buɲaba

Yidiny

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FWOTD – 3 November 2012

Etymology

buɲa (“woman”) + -ba (“inclusive case marker”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈɲaː.ba/

Noun

buɲaːba

1. inclusive form of buɲa: a group of people which includes a single woman

References

• R. Dixon (1977) A Grammar of Yidin (in Yidiny), page 52