mitir̄

Hiw

Etymology

From Proto-Torres-Banks *maturu, from Proto-Oceanic *maturuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *matuduʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *matuduʀ, from *tuduʀ. Cognate with Lo-Toga metur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mitiᶢʟ/

Verb

mitir̄ (non-plural verb)

1. (with singular or dual subject) to sleep

Usage notes

• Contrasts with plural verb motr̄ig, used with a plural subject.

References

• p.353 of: François, Alexandre. 2019. Verbal number in Lo-Toga and Hiw: The emergence of a lexical paradigm. Transactions of the Philological Society 117‒3 (Dec 2019). 338-371.