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ferik

adj

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Meaning
  1. old (of women)
  2. An adjective used specifically to describe an elderly woman.
Examples

Nia mak ferik ida ne'ebé matenek.

She is a wise old woman.

Part of speechadj

Usage noteOnly use this word for women; for men, use the word katuas.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 9 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.