emu
Example from Scripture
Dirava Iehova ese hari tau e haduaia, eto, Imea audia iboudiai huahuadia bavani, emu ura heḡereḡerena;
Yahweh God commanded the man, saying, “You may freely eat of every tree of the garden;
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1 commentSecond person singular possessive pronoun. Precedes nouns: "emu Dirava" (your God, 135×), "emu hesiai tauna" (your servant, 277×), "emu kara" (your deeds, 170×), "emu ruma" (your house, 75×). Part of possessive paradigm: egu (my), emu (your-sg), ena (his/her), emai (our), emui (your-pl), edia (their). Common in prayers and commands addressed to one person. Formula "mani emu kara" = polite request "please do".
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