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maminye

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West Makian

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Etymology

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From ma- (numeral adverbial prefix) +‎ minye (one).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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maminye

  1. once, one time
  2. for the first time
    waktu ramian maminye, ...the first time there was a feast, ...

References

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  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics