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'a꞉cim
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O'odham
Alternative forms
ood ahchim Saxton
ood a꞉cim common omission of initial pre-vocalic glottal stop in writing
Etymology
From Proto-Tepiman und *ʼaatïʼi we,154–5 295. *ˀaaˈtɨˀi/ˀaaˈtiˀi 'we,' from ood azc-pro *(i)tammu we.404 2662. *(i)tammu ‘we’ The initial und *ʼa- is an innovation in Tepiman languages.
Pronunciation
ood /ʔaːt͡ʃim/
Pronoun
ood pronoun instrumental 'a꞉cim-kaj ood emphatic
we, us first-person plural personal pronoun, both inclusive and exclusive
Usage notes
Used as an emphatic form of the first person plural pronoun, often in conjunction with the clitic ood 'ac.
See also
References
II 433
ahchim 2