inan (Kana spellingイナン)
- (interrogative)which, which one
Ainu interrogative pronouns
inan
- woman
- M. Taber,Toward a better understanding of the indigenous languages of southwestern Maluku. Oceanic Linguistics, 32:2, 389-441 (1993)
īnān (animate)
- third-personsingularpossessive ofnāntli; his, her or itsmother.
inan
- accusative singular ofina
FromProto-Germanic*inǭ, accusative singular masculine of*iz.
inan
- accusativesingular ofer:him
FromProto-Somaloid*ínàm m*ìnám f, possibly fromProto-Cushitic*ʔiŋ-(“child”). Cognate withRendilleinam. Perhaps related toKhonsoinanta(“daughter”).
ínan m (pluralinammo)
- boy,son
inán f (pluralinamoorhablo)
- girl,daughter
- Puglielli, A., & Mansuur, C. C. (2012). "Qaamuuska Af‒Soomaaliga" (in Somali) Roma: Istituto Italiano per l’Africa e l’Oriente,page 436
FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*ina, compareNiasina andTagalogina.
inan
- mother
inan
- second-personsingularimperative ofinanmak