usuma
Murui Huitoto
Noun
usuma (collective usumanɨaɨ̀, vocative usu)
- superseded spelling of uzuma
Declension
| singular | plural | kinship plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | usuma | usumaɨaɨ̀ | usutɨaɨ̀ |
| nominative | usumadɨ | usumaɨaɨ̀dɨ | usutɨaɨ̀dɨ |
| accusative | usumana | usumaɨaɨ̀na | usutɨaɨ̀na |
| dative/locative | usumamo | usumaɨaɨ̀mo | usutɨaɨ̀mo |
| ablative | usumamona | usumaɨaɨ̀mona | usutɨaɨ̀mona |
| instrumental | usumado | usumaɨaɨ̀do | usutɨaɨ̀do |
| causal | usumari | usumaɨaɨ̀ri | usutɨaɨ̀ri |
| privative | usumanino | usumaɨaɨ̀nino | usutɨaɨ̀nino |
(rare, sometimes proscribed)
| singular | plural | kinship plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | usuma | usumaɨaɨ̀ | usumatɨaɨ̀ |
| nominative | usumadɨ | usumaɨaɨ̀dɨ | usumatɨaɨ̀dɨ |
| accusative | usumana | usumaɨaɨ̀na | usumatɨaɨ̀na |
| dative/locative | usumamo | usumaɨaɨ̀mo | usumatɨaɨ̀mo |
| ablative | usumamona | usumaɨaɨ̀mona | usumatɨaɨ̀mona |
| instrumental | usumado | usumaɨaɨ̀do | usumatɨaɨ̀do |
| causal | usumari | usumaɨaɨ̀ri | usumatɨaɨ̀ri |
| privative | usumanino | usumaɨaɨ̀nino | usumatɨaɨ̀nino |
References
- Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)[1] (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 252