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-yu

suffix

LanguageAhtna (United States)

Meaning
  1. Used to form the names of clans; a variant also appears in the pronoun xanyuu (“you”, plural).
  2. Clan name suffix
  3. A suffix used at the end of words to indicate the name of a clan; also seen in the plural pronoun for 'you'.
Examples

Xeyu.

[They are] the Xeyu clan.

Part of speechsuffix

Usage noteThis is a bound morpheme that attaches to the end of other words.

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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Source: adapted from English Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors) via kaikki.org (Wiktextract), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.