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ma-var. ofmba-
maa1intjexclamation to ask for s.t.; pleaseNesalo doi, ambano, 'Maa, doimu itu!'He asked for money and said, 'Please, some money.'
maa2irreg. infl. offumaa
maaavar.ma'aavs,a-slim, slenderMie maaano, aano sekopo.The waist of a slender person can be held in one hand.Ane derabu anano katumbu, dofekamaaae, nomudaghoo dointarae.When you make a pestle, you make it with a slender middle so that it is easy to hold.synmadale-daleder. ofdalemadale-daleder. ofdalemaladi-ladider. ofladi3Compare alsoaa
ma'aavar. ofmaaa
maafu1npardonAesalo maafu, akokahala ne hintu.I beg your pardon; I have done you wrong.2vtpardon s.o., excuse s.o.Dapomaa-maafughoo, bhari-bharie halano wambanto nolapasimo aitu.When we pardon e.o., all our sins are forgiven (lit: all our wrong words are gone).
maampavi,a-quickly used up (of daily necessities)Kamaampano oe welo gholeo ini!How quickly water is used up in the dry season!
maananmeaningWamba sewubha fato fulu maanano.One word may have forty meanings.synghuluha 1der. ofghuluCompare alsohalasalamaanamaanaghider.vtinterpret, translatePogaundo kamokulahi beano domaanaghie maka dolosae maanano.The words of the elders have to be interpreted before you understand their meaning.Kabhanti Wuna nohali domaanaghie ne wamba Malau.It is difficult to translate Muna traditional poetry into Indonesian.syntaawi
madaconjafter (with future reference)Mada naomaa, namaimo.After he has eaten he will come.Compare alsopada2mada kaawucomp.var.namada kaawu1later, in the futureAitu nonarakaa, mada kaawu naetaa namisino.Now he is suffering, but later he will be happy.2later, in the futurePaeho amai aitu we lambuumu, mada kaawu maka amai.I will not come to your house now; I will come later.madahoder.seedaho1adv1later, in a whileKoemo baera sewano kapala, madaho asumewaangko inodi.Do not pay the boat ticket; I will pay for you later.2it is betterMadaho (dua) aomaa kambuse bhe kolope.It is better for me to eat maize than wild cassava.
madahoder. ofmada
madendevi,a-quick, fastKamadendemu omai!Why do you come so fast?synrimba
madhavi,ae-dress upSawanuno nolodo, nemadhamo.As soon as she got up, she dressed up.
madhuvi,a-go forward
maeasantombstone (an erect stalactite, the top of which is sometimes wrapped in a cloth, the langi-langi)O maeasa maitu katandaino mie mate we koburu.A tombstone marks a dead person in a grave.
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