qiir

Yapese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔiːr/

Pronoun

qiir

  1. Third-person singular pronoun; he/she/it

See also

Yapese personal pronouns
singular dual plural
first
person
exclusive gaeg gamow gamaed
inclusive gadow gadaed
second person guur gimeew gimeed
third person yow yaed
partitive bagyow bagyaed
Partitive pronouns are used in expressions such as one of them two (dual) or one of them (plural).

References

  • Jensen, John Thayer (1977) Yapese Reference Grammar, Honolulu: The University press of Hawaii, pages 132-135