ndu

See also: nɖú and ndʉ́'

Fula

Suffix

ndu

  1. Noun class indicator for nouns (singular) including hollow, round or inflated things
  2. Noun class indicator for super-augmentative nouns (singular)

Usage notes

Article

ndu

  1. (definite) the (when it follows the noun)
    Fowru ndu ― the hyena

Usage notes

Old Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /n͈du/

Preposition

ndu

  1. Eclipsed form of du.

South Slavey

Alternative forms
  • (Fort Liard) nu

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *nuˑ. Cognates include Ahtna nuu and Dogrib di.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ⁿtù/

Noun

ndu

  1. island

Declension
Possessive inflection of ndu (alienable; stem: -ndué)
singular plural
1st person sendué naxendué
2nd person nendué
3rd person1) mendué gindué
3rd person2) gondué
4th person yendué
reflexive ɂedendué,
dendué		 kedendué
reciprocal — ɂełendué
indefinite ɂendué
areal gondué
1) Used for a possessed object when the subject is third person human plural and object is singular.
2) Used when the previous condition doesn't apply.
Possessive inflection of ndu (alienable; stem: -nduú)
singular plural
1st person senduú naxenduú
2nd person nenduú
3rd person1) menduú ginduú
3rd person2) gonduú
4th person yenduú
reflexive ɂedenduú,
denduú		 kedenduú
reciprocal — ɂełenduú
indefinite ɂenduú
areal gonduú
1) Used for a possessed object when the subject is third person human plural and object is singular.
2) Used when the previous condition doesn't apply.

References
  • Keren Rice (1989) A Grammar of Slave, Berlin, West Germany: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 11
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