niren

See also: nírén and nǐrén

Wutunhua

Etymology

From Mandarin 女人.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɲiɻə̃]

Noun

niren

  1. woman
    Synonym: nixhe
    Coordinate term: waren (“man”)
  2. wife
    Coordinate term: nixi (“husband”)
    da niren-men mu hai-la ra cek-de-ge ra da ha ra cek-lio ze-li.
    Then, as for wives, as for taking a wife, [our ancestors] took Chinese [wives] as well.
    (Quoted in Sandman, p. 193)
  3. girlfriend
    gu da gejhai-de niren-ha gga-la-di mi-li.
    He doesn't like his girlfriend anymore.
    (Quoted in Sandman, p. 94)

References
  • Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun‎, University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN
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