Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish gänga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjeŋkɑ/, [ˈje̞ŋkɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -eŋkɑ
- Syllabification(key): jen‧ka
- Hyphenation(key): jen‧ka
Noun
jenka
- screw thread
Declension
| Inflection of jenka (Kotus type 9*G/kala, nk-ng gradation)
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| nominative
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jenka
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jengat
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| genitive
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jengan
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jenkojen
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| partitive
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jenkaa
|
jenkoja
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| illative
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jenkaan
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jenkoihin
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
jenka
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jengat
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| accusative
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nom.
|
jenka
|
jengat
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| gen.
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jengan
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| genitive
|
jengan
|
jenkojen
jenkain rare
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| partitive
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jenkaa
|
jenkoja
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| inessive
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jengassa
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jengoissa
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| elative
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jengasta
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jengoista
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| illative
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jenkaan
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jenkoihin
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| adessive
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jengalla
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jengoilla
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| ablative
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jengalta
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jengoilta
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| allative
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jengalle
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jengoille
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| essive
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jenkana
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jenkoina
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| translative
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jengaksi
|
jengoiksi
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| abessive
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jengatta
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jengoitta
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| instructive
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—
|
jengoin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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jenkani
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jenkani
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| accusative
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nom.
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jenkani
|
jenkani
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| gen.
|
jenkani
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| genitive
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jenkani
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jenkojeni
jenkaini rare
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| partitive
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jenkaani
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jenkojani
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| inessive
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jengassani
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jengoissani
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| elative
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jengastani
|
jengoistani
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| illative
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jenkaani
|
jenkoihini
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| adessive
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jengallani
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jengoillani
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| ablative
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jengaltani
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jengoiltani
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| allative
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jengalleni
|
jengoilleni
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| essive
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jenkanani
|
jenkoinani
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| translative
|
jengakseni
|
jengoikseni
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| abessive
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jengattani
|
jengoittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
jenkoineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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jenkasi
|
jenkasi
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| accusative
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nom.
|
jenkasi
|
jenkasi
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| gen.
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jenkasi
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| genitive
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jenkasi
|
jenkojesi
jenkaisi rare
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| partitive
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jenkaasi
|
jenkojasi
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| inessive
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jengassasi
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jengoissasi
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| elative
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jengastasi
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jengoistasi
|
| illative
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jenkaasi
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jenkoihisi
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| adessive
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jengallasi
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jengoillasi
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| ablative
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jengaltasi
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jengoiltasi
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| allative
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jengallesi
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jengoillesi
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| essive
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jenkanasi
|
jenkoinasi
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| translative
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jengaksesi
|
jengoiksesi
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| abessive
|
jengattasi
|
jengoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
jenkoinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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jenkamme
|
jenkamme
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
jenkamme
|
jenkamme
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| gen.
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jenkamme
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| genitive
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jenkamme
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jenkojemme
jenkaimme rare
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| partitive
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jenkaamme
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jenkojamme
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| inessive
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jengassamme
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jengoissamme
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| elative
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jengastamme
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jengoistamme
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| illative
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jenkaamme
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jenkoihimme
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| adessive
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jengallamme
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jengoillamme
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| ablative
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jengaltamme
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jengoiltamme
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| allative
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jengallemme
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jengoillemme
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| essive
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jenkanamme
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jenkoinamme
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| translative
|
jengaksemme
|
jengoiksemme
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| abessive
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jengattamme
|
jengoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
jenkoinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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jenkanne
|
jenkanne
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
jenkanne
|
jenkanne
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| gen.
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jenkanne
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| genitive
|
jenkanne
|
jenkojenne
jenkainne rare
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| partitive
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jenkaanne
|
jenkojanne
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| inessive
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jengassanne
|
jengoissanne
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| elative
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jengastanne
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jengoistanne
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| illative
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jenkaanne
|
jenkoihinne
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| adessive
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jengallanne
|
jengoillanne
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| ablative
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jengaltanne
|
jengoiltanne
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| allative
|
jengallenne
|
jengoillenne
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| essive
|
jenkananne
|
jenkoinanne
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| translative
|
jengaksenne
|
jengoiksenne
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| abessive
|
jengattanne
|
jengoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
jenkoinenne
|
| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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jenkansa
|
jenkansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
jenkansa
|
jenkansa
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| gen.
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jenkansa
|
| genitive
|
jenkansa
|
jenkojensa
jenkainsa rare
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| partitive
|
jenkaansa
|
jenkojaan
jenkojansa
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| inessive
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jengassaan
jengassansa
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jengoissaan
jengoissansa
|
| elative
|
jengastaan
jengastansa
|
jengoistaan
jengoistansa
|
| illative
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jenkaansa
|
jenkoihinsa
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| adessive
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jengallaan
jengallansa
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jengoillaan
jengoillansa
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| ablative
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jengaltaan
jengaltansa
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jengoiltaan
jengoiltansa
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| allative
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jengalleen
jengallensa
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jengoilleen
jengoillensa
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| essive
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jenkanaan
jenkanansa
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jenkoinaan
jenkoinansa
|
| translative
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jengakseen
jengaksensa
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jengoikseen
jengoiksensa
|
| abessive
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jengattaan
jengattansa
|
jengoittaan
jengoittansa
|
| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
jenkoineen
jenkoinensa
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Further reading
Ye'kwana
Pronunciation
Verb
jenka
- (transitive) to hunt large game, such as deer, tapir, or capybaras, by flushing it out with dogs
Derived terms
References
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “jenka”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[2], Lyon