mpu-
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Laefevian
Etymology
Grammaticalisation of adjective ampus (“favourite”) (now obsolete), from Proto-Laenkean *napoh(-ece)- (“resembling burning”)
Pronunciation
Prefix
mpu-
Usage notes
- This is a bound prefix: it must always combine a possessive prefix, producing the following forms:
Prefixed forms of -mpu- | |||
---|---|---|---|
possessor | singular | dual | plural |
1st person | ompu- | þempu- | ampu- |
2nd person | impu- | fimpu- | sômpu- |
3rd person | jampu- | lumpu- | lampu- |
reflexive | ympu- | ||
impersonal | ampu- |
Derived terms
▶ Laefevian terms prefixed with mpu- |