Chiquihuitlán Mazatec edit

Etymology 1 edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun edit

yufi

  1. cloud
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun edit

yufi

  1. elbow
Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Jamieson Capen, Carole (1996) Diccionario mazateco de Chiquihuitlán, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 34)‎[1] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 167

West Makian edit

Etymology edit

Compare especially Tidore yuhi.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

yufi

  1. (intransitive) alternative form of ufi (to flow)

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of yufi (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person toyufi moyufi ayufi
2nd person noyufi foyufi
3rd person inanimate iyufi doyufi
animate
imperative nuyufi, yufi fuyufi, yufi

References edit

  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary[2], Pacific linguistics