| 387 |
larübvü |
‘book’ |
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{
hi } |
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| a. |
larübvü- o-
{ i
} |
‘the booklet’ |
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{
sü } |
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| *b. |
larübvü-o |
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| 388 |
ocü |
‘house’ |
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{
hi } |
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| a. |
ocü-o-
{ i
} |
‘the little house’ |
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{
sü } |
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| *b. |
ocü-o |
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| 389. |
saba |
‘shawl’ |
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{
hi } |
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| a. |
saba-o-
{ i
} |
‘the little shawl’ |
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{
sü } |
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| *b. |
saba-o |
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| 390 |
micrü deni |
‘kind of knife’ |
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{
hi } |
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| a. |
mikrü
deni o-
{ i
} |
‘the small Meitei
knife’ |
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{
sü } |
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| *b. |
mikrü deni to |
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sübu - o
‘plant’ is a compound made up of sübu ‘tree’ and
oo
‘young one’. The question of o
depending on the individuators for its existence does
not arise, as it is part of a compound here.
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3.3.6.
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The Pronoun |
Mao Naga distinguishes seven kinds
of pronoun which is a class of nouns. Personal, Deictic,
Anaphoric, Reflexive, Interrogative, Indefinite and Reciprocal.
Personal pronoun and deictic pronouns are formally identical
with the anaphoric pronoun.
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3.3.6.1.
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The personal pronoun
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(incl.)
i
(khru) müi
