yu-

verb. twi-

yu- or yú- prefix "twi-" or "both" (VT45:13, VT46:23, VT48:20; see yualë, yúcalë, yurasta below). According to PE14:84, yú can function independently as the adverb "twice".

yu-

prefix. both, both, [ᴱQ.] twice

Derivations

• √YU “both, both, [ᴹ√] two” ✧ VT48/10

Element in

• ᴺQ. yuitë “dual”
• ᴺQ. yullumë “twice, two times”
• Q. yunquë “twelve” ✧ VT48/10
• ᴺQ. yuquain “twenty”
• ᴺQ. yúquëan “twenty”
• Q. yúyal “twilight”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√yu- > yu-	[ju-]	✧ VT48/10

yúyo

both

yúyo noun? adv.? "both" (YŪ, VT48:10). Used adjectivally in yúyo má "both hands"; notice that the noun following yúyo receives no plural or dual marker.

yúyo

adjective. both

Derivations

• √YU “both, both, [ᴹ√] two”

Element in

• Q. mahtanë yúyo má véla “*wield both hands alike” ✧ VT49/10

auta

particle. ago

auta

adverb. ago

Derivations

• √WĀ/AWA “away (from); go (away), depart, pass away, move (from speaker); before (of time), ago, away (from); go (away), depart, pass away, move (from speaker); before (of time), ago; [ᴹ√] forth, out” ✧ PE22/168

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
√awa > auta	[auta]	✧ PE22/168

enge

adverb. ago

ago, once, in the past