insa

See also: inşa, inşâ, and însă

Chichewa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.ⁿsá/

Noun

insá class 9 (plural insá class 10)

1. duiker

Mokilese

Etymology

From Proto-Micronesian *cacaa (“blood”), from Proto-Oceanic *draʀa(q) (“blood”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daʀaq (“blood”), from Proto-Austronesian *daʀaq (“blood”).

Noun

insa

1. blood

Possessive forms

Possessive forms of insa (loose inalienable possession, -ah stem)

singular possessor	first person		insahioa
	second person		insahmwen
	third person		insah
dual possessors	first person inclusive		insahsa
	first person exclusive		insahma
	second person		insahmwa
	third person		insahra
plural possessors	first person inclusive		insahsai
	first person exclusive		insahmai
	second person		insahmwai
	third person		insahrai
remote plural possessors	first person inclusive		insahs
	first person exclusive		insahmi
	second person		insahmwi
	third person		insahr
construct form			insahn

References

• Harrison, Sheldon P.; Albert, Salich Y. (1977), Mokilese-English Dictionary‎^[1], Honolulu: The University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 25

Sidamo

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic [Term?]. Cognates include Afar usun, Oromo isaan and Saho úsun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈinsa/
• Hyphenation: in‧sa

Pronoun

insa

1. they

See also

Sidamo personal pronouns

		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
				m	f
singular	nominative	ani	ati	isi	ise
	genitive	ane*)	ate*)	isi*)	ise*)
	accusative			iso*)
plural	nominative	ninke	kiʼne	insa
	genitive	ninke*)	kiʼne*)	insa*)
	accusative

^*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007), A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 70

Zou

Etymology

From ín (“house”) +‎ sá (“animal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔín.sʌ́]
• Hyphenation: in‧sa

Noun

ínsá

1. pet, domestic animal

References

• Lukram Himmat Singh (2013), A Descriptive Grammar of Zou (PhD thesis), Canchipur: Manipur University, page 57