maminye

West Makian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ma.mi.ˈɲe/

Adverb

maminye

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

References
  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics
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