-вʼвʼи

Alutor

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /w.wi/

Suffix

-вʼвʼи (-wwi) (after consonants -ув'в'и)

1. Used to form the plural form of regular nouns.

   тылгылӈын → тылгув'в'и = finger → (many) fingers

   ӄураӈа → ӄурав'в'и = reindeer → (many) reindeers

2. (with the suffix -на), used to indicate plural objects, many of something.

   тынун вапаӄ → тынунав'в'и вапаӄав'в'и = I ate a fly agaric → I ate (many) fly agarics

Usage notes

In colloquial speech the ending -в'в'и is frequently reduced to -в or removed entirely.

See also

• (dual marker) -т

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