năná- (29_Degree & Comparison)


năná-

năná-

Grammatical function

  • Type: Superlative Prefix
  • Function: Minimum Degree (“Least”)
  • Constraint: Used only when the Adjective’s source noun is Warm.

Pronunciation

IPA: /naɪnɑ/

Pitch Accent

  • Morae: nă · ná
  • Pattern: L · H
  • Class: lexical

Etymology

nă- (Warm Superlative) + (Not).

Example sentence

Example 1

  • Asaxi: to john nănájýnă ůsů.
  • English: John sounds the least loudly (hyena-like).
  • Polish: x

Analysis

  • Adverb: jýnă (hyena-like/loud; warm source jýnnshá)
  • Verbal mode: -w- (semblance/acting)