Ama

Etymology

From a- + Proto-Sondiv *m.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈma/

Orthographic Form

am

Pronoun

ama (third person plural, perfect agreement, singular aya)

1. they, them; third person plural personal pronoun, perfect agreement

Inflection

Sondiv Personal Pronouns Singular Plural Relative 1st Person 2nd Person 3rd Person 1st Person 2nd Person 3rd Person I-Case¹ idi isi iji ihi iti imi ivi A-Case² ala asa aya aha ata ama ava U-Case³ udu usu uyu uhu utu umu uvu Vocative elo eso eyo eho eto emo evo ¹Imperfect/subjunctive subject, gnomic/imperative/permissive direct object, or perfect indirect object.
²Perfect subject, imperfect/subjunctive direct object, or gnomic/imperative/permissive indirect object.
³Gnomic/permissive subject, perfect direct object, or imperfect/subjunctive indirect object.