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she-

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English

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Prefix

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she-

  1. A female, usually an animal.

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of female prefix): he-

Coordinate terms

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Derived terms

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Translations

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Anagrams

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Dena'ina

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Etymology

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Compare Ahtna s-, Navajo sh-.

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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she-

  1. Marks a first person singular verbal object; me
    shiztełhe/she kicked me once
    shghiʼanhe/she saw me
    shełcheghhe/she is making me cry
  2. Marks a first person singular object of a postposition
    shełwith me

See also

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Dena'ina object prefixes
singular plural
1st person she- dna-
2nd person ne- nh-
3rd person ∅-, ve- qev-
4th person ye-, qey- qe-
Reflexive hu-
Reciprocal nił-
Indefinite kʼe-
Areal/temporal/abstract qe-

References

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  • Tenenbaum, Joan Marsha (1978), Morphology and Semantics of the Tanaina Verb, Columbia University, page 71

Mohawk

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Prefix

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she-

  1. pronominal prefix for a first person singular agent and a third person feminine/indefinite patient
    You ____ her/someone
    You ____ them

Alternative forms

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- Initial consonant
Environment t/s/h/k n/r/w/’ a e/en o/on i y
Word-Initial she- she- shei- shei- shei- she- she-

References

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  • Nora Deering; Helga H. Delisle (1976), Mohawk: A teaching grammar (preliminary version), Quebec: Manitou College, page 384
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Pronunciation

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Prefix

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she-

  1. my, me (indicates secondary or alienable possession, in opposition to shi-. See for example abeʼ, sheʼabeʼ)

See also

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Navajo possessive pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person shi- nihi- danihi-
2nd person ni- nihi- danihi-
3rd person bi-
4th person (3o) yi-
4th person (3a) ha-, hw-
indefinite person (3i) a-