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úum he, she, it (3rd person singular pronoun; can also refer to 3rd person plural).
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lexicon ID #6307 | revised Nov 17 2015
úum • PRON • he, she, it (3rd person singular pronoun; can also refer to 3rd person plural).
Derivative (1)
úmpaan "he/she/it (emphatic)"
Source: WB 1484, p.391
Note: Also frequently used where English would use 'to be'.
- nanihrôoha uum áraar. My wife (she) is an Indian. [Reference: WB files]
- yukún vúra uum xára takun'íchunva áasiv. For a long time they had hidden in a cave. [Reference: WB T58.4]
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