man your (sg.); about you (sg.)

Part of Speech pron
Morphology m-an
Gloss 2SG.POSS-2SG.PRON
    • your (sg.); about you (sg.)
      • grammar
      • Comment The <man> 'your (sg.)' consists of the possessive marker <m> and the pronoun <an> 'you (sg.)'. <man> can be interpreted and written as a sequence of two suffixes of an inalienably possessed noun, e.g. <subu-m-an> your (sg.) 'grandparent' or as a separate word, e.g. <suin man> 'your skin'.
      • Example 3445:
        a suin man repaa kirisi
        your skin becomes itchy
        Source: Sii 45W(Joy) 281
      • Example 3682:
        A maamihu vahutate man na kona ni nom nam.
        We know all the stories about you."
        Source: Mah 13E(Eno) 161
      • Example 4091:
        Eve beam kahi vaarova koa mae, o taapeau man ei, ae a vuhun man!
        But if you lose him, the spear will be yours, and the bow (i.e. spear and bow will kill you)!
        Source: Aro 07R 086-088
      • Example 4092:
        A toon man sa kamisi haana?
        Doesn't your back hurt?
        Source: SiiSen 01W 680

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