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Contionary:چی
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Tefrian
Etymology
From Old Tefrian cy (/cē/), from Proto-Tephricheic *ce, from Proto-Asisic *ki (compare Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂). Cognate with West Achissari چم (cem), East Achissari چم (cem), Vancian men, Bulusic şin, Nyongom ман (man), Dovasene ки (ki), and Khbirye ჩა (ča), also distantly related to descendants of Proto-Indo-European *éǵh₂, such as English I, French je, Irish mé, Greek εγώ (egó), Russian я (ja), and Armenian ես (es).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /t͡ʃaɪ̯/; [t͡ʃäɪ̯], [ʃäɪ̯]
Pronoun
چی (cay) (plural ڤی (vī))
- I, me (first-person singular direct pronoun)
Related terms
| Tefrian personal pronouns | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| ᴀɴɪᴍ | ɪɴᴀɴ | |||||||
| direct |
چی cay |
طا ṭā |
سو saw |
طو ṭaw |
ڤی vī |
طار ṭār |
طور ṭawer | |
| reflexive | چم cim |
طش ṭiš |
سد sod |
طد ṭod |
ڤن vin |
حر ḥer |
طلد ṭold | |
| clitic | ـم -(e)m |
ـش -(e)š |
ـد -(e)d |
ـن -(e)n |
ـر -(e)r |
ـلد -(e)ld | ||