niren

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See also: nírén and nǐrén

Wutunhua

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Etymology

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From Mandarin 女人.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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  • Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun[1], University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN