bebíah

South Slavey

Etymology

From bebí (“baby”) +‎ -ah.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɛ̀.pɪ́.à(h)]
  • Hyphenation: be‧bí‧ah

Noun

bebíah (stem -bebíah-)

  1. diminutive of bebí

Inflection

Possessive inflection of bebíah (-bebíah)
singular plural
1st person sebebíah naxebebíah
2nd person nebebíah
3rd person 1) — gibebíah
2) mebebíah gobebíah
4th person yebebíah
reflexive sp. ɂedebebíah kedebebíah
unsp. debebíah
reciprocal — ɂełebebíah
indefinite ɂebebíah
areal gobebíah

1) Used when the subject is a group of human beings
and the object is singular.
2) Used when the previous condition does not apply.

References

  • “baby”, in Dene Yatié Kʼę́ę́ Ahsíi Yatsʼuuzi Gha Edįhtłʼéh Kátłʼodehche [South Slavey Topical Dictionary Kátłʼodehche dialect]‎[1], South Slave Divisional Education Council, 2009, page 5
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