Contionary:ñéi

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Wacag logographs

Etymology

From Sekhulla ŋəːi, from Wascotl *onhē-i. Cognate to Gwaxol hoğe³, Kilīmos-sāîl onēe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ŋəː˧j]

Verb

ñéi ᴀᴄᴄ

1. to enter, to come in

   Buámu an'ñéi ai an'xeý tuilyad.

   Buámu the dog comes to me for scraps.

2. to arrive

   Setnjey jey ñe je uemil, í añ'jíxnuz añ'muzax mau c'ez usñéi bucbucbuc ha bímuvi.

   I brought the gourd all the way home, but the cat knocked it over and there went my work, glug.

Adjective

ñéi

1. inside, internal, inner

   Cucual cuūts ñéi cuuei didi tumyan cual jál eý saum eý.

   On days like this I like to stay inside the saum and listen to the pitter-patter of the rain.

Adverb

ñéi

1. inward

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Synonyms

(to arrive):

• tercoiuj

(inside, internal, inner):

• ñél

Derived terms

• cozñéi
• ñéíemax

Descendants

• Central Isles Creole: wee