Entry record from Remijsen (2017): Matbat
-u²¹n
Inflection/class: cl. I
(1) v. to know; to understand.
ya²¹w mu²¹n hedɛ³¹?Do you already understand (how the camera works)?
(2) particle. sentence-final marker of ability.
ya²¹w ma³p fara²¹w mu²¹nɛ³¹?can you row fast?
ya²¹k ha⁴¹l wa³ŋ k-u²¹noI can carve out a canoe
Note: -u²¹n is in sentence-final position
Synonyms: sa²¹m
-ɛ³ŋ/nɔ⁴¹ŋ -u²¹n
• v. tr. to recognize (visually / from the voice).
ya²¹k nɔ⁴¹ŋ ku²¹n iŋa²¹(o)I recognize his voice