míini² have, possess; have an object in one’s control or possession / [...]

Part of Speech	transitive verb
Root	mii

1. • have, possess; have an object in one’s control or possession

   Grammar Note

   When used in this sense, the possessor is denoted or indexed by the subject of the verb, and the possessum, by the object

   • • Example 630:
       

       Kí=miiyaa kajiija.

       I have a (hafted) axe.

2. • have an illness or disease

   Grammar Note

   When used in this sense, the illness is denoted or indexed the subject of the verb, and the person suffering from the illness, by the object

   • • Example 631:
       

       Sɨɨsaramaajɨtáami iwarɨ́yaaka miiyaakura kíija.

       I had three illnesses.

3. • be a particular age; be a certain number of temporal units old

   Grammar Note

   The subject of the verb denotes or indexes the entity of which the indicated age is being predicated, while the object is an NP indicating the number of temporal units

   • • Example 632:
       

       Jɨɨ́tikari nu=miiyaárikɨ seis meses=na, wáari kana=iriaárɨɨkiaakɨ́ Yarinacocha=jina nuu.

       When she was six months old, then we brought her to Yarinacocha.

Related entries

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  • ánasa míini experience pain / suffer an injury