See also: binon

Volapük

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Etymology

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bin +‎ -ön

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /biˈnøn/
  • Hyphenation: bi‧non
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Verb

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binön

  1. (intransitive) to be
    Binön u no binön; etos binob el säk.To be or not to be; that is the question.
    • 1931, Arie de Jong, Gramat Volapüka, § 256:
      Vipob binön tö stajon tü foldil düpa bü deveg trena.
      I wish to be at the station a quarter of an hour before the train starts.

Conjugation

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