áyóʼní

Etymology

ʼá- (“thus”) + -y- (3rd person object prefix) + -ó- (“directed at”, combining form of yíní- in the 3rd person) + -d- (classifier) + -ní (neuter imperfective stem of root -NIID, “to desire, to love”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔɑ́jóʔnɪ́/

Verb

áyóʼní

  1. he/she loves it
    Ayóí ánóshʼní. ― I love you.
    Ayóí áshííníʼní. ― You love me.
    Ayóí ádóʼní. ― He loves himself. He is stuck up.
    Ayóí ádeíníiʼní. ― We love him.
    Ayói ádanííníiʼní. ― We love you.

Usage notes

This verb is used together with ayóí or ayóó. This is a neuter verb. As such, it is only used in the imperfective.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter imperfective (∅).

neuter imp singular duoplural plural
1st person óoshʼní, ííníshʼní ííníiʼní ádeíníiʼní
2nd person ííníʼní íínóhʼní ádeínóhʼní
3rd person áyóʼní ádayóʼní
4th person ájóʼní ádajóʼní

See also: ayóóʼáyóʼní

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