keeq

Semai

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kh(ii)ʔ (“this, he, they”) by dissimilation.

Pronoun

keeq[1]

  1. you (2nd person plural pronoun)
  2. (dialectal) he, she, it (3rd person singular pronoun)

Synonyms
  • (you): ngkeeq, ngkééq
  • (he, she, it): kééq, ijii

See also
Semai personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person èng jaar (exclusive)
haar (inclusive)		 jiiq (exclusive)
hiiq (inclusive)
2nd person hèq / hèèq je'oot, jerkeeq, kééq keeq, ngkeeq / ngkééq
3rd person ijii, kééq / keeq ubay / ubaay et, ennaay, mambééq

References
  1. Basrim bin Ngah Aching (2008) Kamus Engròq Semay – Engròq Malaysia, Kamus Bahasa Semai – Bahasa Malaysia, Bangi: Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
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