méeǰi in the middle; in between, among

Part of Speech adv.sp
Restrictions If postpositionally, with a preceding oblique argument.
    • in the middle; in between, among
      • Example 112:
        xálaka díiša méeǰi akaṭáana.
        xálak
        people
        -a
        -pl
        déeš
        village
        -a
        -obl
        méeǰi
        in.middle
        akaṭé
        meet
        -án
        -prs
        -a
        -MPL
        People gather in the middle of the village.
        Source:
        A:Q9.0791
      • Example 774:
        tu aṛé dhuím míiša méeǰi bheší hínu eeṛé dhueé míi phéepii putrá.
        tu
        2sg.nom
        aṛé
        dist
        dhuím
        two.obl
        méeš
        man
        -a
        -pl
        méeǰi
        in.middle
        bheš
        sit.down
        -í
        -CV
        hin
        be.prs
        -u
        -MSG
        eeṛé
        3pl.dist.nom
        dhueé
        both
        míi
        1sg.gen
        phéepi
        father's.sister
        -ii
        -gen
        putr
        son
        -a
        -pl
        The two men you are sitting between are both my aunt's sons.
        Source:
        A:DLX204
      • Example 1310:
        ma méeǰi de.
        ma
        1sg.nom
        méeǰi
        in.middle
        de
        pst
        I was standing in the middle.
        Source:
        A:BEZ123
      • Example 1311:
        ma qalám kiteebí méeǰi čhooráanu.
        ma
        1sg.nom
        qalám
        pen
        kitaáb
        book
        -í
        -obl
        méeǰi
        in.middle
        čhooré
        put
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        I am putting the pen inside the book.
        Source:
        A:DLX205

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