insa
Chichewa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈi.ⁿsá/
Noun
insá class 9 (plural insá class 10)
Mokilese
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *draRaq (“blood”), from Proto-Austronesian *daRaq (“blood”)
Noun
insa
Possessive forms
| singular possessor |
first person | insahioa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| second person | insahmwen | ||
| third person | insah | ||
| dual possessors |
first person inclusive | insahsa | |
| first person exclusive | insahma | ||
| second person | insahmwa | ||
| third person | insahra | ||
| plural possessors |
first person inclusive | insahsai | |
| first person exclusive | insahmai | ||
| second person | insahmwai | ||
| third person | insahrai | ||
| remote plural possessors |
first person inclusive | insahs | |
| first person exclusive | insahmi | ||
| second person | insahmwi | ||
| third person | insahr | ||
| construct form | insahn | ||
Sidamo
Etymology
From Proto-Cushitic [Term?]. Cognates include Afar usun, Oromo isaan and Saho úsun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈinsa/
- Hyphenation: in‧sa
Pronoun
insa
See also
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m | f | ||||
| singular | nominative | ani | ati | isi | ise |
| genitive | ane*) | ate*) | isi*) | ise*) | |
| accusative | iso*) | ||||
| plural | nominative | ninke | kiʼne | insa | |
| genitive | ninke*) | kiʼne*) | insa*) | ||
| accusative | |||||
*) Stressed on the final vowel.
References
- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 70
Zou
Noun
insa