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Yanomamö
Particle
mɨ
- a verbal particle placed before verbs of movement, indicating movement with a specific intent
ta ni tʰao mɨ fuu kõã kë a kure.- I am going back out to the forest to look for something to eat.
yuri pë kããɨ mɨ huokema.- they went to go fishing.
Noun
mɨ
- face
- the inside of a container, vessel
- the worked face of an object
Notes
The word face is also used to indicate in which direction someone is facing or going.
References
- Lizot, Jacques (2004) Diccionario enciclopédico de la lengua yãnomãmɨ (in Spanish), Vicariato apostólico de Puerto Ayacucho, →ISBN