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Dictionary:zya-

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Middle Airananwe

Pronunciation

  • /ʑa/

Etymology

The proclitic form of dezye (one), its first syllable lost where it stood unstressed before a noun. The vowel stays full: a final -e weakens to [ə] and would have left the word inaudible.

Article

zya-

  1. a, an; marks a thing not yet spoken of

Related terms

  • Compare: dezye (“one”)
  • Compare: pha- (“the”)

Descendants

  • Airananwe: je