milinga

West Makian

Etymology

Likely cognate to Sahu 'elingi, Ternate eli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.l̪i.ˈŋa/

Verb

milinga

1. (transitive) to think of
2. (transitive) to pay attention to
3. (transitive) to remember
4. (transitive) to love

Conjugation

Conjugation of milinga (action verb)
		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		temilinga	memilinga	amilinga
2nd person		nemilinga	femilinga
3rd person	inanimate	imilinga	demilinga
	animate
imperative		nimilinga, milinga	fimilinga, milinga

References

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