gii

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See also: gii-, gíi, and -gii

Gamilaraay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Central New South Wales *gīñ, cognate with Wiradjuri geen and Ngiyambaa kii.

Noun

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gii

  1. heart

Northern Sami

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Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkij/

Pronoun

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gii

  1. who (interrogative)
  2. who, that, which (relative)

Inflection

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Pronominal inflection
Nominative gii
Genitive gean
Singular Plural
Nominative gii geat
Accusative gean geaid
Genitive gean geaid
Illative geasa geaidda
Locative geas geain
Comitative geainna geaiguin
Essive geanin

Further reading

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  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Ottawa

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Alternative forms

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Pronoun

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gii

  1. you (sg)

References

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Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 122