manɛ́ti

See also: manéti

Lingala

Alternative forms

Etymology

Plural form of linɛ́ti, with reanalysis of li- as a noun class prefix, from French lunettes (“eyeglasses; spectacles”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma˩.nɛ˥.ti˩/

Noun

manɛ́ti class 6

  1. eyeglasses; spectacles
    • 1995 October, “Botaleli mibembo ya kokamwisa ya bandɛkɛ [Probing the Mysteries of Migration]”, in Lamuká! [Awake!]‎[3], page 17:
      Bayokisaki bibenga yango mpasi na kolatisáká yango “manɛ́ti” oyo matalatálá na yango emonisaka te mpo na kozipa bango miso ete báyeba te bilembo ya bisika na bango.
      Long-suffering pigeons have been fitted with frosted glass “spectacles” so that they could not see specific landmarks.
    • 2000, Mily Crevels, Concession: A typological study‎[4], Amsterdam: Universiteit van Amsterdam [University of Amsterdam], page 157:
      Ata amonaka muke mpenza, alataka na yé maneti té.
      He doesn't wear glasses although he sees very little.
    • 2015, William Marrion Branham, Motindami [The Messenger]‎[5], Kinshasa: La Voix de Dieu [Voice of God Recordings], page 18:
      Sima na mwa mikolo, nazuaki ndingisa ya kozonga na ndako, kasi nazalaki kaka kobela pe nasengelaki kolata manéti na miso, mpo nazalaki komona malamu te.
      After a few days I was allowed to return home but I was still sick and was forced to wear glasses on my eyes because of astigmatism.

References

  1. ^ Annie Bambi (1998) Préservation, minimalité et seuil de tolérance dans les emprunts français en lingala (M.A. thesis)‎[1] (in French), Université Laval, page 165
  2. ^ Gzim Meeuwissen (2009) Leenwoorden en code-mixing in het Lingala: Een overzicht van leenwoorden in het Lingala en naar een adequater begrip van 'Europese taalinterferentie' in een Afrikaanse context (M.A. thesis)‎[2] (in Dutch), Universiteit Gent [Ghent University], page 67
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