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neyokay

Ainu edit

Etymology edit

From ney (“that”) +‎ okai (“are”), literally “(the things) which are those”.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

neyokay (Kana spelling ネヨカィ)

  1. plural of neyan

See also edit

Ainu demonstrative adjectives
Ainu demonstrative adjectives[1]
pronoun number
singular plural
this tan, taan tanokay, taokay, taoka (Saru)
that neyan, neya, nea (Saru) neyokay, nerok
that (distal) toan tonokay, tookay, tooka (Saru)
Notes
  1. ^ The noun form is formed by adding pe, for objects (ex.: tanpe, "this thing"), or kur, for persons (ex.: tan kur, "this person").
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