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Ngarrindjeri
Pronoun
minye
- what
West Makian
Etymology
The first element (assuming the suffix -nye) may be related to Ternate moi.
Pronunciation
Numeral
minye (inanimate minye, animate meminye, polite gominye)
- one
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics (as minyé)