gegele

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Niuean

Etymology

Reduplication of gele.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ŋeːŋeːleː/

Verb

gegele

  1. make a crying sound; cry

West Makian

Etymology

Partial reduplication of gele (blunt).

Pronunciation

Verb

gegele

  1. (stative) alternative form of gele (blunt)

Conjugation

Conjugation of gegele (stative verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tigegele migegele agegele
2nd person nigegele figegele
3rd person inanimate igegele digegele
animate magegele
imperative —, gegele —, gegele

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics