nien

nien

Mapudungun

Verb

nien (Raguileo spelling)

1. to have; to possess
2. first-person singular realis form of nien; I have.

Conjugation

Positive conjugation of nien (see also Appendix:Mapudungun verbs)

Infinitive1			nieael
Root			nie-
Tense particles (See particles)			-a- (future tense)
			-pe- (past tense)
			-fu- (distant past tense)
person		singular			dual			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third	first	second	third
Realis mood		iñce	eymi	fey	iñciw	eymu	feygu	iñciñ	eymvn	feygvn
	present	nien	nieymi	niey	nieyu	nieymu	nieygu	nieyiñ	nieymvn	nieygvn
	past	niepen	niepeymi	niepe	niepeyu	niepeymu	niepeygu	niepeyiñ	niepeymvn	niepeygvn
	distant past	niefun	niefuymi	niefu	niefuyu	niefuymu	niefuygu	niefuyiñ	niefuymvn	niefuygvn
	future	niean	nieaymi	nieay	nieayu	nieaymu	nieaygu	nieayiñ	nieaymvn	nieaygvn
Conditional mood		iñce	eymi	fey	iñciw	eymu	feygu	iñciñ	eymvn	feygvn
	present	nieli	nielimi	niele	nieliyu	nielimu	niele egu	nieliyiñ	nielimvn	niele egvn
Volitive mood		iñce	eymi	fey	iñciw	eymu	feygu	iñciñ	eymvn	feygvn
	present	nieci	niege	niepe	nieyu	niemu	niepe egu	nieyiñ	niemvn	niepe egvn

Negative conjugation of nien

Infinitive1			nienoael
Tense particles (See particles)			-a- (future tense)
			-pe- (past tense)
			-fu- (distant past tense)
person		singular			dual			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third	first	second	third
Realis mood		iñce	eymi	fey	iñciw	eymu	feygu	iñciñ	eymvn	feygvn
	present	nielan	nielaymi	nielay	nielayu	nielaymu	nielaygu	nielayiñ	nielaymvn	nielaygvn
	past	nielapen	nielapeymi	nielapey	nielapeyu	nielapeymu	nielapeygu	nielapeyiñ	nielapeymvn	nielapeygvn
	distant past	nielafun	nielafuymi	nielafuy	nielafuyu	nielafuymu	nielafuygu	nielafuyiñ	nielafuymvn	nielafuygvn
	future	nielayan	nielayaymi	nielayay	nielayayu	nielayaymu	nielayaygu	nielayayiñ	nielayaymvn	nielayaygvn
Conditional mood		iñce	eymi	fey	iñciw	eymu	feygu	iñciñ	eymvn	feygvn
	present	nienoli	nienolimi	nienole	nienoliyu	nienolimu	nienole egu	nienoliyiñ	nienolimvn	nienole egvn
Volitive mood		iñce	eymi	fey	iñciw	eymu	feygu	iñciñ	eymvn	feygvn
	present	niekilci	niekilge	niekilpe	niekilyu	niekilmu	niekilpe egu	niekilyiñ	niekilmvn	niekilpe egvn

¹Only usable with free personal pronouns.

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

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Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin ne gentem. Compare Old French nient, Italian niente.

Noun

nien m

1. nothing