being
# living being

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Laceyiam

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the root lil- "to live".

Pronunciation

(Laceyiam) IPA: /ˈɴ̆ʲiɴ̆a/

Noun

lila

  1. person
    laha lili ta leliė jńām.
    You and me are people.
  2. living being
    nyða jūdhęe māḍei leliė cā dāhiða lass jar.
    The dāhiða (giant lizard/land dragon) is one of the largest living beings on land.


Inflection

Usage notes

It is extensively used as the second part of compounds, meaning "person that does X", much like -er in English.

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