mii
See also: mi'i and Mii
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈmij/
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Inflection
Inflection of mii (irregular) | |
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Nominative | mii |
Genitive | mīn |
Nominative | mii |
Genitive | mīn |
Accusative | mīn |
Illative | midjiide |
Locative | mīs |
Comitative | mīnguin |
Essive | mīnin |
See also
Personal pronouns | |||
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singular | dual | plural | |
1st person | mun | moai | mii |
2nd person | don | doai | dii |
3rd person | son | soai | sii |
Further reading
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Southern Sami mij and Lule Sami mij.
Inflection
The accusative form man is used when there is an implication of a choice from a limited number of options. The form máid has no such implication, and is more general and indefinite.
Pronominal inflection | ||
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Nominative | mii | |
Genitive | man | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | mii | mat |
Accusative | man máid |
maid |
Genitive | man | maid |
Illative | masa | maidda |
Locative | mas | main |
Comitative | mainna | maiguin |
Essive | manin |
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Ojibwe
Adverb
mii
- it is thus that
- Miish imaa azhigwa debikak, mii imaa gii-nibaayaang.
- When it got dark, we slept there (on them).
References
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/mii-adv-pred
Ottawa
References
Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 151
Pangseng
References
- Kiyoshi Shimizu, A Comparative Study of the Mumuye Dialects, (v, Marburger Studien zur Afrika- und Asienkunde, Serie A: Afrika, Band 14, Berlin, Dietrich Reimer Verlag)
Rang
References
- Kiyoshi Shimizu, A Comparative Study of the Mumuye Dialects, (v, Marburger Studien zur Afrika- und Asienkunde, Serie A: Afrika, Band 14, Berlin, Dietrich Reimer Verlag)
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mij/, [miː]
- Rhymes: -ij
- Hyphenation: mii
Yendang
References
- The Maya [Yendang] languages: Wordlists collected by Barau Kato and Zachariah Yoder: Analysis by Roger Blench
Yoruba
Etymology
Clipping of òmíì or ìmíì.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ꜜmĩ́ĩ̀/
Determiner
míì
See also
- òmíràn, ìmíràn (“another”)
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