mɨ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mi"
Yanomamö edit
Particle edit
mɨ
- a verbal particle placed before verbs of movement, indicating movement with a specific intent
- ta ni tʰao mɨ fuu kõã kë a kure.
- I am going back out to the forest to look for something to eat.
- yuri pë kããɨ mɨ huokema.
- they went to go fishing.
Noun edit
mɨ
- face
- the inside of a container, vessel
- the worked face of an object
Notes edit
The word face is also used to indicate in which direction someone is facing or going.
References edit
- Lizot, Jacques (2004) Diccionario enciclopédico de la lengua yãnomãmɨ (in Spanish), Vicariato apostólico de Puerto Ayacucho, →ISBN