míiš man; person

Part of Speech n.masc
Inflection Class a-decl (Obl, pl): -a
    • man; person
      • Example 1085:
        kuṛíina ta támbulamii ǰíin, rhooá díin, míiša ba axsí ǰíin.
        kuṛíina
        woman.pl
        ta
        DS
        támbul
        drum
        -am
        -pl.obl
        -ii
        -gen
        ǰe
        hit
        -en
        -3pl
        rhoó
        song
        -a
        -pl
        de
        give
        -en
        -3pl
        méeš
        man
        -a
        -pl
        ba
        top
        axsí
        kind.of.game
        ǰe
        hit
        -en
        -3pl
        The women were beating the drums and singing songs, and the men were playing axsí [a game].
        Source:
        A:JAN034-5
      • Example 1330:
        tíi ba andáa thíilu ki áak gáaḍu míiš mheerílu.
        tíi
        3sg.obl
        ba
        top
        andáa
        like.that
        the
        do
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        ki
        comp
        ak
        IDEF
        gaḍ
        big
        -u
        -MSG
        méeš
        man
        mhaaré
        kill
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        This is what he did: he killed a great person.
        Source:
        A:BHB024
      • Example 1331:
        so ba asíi patookúuṇii míiš.
        so
        3MSG.nom
        ba
        top
        asíi
        1pl.gen
        patookúuṇ
        inner.corner
        -ii
        -gen
        méeš
        man
        He is an intimate friend [lit. a man of our innermost corner].
        Source:
        A:DLX210
      • Example 1332:
        bíiḍu muṣṭú áak míišii áak dhií de maní.
        bíiḍ
        much
        -u
        -MSG
        muṣṭú
        in.the.past
        ak
        IDEF
        méeš
        man
        -ii
        -gen
        ak
        IDEF
        dhií
        daughter
        de
        pst
        maní
        HSAY
        A long time ago, there was a man who had a daughter.
        Source:
        A:SHY001