-хава

Tundra Nenets Alternative forms Alternative forms The shape of the suffix changes depending on the sound preceding it: If the preceding sound is yrk-tun -э-, -е-, the suffix takes the form yrk-tun -хэва. If the preceding sound is yrk-tun -о-, -ё-, the suffix takes the form yrk-tun -хова. If the preceding sound is yrk-tun -у-, -ю-, the suffix takes the form yrk-tun -хува. If the preceding sound is yrk-tun -и-, the suffix takes the form yrk-tun -хива. If the preceding sound is yrk-tun -ы-, the suffix takes the form yrk-tun -хыва. If the preceding sound is yrk-tun -ʼ-, the suffix takes the form yrk-tun -гава. If the preceding sound is yrk-tun -ˮ-, the suffix takes the form yrk-tun -кава. In all other cases, the suffix retains the form yrk-tun -хава. Pronunciation Suffix -хава Used to denote an emphatic contrast: though Declension -хава -хави Derived terms yrk-tun References 205