mawi

Gothic

Romanization

mawi

romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐍅𐌹

Khumi Chin

Noun

mawi

fish

Mizo

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *mǒoy, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m(r)əj.

Adjective

mawi

beautiful, pretty
nice

Derived terms

Ojibwe

Verb

mawi (animate intransitive)

s/he cries, is crying

Conjugation

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Conjugation of mawi

Independent	positive	negative
1st person (1s) Niin	nimaw	nimawisii(n)
2nd person (2s) Giin	gimaw	gimawisii(n)
3rd person (3s) Wiin	mawi	mawisii(n)
Obviative (3')	mawiwan	mawisiiwan
Indefinite (X)	mawim	mawisiim
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind	nimawimin	nimawisiimin
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind	gimawimin	gimawisiimin
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa	gimawim	gimawisiim
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa	mawiwag	mawisiiwag
Conjunct	positive	negative
1st person (1s) Niin	mawiyaan	mawisiwaan
2nd person (2s) Giin	mawiyan/mawiyin	mawisiwan/mawisiwin
3rd person (3s) Wiin	mawid	mawisig
Obviative (3')	mawinid	mawisinid/mawisinig
Indefinite (X)	mawing	mawising
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind	mawiyaang	mawisiwaang
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind	mawiyang/mawiying	mawisiwang/mawisiwing
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa	mawiyeg	mawisiweg
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa	mawiwaad	mawisiwaad

Derived terms

mamawi (reduplication)

West Makian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈma.wi/

Noun

mawi

star

References

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