Contionary:ñéi

Soc'ul'

Etymology

From Sekhulla ŋəːi, from Wascotl onhē-i. Cognate to Gwaxol hoğe³.

Pronunciation

• (Soc'ul') IPA^(key): [ŋəː˧j]

Verb

ñéi ᴀᴄᴄ

1. to enter, to come in

   Buámu an'ñéi ai an'xeý tuilyad.

   Buámu the dog comes to me for scraps.

2. to arrive

   Setnjey jey ñe je uemil, í añ'jíxnuz añ'muzax mau c'ez usñéi bucbucbuc ha bímuvi.

   I brought the gourd all the way home, but the cat knocked it over and there went my work, glug.

Adjective

ñéi

1. inside, internal, inner

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Adverb

ñéi

1. inward

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Synonyms

(to arrive) tercoiuj

(inside, internal, inner) ñél

Derived terms

• cozñéi
• ñéíemax

 

Descendants

• Central Isles Creole: wee