ǰáanu individual, (male) person

Part of Speech n.masc
Inflection Class a-decl (Obl, pl): ǰáana
    • individual, (male) person
      • Example 1046:
        baačaá áak rhoošnaám ǰhaanaá dac̣híi ta tasíi ghooṣṭíi páanǰ ǰáana heensíla de.
        baačaá
        king
        ak
        one
        rhoošnaám
        morning
        ǰhaaná
        wake.up
        -í
        -CV
        dac̣hé
        look
        -e
        -3sg
        ta
        DS
        tasíi
        3sg.gen
        ghoóṣṭ
        house
        -ii
        -gen
        panǰ
        five
        ǰáan
        person
        -a
        -pl
        háans
        remain
        -íl
        -pfv
        -a
        -MPL
        de
        pst
        One morning the king woke up and found that there were [only] five persons in his house.
        Source:
        A:UXW004e
      • Example 1047:
        bíiḍu muṣṭú dúu ǰáana bíiḍa yaaraán de maní.
        bíiḍ
        much
        -u
        -MSG
        muṣṭú
        in.the.past
        du
        two
        ǰáan
        person
        -a
        -pl
        bíiḍ
        much
        -a
        -MPL
        yaár
        friend
        -aán
        -pl
        de
        pst
        maní
        HSAY
        A long time ago, there were two good friends.
        Source:
        A:UNF001

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