~i call out with high-pitched voice, typic. in order to reach out [...]

Part of Speech verb, intransitive
Phonetic Form (i·)i
    • call out with high-pitched voice, typic. in order to reach out to a distant or invisible person in the bush
      • Example 814:
        Ni-le ne ngogoro n-i, ia ni-lengi ngele i-laiaini tae.
        As I was walking in the forest, I called out, but I heard nobody reply.

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  • See also:
    • ~pape whistle, esp. to call out to s.o.