maminye

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West Makian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ma- (numeral adverbial prefix) +‎ minye (“one”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

maminye

  1. once, one time
  2. for the first time
    waktu ramian maminye, ... ― the first time there was a feast, ...

References[edit]

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎[1], Pacific linguistics
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