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Pronunciation
Verb
metseepu
- (intransitive) he/she/it faints, swoons, passes out (is or becomes unconscious)
- ...metseepuwi — MET ... see ... pu ... weyeki itepoyiu.
- passed right out. He... passed... out... from delicious itchiness.
- Aitsa akama jano?
- Aitsa wa. Metseeputa. Metseeputa.
- Was he dead or what? (lit., Was not dead, that one?)
- Oh, no. had just fainted. Merely fainted.
References
- "...metseepuwi" and "Aitsa akama" (transcript, p. 32) uttered by Aruta, storyteller and elder, and members of his audience, as he recounted the traditional tale, "The Caiman Spirit" (Yakaojokuma). Recorded in Piyulaga village in the presence of assembled elders and others, November 1989.