ofaiño

Murui Huitoto

ofaiño
Root Classifier
ofai- -ño

Etymology

Cognates include Minica Huitoto ofaiño and Nüpode Huitoto opaiño.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɔɸai̯ɲɔ]
  • Hyphenation: o‧fai‧ño

Noun

ofaiño

  1. sister-in-law (of a male)

Declension

Declension of ofaiño
singular plural kinship plural
absolutive ofaiño ofaiñuaɨ ofaiñotɨaɨ
nominative ofaiñodɨ ofaiñuaɨdɨ ofaiñotɨaɨdɨ
accusative ofaiñona ofaiñuaɨna ofaiñotɨaɨna
dative/locative ofaiñomo ofaiñuaɨmo ofaiñotɨaɨmo
ablative ofaiñomona ofaiñuaɨmona ofaiñotɨaɨmona
instrumental ofaiñodo ofaiñuaɨdo ofaiñotɨaɨdo
causal ofaiñori ofaiñuaɨri ofaiñotɨaɨri
privative ofaiñonino ofaiñuaɨnino ofaiñotɨaɨnino

References

  • Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)‎[1] (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 202
  • Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.[2], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 42