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minye

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Ngarrindjeri

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Pronoun

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minye

  1. what

West Makian

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West Makian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : minye
    Adverbial : maminye

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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minye (inanimate minye, animate meminye, polite gominye)

  1. one

References

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