-šum

Northern Ohlone

Alternative forms

• -um (used after consonants)
• -sum
• -yum

Suffix

-šum

1. forms the instrumental case, denoting the method or tool used for something.

   ‎hinṭo (“what”) + ‎-šum → ‎hinṭošum (“how; using what”)

References

María de los Angeles Colós, José Guzman, and John Peabody Harrington (1930s) Chochenyo Field Notes (Survey of California and Other Indian Langauges)‎^[1], Unpublished