miat
Vurës
Etymology
From Proto-Torres-Banks *mate, from Proto-Oceanic *mate, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(m-)atay, from Proto-Austronesian *(m-)aCay.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mia̯t/
Verb
miat
- to die; to fall dead
- to be dead or deceased
References
- Catriona Malau (September 2021), “mate”, in A Dictionary of Vurës, Vanuatu (Asia-Pacific Linguistics), Australian National University Press, DOI:, →ISBN, page 121