jɨfai

Murui Huitoto

jɨfai
Root Classifier
jɨfai-

Etymology

Cognates include Minica Huitoto jɨfai and Nüpode Huitoto jɨpai.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhɯɸai̯]
  • Hyphenation: jɨ‧fai

Noun

jɨfai

  1. father-in-law

Declension

Declension of jɨfai
singular plural
absolutive jɨfai jɨfaiyaɨ
nominative jɨfaidɨ jɨfaiyaɨdɨ
accusative jɨfaina jɨfaiyaɨna
dative/locative jɨfaimo jɨfaiyaɨmo
ablative jɨfaimona jɨfaiyaɨmona
instrumental jɨfaido jɨfaiyaɨdo
causal jɨfairi jɨfaiyaɨri
privative jɨfainino jɨfaiyaɨnino

Derived terms

References

  • Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)‎[1] (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 150
  • Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.[2], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 124