tíi

See also: tii

Phalura

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tíi/

Pronoun

tíi (demonstrative, Perso-Arabic spelling تی)

1. he
2. she
3. it
4. there (rem obl)

Alternative forms

• ti (Biori)

References

• Liljegren, Henrik, Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

ǃXóõ

Alternative forms

• tîi

Etymology

From Afrikaans tee, in turn from Dutch thee, itself from Hokkien 茶 (tê) (Amoy dialect), from Old Chinese. Ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-la (“leaf, tea”).

Noun

tíi (tone II, class 3)

1. tea

References

• Traill, Anthony (1994) Rainer Voßen, editor, A ǃXóõ Dictionary (Quellen zur Khoisan-Forschung/Research in Khoisan Studies; 9), Köln/Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN