gegele
Niuean
Etymology
Reduplication of gele.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ŋeːŋeːleː/
Verb
gegele
- make a crying sound; cry
West Makian
Etymology
Partial reduplication of gele (“blunt”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡe.ˈɡe.l̪e/
Verb
gegele
- (stative) alternative form of gele (“blunt”)
Conjugation
Conjugation of gegele (stative verb) | ||||
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singular | plural | |||
inclusive | exclusive | |||
1st person | tigegele | migegele | agegele | |
2nd person | nigegele | figegele | ||
3rd person | inanimate | igegele | digegele | |
animate | magegele | |||
imperative | —, gegele | —, gegele |
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics