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immu-immù
/ʔimmuʔimmuʔ/
Var. imu-imù
v_rt.
“comfort”
 
v.
for someone (eg-imu-imù, mig-imu-imù/in-imu-imù, agent, eg><ø-) to comfort another person (eg-im-immuan, in-im-immuan/mig-im-immuan/pig-im-immuan, location, eg><an-rdpCVC-) especially a crying child
Eg-im-imuan la ka batè due su eyew kenè egsinehew, kenè mem pa egkaayat sika ke egsinehew.
Comfort the child so that he will not cry for it's hard to comfort him when he's started to cry.
Wrd.Gloss: comfort
Eng. comfort; pacify
DDP: Happy (3.4.1.2)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
vt.
for something (e.g., words, promises, a hug) (egpekeimmu-immù, nekeimmu-immù, theme, egpAkA-) to be used to comfort someone, or to be the thing (igpekeimmu-immù/impekeimmu-immù, reason, igpAkA-) which is used to comfort someone
Eng. comfort
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
adj.
(meimmu-immù, mA1-) comforting (a personal characteristic)
Eng. comforting person; comforter
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
vi.
for someone (egpeimmu-immù, migpeimmu-immù/impeimmu-immù/pigpeimmu-immù, agent, eg><ø-pA-) to request comfort from another person (egpeimmu-immuen, migpeimmu-immù/impeimmu-immù/pigpeimmu-immù, patient, eg><en-) (in the form of words, a hug, etc) (igpeimmu-immù, instrument, ig-pA-)
Eng. comfort
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

Updated by: JLM,RJH,RJH,TME,NJK,QDL,QDL,NJK,NJK
Last updated: 20/Oct/2009