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Ancient Chaian

Pronunciation

(Ancient Chaian) IPA: /ˈvu/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Chaian *vu

Noun

vu inan (plural vuň); strong noun, u-stem

  1. path, way

Inflection

Case Singular Plural
Nominative vu vuň
Genitive vuvauz vunauz
Possessive vaurivu vaurivuň
Dative vukai vunai
Accusative vuniv vuniv
Causative vuši vunaši
Instrumental vusin vunin
Comitative vuxi vuni
Locative xivu xivuň

Etymology 2

Back-formation from vume ("still"), analyzed as vu + -me (negation marker)

Descriptor

vu

  1. moving, active, not stationary

Inflection

Case Positive Comparative Superlative
Nominative vu vuši vufaug
Genitive vuvauz vušivauz vufaugauz
Possessive vaurivu vaurivuši vaurivufaug
Dative vukai vušikai vufaugai
Accusative vuniv vušiniv vufaugiv
Causative vuši vušiši vufaugaši
Instrumental vusin vušisin vufaugin
Comitative vuxi vušixi vufaugi
Locative xivu xivuši xivufaug
Adverbial vuvu vušivu vufaugu

Etymology 3

Verb

vu

  1. passive particle of vuvau