U-
See also: w-
Méníshè
Etymology
From Proto-Méníshè *uah.
Pronunciation
Prefix
u- (air class)
- occurs before consonant-initial roots (for vowel-initial roots, see w-); co-occurs most frequently with air class nouns
Derived Terms
Category Méníshè terms prefixed with u- (air class) not found
Pronoun
u- (third person dependent, air class)
- she/her, he/him, it, they/them; third person dependent personal pronoun; occurs before consonant-initial roots (for vowel-initial roots, see w-)
Inflection
Méníshè Personal Pronouns | |||||||
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Independent | Dependent | Possessive | |||||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | ||
First Person | éì | pé | i- / y- | pé- / p- | inyás | pényás | |
Second Person | lóù | ráà | lu- / lw- | ra- / r- | lunyás | ranyás | |
Third Person | Magic Class | 'ayás | ákhá | a- / '- | anyás | ||
Human Class | ìnás | ìnór | na- / n- | nanyás | |||
Air Class | wàás | wàáz | u- / w- | unyás | |||
Earth Class | t'anás | t'ányà | t'a- / t'- | t'anyás | |||
Fire Class | jás | jàáz | jì- / j- | jìnyás | |||
Water Class | sibás | sibáz | sí- / sh- | sínyás | |||
Generic | a | a- / ás- | anyás |