Iha

iha
=== Etymology 1 ===
from ih "this; either" plus a (interrogative)
====interrogative pronoun====
# which; used to inquire for one thing of a set
#*iha e jal zi guei e vuu?: Which do you want, bread or grain?
=== Etymology 2 ===
Ihwa of ehe, "the same; similar, alike"''
==== Adjective ====
# different, distinct; existing separately
# different, unlike; possessing traits and characteristics not of another
# in disagreement, in conflict
# opposite, contrary
# nonconformimg, peculiar, idiosyncratic
# (linguistics, of a word) derived from a word but having a meaning opposite to and reversive of said word
==== Substantive ====
# (linguistics) the morphological phenomenon in which a word changes its meaning to that which is opposite and reversive by changing its vowels
# unique characteristic, peculiarity, idiosyncrasy
==== Iebiyi ihae, "The two iha sisters" ====
There are two kinds of iha, called the "two iha sisters":
# Iha skisha, "singular difference": Iha in which only one word is present and means the opposite and reversal of another
#* vweke "to turn away from sin or wrongdoing, repent"; iha-form (ihwa) of vwakaih "to swerve from the right path, sin"
# Iha akle, "difference of opposition": Iha in which two different forms of a word, the original form (ehwe) and the opposite form (ihwa), are combined into a single new word
#* rharhe: mentally ill; from rha "mind, thought"
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