motr̄ig

Hiw

Etymology

From Proto-Torres-Banks *maturuʀ-i, derived from Proto-Oceanic *maturuʀ (“sleep”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔtᶢʟiɣ/

Verb

motr̄ig (plural verb)

1. (with plural subject) to sleep

Usage notes

• Contrasts with non-plural verb mitir̄, used with a singular or dual subject.

References

• p.152 of: François, Alexandre. 2011. Where *R they all? The history and geography of *R loss in Southern Oceanic, Oceanic Linguistics 50 (1): 142–199, →DOI.
• 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.