miat

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Vurës

Etymology

From Proto-Torres-Banks *mate, from Proto-Oceanic *mate, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(m-)atay, from Proto-Austronesian *(m-)aCay.[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

miat

  1. to die; to fall dead
  2. to be dead or deceased

References

  1. ^ Catriona Malau (September 2021) “mate”, in A Dictionary of Vurës, Vanuatu (Asia-Pacific Linguistics), Australian National University Press, →DOI, →ISBN, page 121