insa

See also: inşa, inşâ, and însă

Chichewa

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈi.ⁿsá/

Noun

insá class 9 (plural insá class 10)

  1. duiker

Mokilese

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *draRaq (“blood”), from Proto-Austronesian *daRaq (“blood”)

Noun

insa

  1. blood

Possessive forms
Possessive forms of insa (loose inalienable possession, -ah stem)
singular possessor first person insahioa
second person insahmwen
third person insah
dual possessors first person inclusive insahsa
first person exclusive insahma
second person insahmwa
third person insahra
plural possessors first person inclusive insahsai
first person exclusive insahmai
second person insahmwai
third person insahrai
remote plural possessors first person inclusive insahs
first person exclusive insahmi
second person insahmwi
third person insahr
construct form insahn

Sidamo

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Afar usun, Oromo isaan and Saho úsun.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈinsa/
  • Hyphenation: in‧sa

Pronoun

insa

  1. they

See also
Sidamo personal pronouns
1st person 2nd person 3rd person m 3rd person f
Nominative sg. ani ati isi ise
pl. ninke kiʼne insa
Genitive sg. ane*) ate*) isi*) ise*)
pl. ninke*) kiʼne*) insa*)
Accusative sg. ane*) ate*) iso*) ise*)
pl. ninke*) kiʼne*) insa*)
*) Stressed on the final vowel.

References
  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 70

Zou

Noun

insa

  1. pet, domestic animal

References
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