| lexicon | |
|---|---|
| Language | Líríná |
| Lemma | ázé |
| Pos | particle |
| English Equivalent | mine, theirs |
| Gloss | A possessive particle, used to mark ownership or association via relation. |
| Definition | ázé literally translates to "self relation" or "life relation." It is the possessive concept of relating something to the self. Could also be used to relate something to life itself. In English this is defined as mine, theirs, or ours if combined with nésé to make it plural. Note: Note: to the Ránáyó, possession is not ownership, it is relation. So "my" is literally "of self." |
| Examples | ázé né ní Josie zá (my neighbor's name is Josie) |
| Root Concepts | life, self, relation to, of |
| Register | universal |