~mokoiu sleep / wink, blink; hence feel sleepy

Part of Speech	verb, intransitive
Phonetic Form	(i·)mokoju
Proto-Form	POc: *maturuR
Tanema Equivalent	~matou
Lovono Equivalent	~mepeu

1. • sleep

   • • Example 1692:
       

       Kape ne-le ne-mokoiu. – Susuko!

       I'm going to sleep. – Alright!

     • Example 1693:
       

       Li-atevo iepiene pe noma, li-oburo, li-vongo ka li-mokoiu.

       We tell old stories, we sing, we eat and then we go to sleep.

2. • wink, blink; hence feel sleepy

   Typical Subject

   eyes, mata

   • • Example 1694:
       

       Mata ini i-mokoiu.

       She winked.

     • Example 1695:
       

       Mata ene i-mokoiu.

       I'm blinking / I'm feeling sleepy.

Related entries

• See also:
  • ~wene¹ lie down, be lying / be located somewhere, in whatever position / exist, be there / forms possessive predicates similar to Eng. ‘have’