ene¹ First singular personal pronoun / I: stressed pronoun, co- [...]

Part of Speech	pers. pronoun
Phonetic Form	ene
Tanema Equivalent	nana
Lovono Equivalent	ngane

1. • First singular personal pronoun
   • • Gram
2. • I: stressed pronoun, co-occurring with subject prefix (ni-, ne-) on verbs

   Syntactic Restriction

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   • • Example 632:
       

       Ene ni-lengi ñe taña ene, ka ebele piene, ene ni-le ene.

       I heard it with my own ears. It's the truth, I believe it.

3. • I: subject of non-verbal predicates

   • • Example 708:
       

       Ene wako.

       I'm fine.

4. • me: object of verb or preposition

   • • Example 709:
       

       U-la u-min' ene!

       Give it to me!

     • Example 710:
       

       Li-botongo ene me ne-le.

       They prevented me from going.

5. • my

   Syntactic Restriction	after directly possessed noun
   (Part of) Antonym (for)	enone one

   • • Example 711:
       

       viabasa ene

       my hair

     • Example 712:
       

       bete ene

       my bed

     • Example 713:
       

       lusa ene

       my shirt

     • Example 714:
       

       Awa ene ni-ko u-ka.

       [my desire says…] I want you to come.

Related entries

• See also:
  • ne- 1st singular subject prefix for irrealis (opp. realis ni-)
  • ni- 1st singular subject prefix for realis (opp. irrealis ne-)