miat

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Vurës[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Torres-Banks *mate, from Proto-Oceanic *mate, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(m-)atay, from Proto-Austronesian *(m-)aCay.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

miat

  1. to die; to fall dead
  2. to be dead or deceased

References[edit]

  1. ^ Catriona Malau (September 2021) “mate”, in A Dictionary of Vurës, Vanuatu (Asia-Pacific Linguistics), Australian National University Press, →DOI, →ISBN, page 121
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=miat&oldid=69603628"