milinga

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West Makian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Likely cognate to Sahu 'elingi, Ternate eli.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

milinga

  1. (transitive) to think of
  2. (transitive) to pay attention to
  3. (transitive) to remember
  4. (transitive) to love

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of milinga (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person temilinga memilinga amilinga
2nd person nemilinga femilinga
3rd person inanimate imilinga demilinga
animate
imperative nimilinga, milinga fimilinga, milinga

References[edit]

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