mii

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See also: mi'i, Mii, and mi-i

Barunggam

Pronunciation

Noun

mii

  1. eye

Further reading

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈmij/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Samic *mij, from Proto-Uralic *me.

Pronoun

mii

  1. we (more than two of us)
Inflection
Inflection of mii (irregular)
Nominative mii
Genitive mīn
Nominative mii
Genitive mīn
Accusative mīn
Illative midjiide
Locative mīs
Comitative mīnguin
Essive mīnin
See also
Personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person mun moai mii
2nd person don doai dii
3rd person son soai sii
Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Proto-Uralic *mi. Cognate with Southern Sami mij and Lule Sami mij.

Pronoun

mii

  1. what (interrogative)
  2. which, that (interrogative)
Inflection

The accusative form man is used when there is an implication of a choice from a limited number of options. The form máid has no such implication, and is more general and indefinite.

Pronominal inflection
Nominative mii
Genitive man
Singular Plural
Nominative mii mat
Accusative man
máid
maid
Genitive man maid
Illative masa maidda
Locative mas main
Comitative mainna maiguin
Essive manin
Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[3], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Ojibwe

Adverb

mii

  1. it is thus that
    Miish imaa azhigwa debikak, mii imaa gii-nibaayaang.
    When it got dark, we slept there (on them).

See also

References

Ottawa

Adverb

mii

  1. and

References

Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 151

Pangseng

Noun

mii

  1. water

References

  • Kiyoshi Shimizu, A Comparative Study of the Mumuye Dialects, (v, Marburger Studien zur Afrika- und Asienkunde, Serie A: Afrika, Band 14, Berlin, Dietrich Reimer Verlag)

Rang

Noun

mii

  1. water

References

  • Kiyoshi Shimizu, A Comparative Study of the Mumuye Dialects, (v, Marburger Studien zur Afrika- und Asienkunde, Serie A: Afrika, Band 14, Berlin, Dietrich Reimer Verlag)

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mij/, [miː]
  • Rhymes: -ij
  • Hyphenation: mii

Noun

mii f pl

  1. plural of mie

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mimi, compare Hawaiian mimi.

Noun

mii

  1. urine

Yendang

Noun

mii

  1. (Yoti) water

References

  • The Maya [Yendang] languages: Wordlists collected by Barau Kato and Zachariah Yoder: Analysis by Roger Blench

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology

Clipping of òmíì or ìmíì.

Pronunciation

Determiner

míì

  1. another, other
    Synonyms: míràn, mírìn
    Kò rí bẹ́ẹ̀ ní agbègbè míì.It's not like that in other regions.

See also