mēlepup meləpʉp
vën mēlepup
noun
Music
a more or less flat piece of wood that is laid down to cover a hole dug in the ground, and used as a percussion board during dances (wēt)
mētemeturtur metəmətʉrtʉr
melit məlit noun
<°ma-letePTB*ma-late
broken
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Ne ren̄ōk na melit si li to ve pah si.I broke my leg last year.
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melun̄lun̄ məlʉŋlʉŋ
PTB°malumulumu
Bpostverb
slowly
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Ne ren̄ōk, sa tēmetō na vahgēt si, pa ve gëwie melun̄lun̄.My (injured) leg was massaged by an elder man, so it's slowly improving.
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menēwe mənewə verb, intransitive
meqhë məkʷhɛ verb, intransitive
<°mabwusakiPNCV*mabu-sibreathe, take a rest
meqhiē məkʷhie
3sgmeqhiēne
merēme məremə noun
PNCV*maramalight, to shine, be clear; worldPEO*ma[d]ramamoon, moonlight
1 – the World of the Living (vs. Pene, Hell)
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Ni gel ni si teltël weren̄o li merēme mēde kike.They just wander around in this world of ours.
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2 – modthe present world, planet Earth
taveli merēme locative
on the other side of the worldthe antipodes
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N' ēn̄we mē taveli merēme.His house is on the other side of the world (in Europe).
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metë-2 mətɛ prefix
POc*mata
metëh mətɛh adjective
knife+sharp
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ne wenin na ho metëhits blade is a bit sharp
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metë-qerēn̄e mətɛ.kʷəreŋə noun
opening in a wall or cave
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Nie ni rak ne metë-qerēn̄e luwō wë ne metevetave luwō.He dug a large opening [in the rock], like a large entrance.
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Ni ole rake ne vire ne, ni mok n̄wule wulë vēn ri metë-qerēn̄e ne.He took the palm, and put it again on top of the opening.
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metëvenie mətɛβəniə noun
small countryvillage, hamlet
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Unevi, nie ne metëvenie sise.Unevi is (the name of) a village.
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hen̄were i metëvenie / h. te (li) m.the people of the village, the villagers
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Ne n̄wië ni vēn o li gëwōn ni vēn me ni hawe li hare i metëvenie.The spirits come out of the forest to dance on the place of the village.
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metevetave mətəβətaβə
Anoun
Architecture
entrance, doorway
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Nie ni rak ne metë-qerēn̄e luwō wë ne metevetave luwō.He dug a large opening [in the rock], like a large entrance.
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Bpostverb
(be) at the door, on the threshold
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Nie ni vē rōw me, ni in metevetave li lie pe Rememi v' in si viēne.He came out, and lay down at the entrance of the cave where Rememi was sleeping.
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mi1 mi preposition
2sgmēke3plmēhe
mi2 mi noun
POc*meRaqred
memi
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Nie na pen̄ nie t' ē ne mi.He had painted himself with annatto (to make his body red).
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📘 The seeds of this plant produce a liquid of bright red colour, which is used traditionally as a body paint.
mik mik Tense Aspect Mood marker
mit mit
mik
ATense Aspect Mood marker
1 – exclamatoryApprehensional modality: (s.th. negative) might (happen); hence make sure P doesn't happen
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E e e, nike mit qotgelgōl ē!You might get drunk with it! [hence don't drink it]
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2 – Prohibitive: (you) shouldn't, you'd better not
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Nike mit ole wulë ne volgë mi ne tēle ha!Don't ever steal people's property again!
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O, nike mit not noke!Don't kill me!
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Bsubordinator
1 – used as subordinatorto avoid P, for fear that P; so that not P
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Noke v' enin rëne të si tēle mit venēg.I sleep beside it, so nobody can steal it.
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Nike tat ho vēn o! Ne n̄wië mit kur nike!You can't possibly go out! The monster would kill you!
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2 – complementizer after certain predicates: (beware+) that not
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Demdōem të ne gi mik da-vë-mōo nike!Be careful that kava doesn't make you sick!
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mo~ mɔ possessive classifier
POc*ma-
rarepossessive classifier for drink possession
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In use only in the Toga dialect; Lo has merged drink and food possession under go~*.