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West Makian

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West Makian
-nye[i.ɲe]
suffix
A suffix used with numeral roots to specify base powers of ten.

“calan (—thousand—) + -nye → calannye (—one thousand—)”

thousand + -nye = one thousand

Also means
  1. attaches to numeral roots to form base powers of ten

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 6 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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A
West Makian
ase[ˈa.s̪e]
noun
A common white mineral used to flavor or preserve food.

“ase”

salt

“ase o.”

Add salt.

Also means
  1. salt

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 6 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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B
West Makian
bafo[ˈba.ɸo]
verb
To exist as a living being or to increase in size.

“ai bafo.”

It is alive.

Also means
  1. to be alive
  2. to grow

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 6 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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West Makian
barenti[ba.ˈren̪.t̪i]
verb
To cease movement or to bring an action to an end.

“Barenti gane!”

Stop that!

Also means
  1. to stop

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 6 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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West Makian
bosi[ˈbo.s̪i]
verb
To have increased in size due to injury or illness. This describes the physical state of being puffed up.

“Aka bosi.”

It is swollen.

Also means
  1. to be swollen

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 6 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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D
West Makian
dogo[ˈd̪o.ɡo]
verb
To combine things together or to make a quantity larger.

“Dogo ka.”

Add some more.

Also means
  1. to add
  2. to increase

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 6 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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F
West Makian
falasao[ɸa.l̪a.ˈs̪a.o]
verb
To set fire to a field as part of the slash-and-burn agricultural method.

“falasao”

to burn a field

Also means
  1. to burn a field (in slash-and-burn)
  2. to burn a field

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 6 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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G
West Makian
gai[ˈɡa.i]
verb
To be no longer alive or to have ceased living.

“Gai.”

Dead.

Also means
  1. to be dead

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 6 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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West Makian
giresi[ɡi.reˈs̪i]
noun
A skin disease caused by bacteria.

“A giresi bo.”

He has yaws.

Also means
  1. yaws, frambesia
  2. yaws

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 6 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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I
West Makian
i/languages M to Z[i]Appears in an example
verb
To move from one place to another or to depart from a location.

“nii i nopoli”

please go and buy

Also means
  1. to go
  2. to leave

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 6 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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L
West Makian
lo[l̪o]
conj
A conjunction used to connect words or phrases. It is also used when counting to form larger numbers.

“Muhammad lo Hasan”

Muhammad and Hasan

Also means
  1. and
  2. forms composite numbers

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 6 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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M
West Makian
minye fa minye[mi.ˈɲe ɸa mi.ˈɲe]
adv
A phrase used to describe something that varies or differs when looked at from different points of view.

“minye fa minye isamau”

It is different in one respect or another.

Also means
  1. in one respect or another

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 6 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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West Makian
moia[mo.ˈi.a]
particle
A particle used to indicate that something has ended or is no longer the case.

“Moia.”

No more.

Also means
  1. no more

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 6 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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O
West Makian
ofo[ˈo.ɸo]
noun
Gas released from the bowels through the anus.

“Ofo go te.”

There is a fart.

“Ofo so ma gowa.”

The fart was very loud.

Also means
  1. a fart

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 6 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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P
West Makian
pande[ˈpan̪.d̪e]
verb
Possessing intelligence, skill, or being good at doing things. It describes someone who learns quickly or handles tasks with ease.

“An ngopande.”

He is clever.

Also means
  1. to be clever
  2. to be adroit

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 6 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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West Makian
polase[po.ˈl̪a.s̪e]
verb
To move your hand or an object back and forth against a surface.

“Aya laka polase.”

He is rubbing the wood.

“yoi polase”

He rubs it.

Also means
  1. to rub
  2. rub

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 6 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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S
West Makian
sarong[ˈs̪a.roŋ]
noun
A protective covering or case, often used for tools.

“peda da sarong”

machete sheath

Also means
  1. a sheath, covering

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 6 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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West Makian
subal[ˈs̪u.bal̪]Appears in an example
verb
To transfer a liquid from one container to another.

“Subal joko ma.”

Pour the water please.

Also means
  1. to pour

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 6 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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T
West Makian
tarsa[ˈt̪ar̪.s̪a]
adv
Used to express uncertainty or that something might be the case.

“tarsa isamau”

Perhaps he will come.

Also means
  1. perhaps

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 6 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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W
West Makian
wayo[wa.ˈjo]
particle
A word placed at the end of a sentence to indicate that something is not the case or does not exist.

“malome wayo”

he is not present

Also means
  1. sentence-final state negation particle
  2. is not
  3. there is not

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 6 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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