Contionary:jan

Ater

Pronunciation

(Ater) IPA: /jɑːn/

Adjective

jan (common plural jant, neuter plural janer)

1. white

Nouns

jan n (plural janer)

1. white

Nawuhu

Pronunciation

(Nawuhu) IPA: [ʑan]

Pronoun

jan

1. first person dual personal pronoun

See also

Nawuhu personal pronouns
		Singular	Dual	Paucal	Plural
First person	personal	ja	jan	jvn	jon
	possessive	jo	janu	jun	jonu
Second person	personal	ádo	ádon	wín	né
	possessive	ádu	ádun	ínu	néyu
Third person	personal	ain	aina	avni	enawe
	possessive	añu	año	avñu	enau

Rokadong

Pronunciation

(Pahang) IPA: [ˌd͡ʒan] (nik)

Prefix

Jn (jan)

1. one who does something

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Usage notes

Related terms

Category:Rokadong words with jan- prefix

Toki Pona

Etymology

Cantonese: 人 (jan); person. Created by Sonja Lang pre-pu.

Pronunciation

(Toki Pona) IPA: /jan/

Content Word

jan

1. human being, person, somebody
2. personal, of a person
3. anthropomorphize

Conflict

There are two sides to the concept, "sentient entity" and "homo sapiens", which matters for whether to use the word in edge cases (i.e. aliens, humans turned into werewolves, etc). Which sense is more central to the word remains controversial.