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[1], Pacific linguistics