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Appendix:Variations of "nu" Chungli Ao Pronunciation L Suffix njo-jgl suffix Volitional verbal suffix: to want, wish (to do an action) Further reading 28 Ye'kwana Pronunciation Etymology 1 Suffix mch suffix allomorph of mch -dü relativizing clitic used after the past imperfective suffix mch -anö Etymology 2 Suffix mch suffix mch non-productive Forms certain nouns whose possessed forms take no further suffix, with no clear semantic contribution. References 291 Yimchungru Naga Etymology Resembles njh na in use and form, although Yimkhiung has ergative/absolutive alignment while Lotha has nominative/accusative alignment. However, linking them is not phonetically straightforward, as the sole source of a in Lotha is *aj, which normally does not yield ü in Yimkhiung. Suffix yim suffix Marks the ergative case. Marks the instrumental case. Forms ablative postpositions. yim ching<t:in> chingnü<t:from (a place)> Usage notes While the ergative case (agents of transitive verbs) is marked with -nü, the absolutive case (objects of transitive verbs, and the main argument of intransitive verbs) are unmarked. Derived terms yim chingnü kheaknü Further reading 38