kēy
See also: key
Mwotlap
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɪj/
Personal pronoun
kēy (plural)
- they, them (plural pronoun, for human referents)
Semantics
- Contrasts with 3rd singular kē, 3rd dual kōyō, 3rd trial kēytēl.
- Contrasts with generic plural pronoun ige (“people”).
References
- p.119 of: François, Alexandre. 2005. A typological overview of Mwotlap, an Oceanic language of Vanuatu. Linguistic typology 9 (1): 115–146. DOI:10.1515/lity.2005.9.1.115.
- François, Alexandre. 2016. The historical morphology of personal pronouns in northern Vanuatu. Faits de Langues. Bern: Peter Lang. 25–60.
- François, Alexandre. 2022. Online Mwotlap–English–French cultural dictionary. Electronic files. Paris: CNRS. (Pdf version) – entry kōyō.