Yine

Language

Yine

Family

Maipurean

Ethnologue

pib

ISO

pib

glottolog_id

yine1238

Nouns table

gloss	stem phonology	layer	1 sg	2 sg	3 sg m	3 sg f	1 pl	2 pl	3 pl
kinsman	C-initial	lexeme	nomole	pɨmole	himole	tomole	wɨmole	himole
kinsman	C-initial	prefix	no	pɨ	hi	to	wɨ	hi	hi
kinsman	C-initial	suffix	zero	zero	zero	zero	zero	zero	na
father	h-initial	lexeme	nɨrɨ	pɨrɨ	rɨrɨ	tɨrɨ	wɨrɨ	hirɨ	rɨrɨna
father	h-initial	prefix	n	p	r	t	w	h	r
father	h-initial	suffix	zero	zero	zero	zero	zero	zero	na
older sister	C-initial	lexeme	nyehwaklo		yehwaklo
older sister	C-initial	prefix	n	p	zero	t	w	h	zero
older sister	C-initial	suffix	zero	zero	zero	zero	zero	zero	na

Verbs table

gloss	stem phonology	layer	1 sg	2 sg	3 sg f	3 sg m	1 pl	2 pl	3 pl
sleep	h-initial	lexeme	nɨmka	pɨmka	rɨmka	tɨmka	wɨmka	himka	rɨmkana
sleep	h-initial	prefix	n	p	r	t	w	h	r
sleep	h-initial	suffix	zero	zero	zero	zero	zero	zero	na
walk around	C-initial	lexeme	nsalwata	psalwata	salwata	tsalwata	wsalwata	hsalwata	salwatna
walk around	C-initial	prefix	n	p	zero	t	w	h	zero
walk around	C-initial	suffix	zero	zero	zero	zero	zero	zero	na

Yine notes

Nouns

• The possessive prefix series found with 'kinsman' is restricted to inalienably possessed nouns; the other two are found with alienably possessed nouns as well.

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References

Hanson, Rebecca. 2010. A grammar of Yine (Piro). PhD Thesis, La Trobe University.