mphì

Namuyi

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-p(r)ats (“to vomit”). Cognates include Jingpho mhpat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mpʰi˥˨]

Verb

mphì

1. (intransitive) to spit

References

• Štěpán Pavlík (2017) The Description of Namuzi Language‎^[1], Prague: Charles University (PhD Thesis), page 23