몰렝오

Cia-Cia

Etymology

From the stative prefix 모-.

Verb

몰렝오 (molengo)

1. (to be) long; to take a long time
   • 1991, Murtaba Muru, "La Isa-Isa", as reproduced in René van den Berg, "Preliminary Notes on the Cia-Cia Language (South Buton)", in Excursies in Celebes, pages 317-322:

     Cia-mo na-mo-lengo no-hela-'e-mo ka-kabua-no.

     It was not long before he caught a fish.

   • 2009, 바하사 찌아찌아 1, "부리":

     아마노 노뽀옴바에 이아 나누몬또 뗄레ᄫᅵ시 꼴리에 노몰렝오.