yufi

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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