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
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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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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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~*.