nemnem

See also: nem-nem

Ao

Pronunciation

  • (Chungli) IPA(key): /nɯm˩.nɯm˩/, [nəm˩.nɯm˩]

Verb

nemnem

  1. (Chungli) to grumble
    • 1967, “Psalm 106:25”, in Ao Naga Common Language Bible, Bible Society of India:
      Saka parnoki süki nung nemnem, aser Kibuba ola manga.
      But they grumbled in their tents, and did not obey the voice of the Lord.

Inflection

Inflection of nemnem (Chungli)
Affirmative Negative
Past Simple nemnem menemnem
Perfect nemnemogo menemnemogo
Present Simple nemnemer menemnemer
Progressive nemnemdar
nemnemdagi		 menemnemdar
menemnemdagi
Future/infinitive nemnemtsü menemnemtsü
Imperative nemnemang tenemnem
Present participle nemnema menemnemi
Conditional nemnemra
nemnemrabang		 menemnemra
menemnemrabang

Further reading

  • Temsunungsang, T. (2009), Aspects of the Prosodic Phonology of Ao: An Inter-Dialectal Study‎[1], Hyderabad: English and Foreign Languages University, page 94

Ibaloi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɯmˈnɯm/, [nɯmˈnɯm]
  • Hyphenation: nem‧nem

Noun

nemnem (plural nemnemnem)

  1. mind, common sense, thought, brain
    Ayshi'y nemnem to. Eg to amta'y kadagdag-a.
    She has no brain. She doesn't know what she's doing.

Verb

nemnem

  1. to think, to remember
    Nemnem mo ga nu piga'y inkowan to.
    Try to remember the number she said.

Derived terms

  • nemnemen – will think/remember (future tense)
  • ninemnem – thought/remembered (past participle)
  • mannemnemnem – thinking (agentive/focus form)
  • nannemnemnem – was/were thinking (past progressive)
  • pannemnema – is/are currently thinking (present progressive)

Karao

Noun

nemnem

  1. thought; idea

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nəm.ˈnəm/, [nəm.ˈnəm]

Noun

nemnem

  1. springwater
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