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Contionary:anu
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Adamic Code
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Diluvian nao "I".
Pronunciation
(Adamic Code) IPA: /anu/
Pronoun
anu
- I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun)
Usage notes
Inflection
| EURASIAN PARADIGM (MASCULINE) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||
| 2nd-person | 1st-person | 3rd-person | 2nd-person | 1st-person | 3rd-person | 2nd-person | 1st-person | 3rd-person | |
| Nominative | atu | anu | asu | atau | anau | asau | atū(N) | anū(N) | asū(N) |
| Accusative | ata | ana | asa | atāu | anāu | asāu | atā(N) | anā(N) | asā(N) |
| Dative | ati | ani | asi | ataui | anaui | asaui | atī(N) | anī(N) | asī(N) |
| Copulative | tua | nua | sua | tau(a) | nau(a) | sau(a) | tūa(N) | nūa(N) | sūa(N) |
| Ergative | tā(u) | nā(u) | sā(u) | tāu(a) | nāu(a) | sāu(a) | tā(uaN) | nā(uaN) | sā(uaN) |
| Genitive | tia | nia | sia | taui(a) | naui(a) | saui(a) | tīa(N) | nīa(N) | sīa(N) |
| EURASIAN PARADIGM (FEMININE) | |||||||||
| Nominative | atui(C) | anui(C) | asui(C) | ataiu | anaiu | asaiu | atūi(N) | anūi(N) | asūi(N) |
| Accusative | atai(C) | anai(C) | asai(C) | atāi | anāi | asāi | atāi(N) | anāi(N) | asāi(N) |
| Dative | ati(C) | ani(C) | asi(C) | atai | anai | asai | atī(N) | anī(N) | asī(N) |
| Copulative | tiua(C) | niua(C) | siua(C) | taiu(a) | naiu(a) | saiu(a) | tūia(N) | nūia(N) | sūia(N) |
| Ergative | tāi(C) | nāi(C) | sāi(C) | tāi(a) | nāi(a) | sāi(a) | tāia(N) | nāia(N) | sāia(N) |
| Genitive | tia(C) | nia(C) | sia(C) | tai(a) | nai(a) | sai(a) | tīa(N) | nīa(N) | sīa(N) |
| LAURENTIAN PARADIGM (MASCULINE) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||
| 2nd-person | 1st-person | 3rd-person | 2nd-person | 1st-person | 3rd-person | 2nd-person | 1st-person | 3rd-person | |
| Nominative | apu | aku | au | apau | akau | āu | apū(N) | akū(N) | aū(N) |
| Accusative | apa | aka | ā | apāu | akāu | āu | apā(N) | akā(N) | ā(N) |
| Dative | api | aki | ai | apaui | akaui | āui | apī(N) | akī(N) | aī(N) |
| Copulative | pua | kua | ua | pau(a) | kau(a) | au(a) | pūa(N) | kūa(N) | ūa(N) |
| Ergative | pā(u) | kā(u) | ā(u) | pāu(a) | kāu(a) | āu(a) | pā(uaN) | kā(uaN) | ā(uaN) |
| Genitive | pia | kia | ia | paui(a) | kaui(a) | aui(a) | pīa(N) | kīa(N) | īa(N) |
| LAURENTIAN PARADIGM (FEMININE) | |||||||||
| Nominative | apui(C) | akui(C) | aui(C) | apaiu | akaiu | āiu | apūi(N) | akūi(N) | aūi(N) |
| Accusative | apai(C) | akai(C) | āi(C) | apāi | akāi | āi | apāi(N) | akāi(N) | āi(N) |
| Dative | api(C) | aki(C) | ai(C) | apai | akai | āi | apī(N) | akī(N) | aī(N) |
| Copulative | piua(C) | kiua(C) | iua(C) | paiu(a) | kaiu(a) | aiu(a) | pūia(N) | kūia(N) | ūia(N) |
| Ergative | pāi(C) | kāi(C) | āi(C) | pāi(a) | kāi(a) | āi(a) | pāia(N) | kāia(N) | āia(N) |
| Genitive | pia(C) | kia(C) | ia(C) | pai(a) | kai(a) | ai(a) | pīa(N) | kīa(N) | īa(N) |
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendents
- Proto-Afroasiatic: *anāku
- Hadza: ono
Derived terms
Related terms
Toki Pona
Etymology
Georgian: ან (an); or. Created by Sonja Lang pre-pu.
Pronunciation
(Toki Pona) IPA: /ˈa.nu/
Particle
anu
- or
- separates multiple possibilities
- replacing another particle
Conflict
The usage of "anu" as a content word meaning "choose" remains controversial.