uzuma
Murui Huitoto
| uzuma | |
|---|---|
| Root | Classifier |
| uzu- | -ma |
Alternative forms
- usuma (superseded)
Etymology
Cognates include Minica Huitoto uzuma.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈuθuma]
- Hyphenation: u‧zu‧ma
Noun
uzuma (collective uzumanɨaɨ, vocative uzu)
- grandfather
- forefather
- 2008 [1978], Huitoto Murui Bible, 2nd edition, Mateo 1:1, page 5:
- Jesucristo usumatɨaɨ mɨcorɨaɨ mamecɨaɨna omoɨmo lloitɨcue.
- I will tell you the names of the dead forefathers of Jesus Christ.
Declension
Declension of uzuma
| singular | plural | kinship plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Absolutive | uzuma | uzumaɨaɨ | uzutɨaɨ |
| Nominative | uzumadɨ | uzumaɨaɨdɨ | uzutɨaɨdɨ |
| Accusative | uzumana | uzumaɨaɨna | uzutɨaɨna |
| Dative/Locative | uzumamo | uzumaɨaɨmo | uzutɨaɨmo |
| Ablative | uzumamona | uzumaɨaɨmona | uzutɨaɨmona |
| Instrumental | uzumado | uzumaɨaɨdo | uzutɨaɨdo |
| Causal | uzumari | uzumaɨaɨri | uzutɨaɨri |
| Privative | uzumanino | uzumaɨaɨnino | uzutɨaɨnino |
(sometimes proscribed):
Declension of uzuma
| singular | plural | kinship plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Absolutive | uzuma | uzumaɨaɨ | uzumatɨaɨ |
| Nominative | uzumadɨ | uzumaɨaɨdɨ | uzumatɨaɨdɨ |
| Accusative | uzumana | uzumaɨaɨna | uzumatɨaɨna |
| Dative/Locative | uzumamo | uzumaɨaɨmo | uzumatɨaɨmo |
| Ablative | uzumamona | uzumaɨaɨmona | uzumatɨaɨmona |
| Instrumental | uzumado | uzumaɨaɨdo | uzumatɨaɨdo |
| Causal | uzumari | uzumaɨaɨri | uzumatɨaɨri |
| Privative | uzumanino | uzumaɨaɨnino | uzumatɨaɨnino |
References
- Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20) (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 252
- Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia., Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 37
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