hwyhwi

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *hwihwi, from Proto-Celtic *swīswīs, a reduplicated form of Proto-Celtic *swīs. Equivalent to reduplication of hwi. Compare Welsh chwychwi.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

hwyhwi

  1. (emphatic) you (plural)

See also

Cornish personal pronouns
number person independent
(subject) 		suffixed infixed possessive
(dependent)
enclitic emphatic reduced
singular first my vy evy ma, a 'm owA
second ty jy, sy1 tejy ta, a 'thM dhaS
third2 m ev ev eev va, a 'n yS
f hi hi hyhi N/A 's hyA
plural first ni ni nyni 'gan, 'n agan, 'gan
second3 hwi hwi hwyhwi 'gas, 's agas, 'gas
third i i ynsi 's agaA, 'gaA

1 Uncommon.
2 hun and ins have been suggested as non-binary 3rd person singular pronouns, though these have not yet officially adopted.
3 Infrequently used as a formal alternative to the singular.

S Triggers soft mutation A Triggers aspirate mutation M Triggers mixed mutation

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