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Liis
Administrator
August 7, 2014

-i and -ii

The suffix -i means "my ___" and the suffix -ii means "your ___"
But how would you know the difference between the two when spoken? Since they're both pronounced the same

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hiith
August 7, 2014

Very good question. This is one that I've pondered myself, and my best answer is in two parts:

  1. Context. I believe that -i is assumed unless the context inferrs otherwise.
  2. Pronunciation. This may be a bit controversial, but the in-game audio suggests that any two-of-the-same-letter diphthong can be pronounced as if it has an apostrophe. An example is when odahviing pronounces tiid with a glottal stop. So, in essence, -ii could be pronounced as -i'i (/iːʔiː/) so that they sound different.

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Liis
Administrator
August 7, 2014

Sorry: "his ___" not "your ___"

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