mɨ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mi"

Yanomamö

Particle

mɨ

1. a verbal particle placed before verbs of movement, indicating movement with a specific intent

   ta ni tʰao mɨ fuu kõã kë a kure.

   I am going back out to the forest to look for something to eat.

   yuri pë kããɨ mɨ huokema.

   they went to go fishing.

Noun

mɨ

1. face
2. the inside of a container, vessel
3. the worked face of an object

Notes

The word face is also used to indicate in which direction someone is facing or going.

References

• Lizot, Jacques (2004) Diccionario enciclopédico de la lengua yãnomãmɨ‎^[1] (in Spanish), Vicariato apostólico de Puerto Ayacucho, →ISBN