dapenuo men: irregular plural of mwalikote ‘man, male’

Part of Speech	noun
Phonetic Form	ⁿdapenuo
Morphology	da= + penuo

• • men: irregular plural of mwalikote ‘man, male’

  • • Example 567:
      

      da-tilu penuo mwatagete

      two young men

    • Example 568:
      

      Ruene iote ie da penuo, ka iote ie da viñevi.

      One door is for men, another one for women.

    • Example 569:
      

      Dapenuo li-go dapa ñe tolosai; da viñevi li-ativi dapa ñe tekume.

      The men girt themselves in loincloths, the women in skirts.

      Example URL

      https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003352#S21

Related entries

• See also:
  • dapa wopine adult men, elderly men / ‘great men’: men of high rank, initiated men; hence chief / ancestors
  • mwaliko² a person / man / husband
• Subentry:
  • penuo men: irregular plural of mwalikote ‘man, male’