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==Riyan==
==Riyan==
===Etymology===
=== Etymology ===
From {{inherit|ryn|ryn-o|ɣa}}, from {{inherit|ryn|lnk-pro|gʱe}} (''discourse particle'').
From {{inherit|ryn|ryn-o|ŗe}}, from {{inherit|ryn|ryn-pro|ḡe}}, from {{inherit|ryn|hrd-pro|ghe}}, from {{inherit|ryn|lnk-pro|gʱe}} (''discourse particle''). {{cog|ryn
|rad=gje
}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ryn|/ɣa/}}
* {{a|ryn|Kuoma}} {{IPA|ryn|/ɣɛ/|[jə]}}
* {{rhymes|ryn|a}}
* {{rhymes|ryn|ɛ}}


===Particle===
===Particle===
{{head|ryn|particle}}
{{head|ryn|particle}}


# {{label|ryn|formal}} ''marks a polar (yes-no) question''
# ''marks a polar (yes-no) question''
#: {{ex|ryn|'''Ŗa''' ḑi hedít vila sí hír nív?|Did you find your dog?}}
#: {{ex|ryn|'''Ŗe''' na ú naḑios?|Are you a coward?}}


====Usage notes====
====Usage notes====
* Placed at the beginning of a sentence before the verb to mark it as a yes-no question.
* Placed at the beginning of a sentence before the verb to mark it as a yes-no question.
* In informal conversation, it is frequently omitted.

Latest revision as of 14:54, 20 August 2024

See also: re-

Riyan

Etymology

From Old Riyan ŗe, from Proto-Riyanic *ḡe, from Proto-Hirdic *ghe, from Proto-Laenkean *gʱe (discourse particle). Cognate with Radestrian gje.

Pronunciation

Particle

ŗe

  1. marks a polar (yes-no) question
    Ŗe na ú naḑios?
    Are you a coward?

Usage notes

  • Placed at the beginning of a sentence before the verb to mark it as a yes-no question.