Contionary:sitema

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Siwa

Pronunciation

Etymology

Possibly related to Proto-Alopian *sit-, *set-, a fossilized root meaning “to change”. The “children” sense is older than the non-lemma form, a reanalysis perhaps motivated by culture.[1]

Noun

sitema anim (marked ?, plural sivva)

  1. children, especially not one's own

Inflection

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Noun

sitema anim

  1. patientive/genitive of retema

References

  1. ^ Poisson, Étienne L. (13 March 2009). "Siųamo". Siųamo. Retrieved 21 June 2022.