nis it; him; her; this one (prox acc)

Part of Speech pron:dem
Vernacular Form نِس
Phonetic Form nis
Variant Form(s) anís (Biori)
    • it; him; her; this one (prox acc)
      • Example 55:
        nis the koó ṭing na bháana.
        nis
        3sg.prox.acc
        the
        to
        koó
        who
        ṭing
        firm
        na
        neg
        bhe
        become
        -án
        -prs
        -a
        -MPL
        Nobody can stand up against him.
        Source: A:JAN062
      • Example 192:
        paačhambeé búdu maní ki nis phusainií askóon.
        paačhambeé
        <person>
        bud
        understand.pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        maní
        HSAY
        ki
        comp
        nis
        3sg.prox.acc
        phusá
        get.rid.of
        -ainií
        -VN
        askáan
        easy
        Pashambi understood that it would be easy to get rid of him.
        Source: A:UXB018-9
      • Example 752:
        dúi uc̣hí ba maníi de ki nis khúum ta rhootašíia ba kanáa bhúum.
        dúi
        another
        uc̣hí
        lift
        -í
        -CV
        ba
        top
        mané
        say
        -e
        -3sg
        de
        pst
        ki
        comp
        nis
        3sg.prox.acc
        kha
        eat
        -um
        -1sg
        ta
        DS
        rhootašíi
        morning
        -a
        -obl
        ba
        top
        kanáa
        what
        bhe
        become
        -um
        -1sg
        He picked up another one [from a collection of fruits] and said, "If I eat this, what will happen tomorrow?"
        Source: A:HUB006
      • Example 1421:
        tíi qabúl thíilu ki tíi nis palóolu.
        tíi
        3sg.obl
        qabúl
        approval
        the
        do
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        ki
        comp
        tíi
        3sg.obl
        nis
        3sg.prox.acc
        palá
        steal
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        He admitted that he had stolen it.
        Source: A:DLX229

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  • See also:
    • nu1 it; he; this one (prox masc nom)
    • anís this person, this thing; it, him, her (prox acc)