-вʼвʼи

Alutor

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /w.wi/

Suffix

-вʼвʼи (-wwi) (after consonants -увʼвʼи)

  1. Used to form the plural form of regular nouns.
    тылгылӈын (finger) + -увʼвʼитылгувʼвʼи ((many) fingers)
    ӄураӈа (reindeer) + -вʼвʼиӄуравʼвʼи ((many) reindeer)
  2. (with the suffix -на) used to indicate plural objects, many of something.
    тынун вапаӄ → тынунавʼвʼи вапаӄавʼвʼи
    I ate a fly agaric → I ate (many) fly agarics

Usage notes

In colloquial speech, the ending -вʼвʼи is frequently reduced to or removed entirely.

See also

  • (dual marker)
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