Yakut

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Etymology

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From диэ (die, to say) +‎ (-n, associative converb suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [di͡e̞n]
  • Hyphenation: диэн

Verb

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диэн (dien)

  1. associative converb of диэ (die, to say)

Particle

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диэн (dien)

  1. Topic marker.
    Хатыҥ диэн сэбирдэхтээх мас буолар.
    Qatıñ dien sebirdeqteeq mas buolar.
    Birch (which is mentioned) is a deciduous tree.
  2. Marks speech (direct or indirect). The quoted speech comes first, then диэн, then the main verb. Compare Japanese .
    Туох диэн бу таҥаһый ааттыыллар?
    Tuoq dien bu tañahıy aattııllar?
    What is the name of this material? / What do they call this material?