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
- person; human being
- mi thor kartana ré, nyëmmāsilwa kummāsilwa daŋ – each person is unique, both mentally and physically.
- 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 | |||