madɨ
Mpade
Etymology
From Proto-Central Chadic *mɨts, likely from Proto-Chadic *mwt. Cognate with Hausa mutu (“to die”), Bura mta (“to die; death”) and Matal məts (“to die”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /madɨ/, [madɨ]
Verb
madɨ
- to die
Adjective
madɨ
References
- S. Allison, Makary Kotoko Provisional Lexicon (SIL)
- R.C. Gravina, The Phonology of Proto-Central Chadic
- S. Allison, Alphabet et Orthographie de Kotoko de Makary (Mpadɨ) (SIL) (in French)