dema

See also: demà

Old English

Etymology

dēman (“to judge”) +‎ -a (agent-noun suffix)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdeː.mɑ/

Noun

dēma m

  1. judge

Declension
Declension of dema (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative dēma dēman
accusative dēman dēman
genitive dēman dēmena
dative dēman dēmum

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Middle English: deme

Sumerian

Romanization

dema

  1. Romanization of 𒅗𒄭 (dema)

West Makian

Etymology

From de (“I”) +‎ ma (“that”). Compare dene.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d̪e.ˈma/

Pronoun

dema (possessive prefix ti)

  1. (emphatic) first-person singular pronoun, I there
    • (Can we date this quote?), “Nimama dofono”:
      dema takarja wayo
      I do not work

See also
West Makian personal pronouns
independent possessive prefix
1st person singular de ti
2nd person singular ni ni
3rd person singular me mVan., dVinan.
1st person plural inclusive ene nV
1st person plural exclusive imi mi
2nd person plural ini fi
3rd person plural eme di

References
  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics
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