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Korean
Etymology
Compare Hamgyong dialectal 슴메다 (-seummeda), 음메 (-eumme). Also attested in the Pyongan dialect[1]
Suffix
ㅁ메 • (-mme)
- (Hamgyong, Pyongan) Post-vowel or post-liquid allomorphic form of 슴메 (-seumme, “declarative or interrogative suffix in the plain style of speech”)
2013 June 21, 김건욱 [gimgeonuk], “나의 살던 고향은 [naui saldeon gohyang'eun]”, in KBS 고향극장 [KBS gohyanggeukjang], 함경남도 홍원군 [hamgyeongnamdo hong'won'gun]:아바이 어데 갔다 옴메?- Abai eode gatda omme?
- Grandfather, where are you coming from?
Usage notes
In the Hamgyong dialect, this suffix is used for both questions and statements.
References
- ^ 광충구 [gwangchunggu] (2016) “평안도방언 [pyeong'andobang'eon, The Pyongan Dialect]”, in 한국민족문화대백과사전 [han'gungminjongmunhwadaebaekgwasajeon]