nu-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nu"

Curripaco

Prefix

nu-

first person singular agent marker
nuiraka : I am drinking

References

Swintha Danielsen, Tania Granadillo, Agreement in two Arawak languages, in The Typology of Semantic Alignment (edited by Mark Donohue, Søren Wichmann) (2008, →ISBN, page 398

Lithuanian

Etymology

From the preposition nuo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [nʊ]

Prefix

nu-

(with verbs indicating motion) describes an action's movement downward
(with verbs indicating motion) describes an action's movement into the distance
(with verbs) describes an improvement and advanced progress in the action
(with verbs) describes achievement through some action or event
(with verbs) describes an action or event's outspread over a surface
(with verbs) describes a type of perfective aspect in solitary events or actions

Derived terms

Lithuanian terms prefixed with nu-

Makasar

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [nu]

Pronoun

nu- (nominative proclitic, Lontara spelling ᨊᨘ)

you (familiar second person singular and plural)

Old Irish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /n͈u/

Prefix

nu-

alternative form of no-

Tocharian B

Verb

nu-

to cry out, shout
to threaten

	independent	absolutive	nominative	possessive
1^st sg / 1^st pl exclusive	nakke	-a'	ku-	-ku
1^st pl exclusive (archaic)	kambe	-kang	ki-	-mang
1^st pl inclusive / 2^nd sg polite	katte	-ki'	ki-	-ta
2^nd sg / pl familiar	kau	-ko	nu-	-nu
3^rd sg / pl	ia	-i	na-	-na