minye

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Ngarrindjeri

Pronoun

minye

  1. what

West Makian

West Makian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : minye
    Adverbial : maminye

Etymology

The first element (assuming the suffix -nye) may be related to Ternate moi.

Pronunciation

Numeral

minye (inanimate minye, animate meminye, polite gominye)

  1. one

References

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