méemi grandmother; mother's mother

Part of Speech n.fem
Inflection Class m-decl (Pl): -m
    • grandmother; mother's mother
      • Example 814:
        ée méem ma niaám kanáa the khúum.
        ée
        o!
        méem
        mother's.mother.voc
        ma
        1sg.nom
        niaám
        3pl.prox.acc
        kanáa
        how
        the
        do
        -í
        -CV
        kha
        eat
        -um
        -1sg
        O grandmother, how can I eat these?
        Source:
        A:KAT071
      • Example 922:
        kaṭamušíi méemi qisá ṣuṇí hansí ba maníitu hínu ki kha míi putr, taníi báaba tu na kháai bhóon.
        kaṭamúš
        <person>
        -ii
        -gen
        máami
        mother's.mother
        qisá
        story
        ṣuṇ
        hear
        -í
        -CV
        hans
        laugh
        -í
        -CV
        ba
        top
        maníit
        say.pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        hin
        be.prs
        -u
        -MSG
        ki
        comp
        kha
        eat
        míi
        1sg.gen
        putr
        son
        taníi
        3pl.REM.gen
        báabu
        father
        -a
        -pl
        tu
        2sg.nom
        na
        neg
        kha
        eat
        -áa
        -inf
        bha
        be.able.to
        -en
        -3pl
        When Katamosh's grandmother heard his story, she laughed saying, "Eat my son! Not even their fathers will be able to eat you."
        Source:
        A:KAT073-4