dema
See also: demà
Old English
Etymology
dēman (“to judge”) + -a (agent-noun suffix)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdeː.mɑ/
Noun
dēma m
- judge
Declension
Declension of dema (weak)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dēma | dēman |
| accusative | dēman | dēman |
| genitive | dēman | dēmena |
| dative | dēman | dēmum |
Synonyms
- dēmend
- dēmere
- dōmere
Descendants
- Middle English: deme
Sumerian
Romanization
dema
- Romanization of 𒅗𒄭 (dema)
West Makian
Etymology
From de (“I”) + ma (“that”). Compare dene.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d̪e.ˈma/
Pronoun
dema (possessive prefix ti)
- (emphatic) first-person singular pronoun, I there
- (Can we date this quote?) “Nimama dofono”:
- dema takarja wayo
- I do not work
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See also
West Makian personal pronouns
| independent | possessive prefix | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person singular | de | ti |
| 2nd person singular | ni | ni |
| 3rd person singular | me | mVan., dVinan. |
| 1st person plural inclusive | ene | nV |
| 1st person plural exclusive | imi | mi |
| 2nd person plural | ini | fi |
| 3rd person plural | eme | di |
- V indicates the expected assimilated vowel of the following noun, following standard West Makian vowel harmony.
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics