Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

SUMALCA Home

Resources Home

Vernacular Lexicon home
A B BAP BL D E G H I K KI L LA LIP M N O P PA R S SE SIN T TE TIN U V W Y Z

Student Dictionary

Readers

Texts

Phrasebook

Healthbooks

Bible

Songbook

mesì
/mɔsiʔ/
conj.
“as_long_as”
 
conj.
as long as
Wrd.Gloss: as_long_as
Gramm. Class I? clause combining subordinating conjunction
Mesi eggendini si Aman ne kahii nu te egpaliberen kaasalem su egselem-selem a eggipanew kuntee.
Whenever Aman comes tell him to come back tomorrow because I will leave early today.
Mesi iya etew ne kenè egtulik, egsahap iya layun.
As long as a person is dumb he will always suffer.
Mania te mesi eggendini a ne egsuwayan a nikaniyu?
Why is it that whenever I'll come here you will get lost?
Eng. as long as; except; provided; if only; but if?; whenever; if
Tag. bastá
Ceb. basta
WBM: mesì
OCM: Grammar (193), Logic (811)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: G

Updated by: RJH,TME
Last updated: 22/Mar/2009