Thiorosan: Middle Airananwe definite article: proclitic of phe 'here' < Gaillean uphe; > modern phe

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Middle Airananwe definite article: proclitic of phe 'here' < Gaillean uphe; > modern phe

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==Middle Airananwe==

===Pronunciation===
* {{auphen|pha|YAR-AI}}

===Etymology===
The proclitic form of {{m|YAR-AI|phe}} (''here''), from Gaillean {{m|YAQ-GA|uphe}}: what was pointed out as the thing ''here'' came to be marked simply as the thing already known. The vowel stays full where the free adverb's ''-e'' weakens to [ə].

===Article===
{{head|YAR-AI|article|head=pha-|gloss=the}}

# the; marks a thing already known or already spoken of

====Related terms====
* Compare: {{l|YAR-AI|phe}} (“here”)
* Compare: {{l|YAR-AI|zya-}} (“a, an”)

====Descendants====
* {{desc|YAS-AI|phe}}

Dictionary:pha- - Revision history

Thiorosan: Middle Airananwe definite article: proclitic of phe 'here' < Gaillean uphe; > modern phe