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Niuean
Etymology
Reduplication of gele.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ŋeːŋeːleː/
Verb
gegele
- make a crying sound; cry
West Makian
Etymology
Partial reduplication of gele (“blunt”).
Pronunciation
Verb
gegele
- (stative) alternative form of gele (“blunt”)
Conjugation
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics