Contionary:nīse

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Chlouvānem

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Etymology

Lällshag nyse "people", suppletive plural form of łahän "person", reanalyzed as the plural form of a nonexisting singular form *nīsas.

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA: [niːse]
(Līlasuṃghāṇi) IPA: [niːse]

Noun

nīse (1s declension, plural only)

  1. humans, humankind (suppletive plural form of lila)
    liloejāṃrye mūji taiskaucīt nīse lilah.
    Almost two taiskaucis [= ten billion] humans live on Calémere..

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