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

  1. to die; to fall dead
  2. to be dead or deceased

References

  1. ^ Malau, Catriona (2021) “miat”, in A Dictionary of Vurës, Vanuatu, Canberra: Australian National University Press, →ISBN, page 121
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