miim
Ao
Etymology
From Proto-Central Naga *ram (“to hide, conceal”).
Verb
miim
- (Chungli) to hide, conceal
- 1967, “Exodus 2:2”, in Ao Naga Common Language Bible, Bible Society of India:
- ...lai pa ita asem miima ayu.
- ...she placed him in hiding for three months.
Inflection
| Affirmative | Negative | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Past | Simple | miim | memiim |
| Perfect | miimogo | memiimogo | |
| Present | Simple | miimer | memiimer |
| Progressive | miimdar miimdagi |
memiimdar memiimdagi | |
| Future/infinitive | miimtsü | memiimtsü | |
| Imperative | miimang | temiim | |
| Present participle | miima | memiimi | |
| Conditional | miimra miimrabang |
memiimra memiimrabang | |
Derived terms
Further reading
- Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga[1], Berkeley: University of California, pages 89, 218