Matigsalug Student Dictionary – some

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some
/sam/

det.

1.
Def.: Egkahamit seini ke egguhud ka meyitenged te karakelan ne warè nataheyi ke kamenu.
a general number or amount (not specific).
There is some water in my glass.
Duen pad weyig te basu ku.
I drank some water.
Mig-inum a te weyig.

det.

2.
Def.: ka duma
MS: ka duma
part of a group or amount (not all).
Some of my friends don't like corn.
Ka duma ne alukuy ku kenè egkeupian te aheley.
Some people don't like corn.

det.

3.
Def.: due (meyitenged te warè nataheyi wey ke neileyi)
You use some about a person or thing if you don't know exactly who or what.
Some man came to the house selling fruit.
Due etew ne nekeyinguma diyè te baley ne egbebelegyè te prutas.

adv.

4.
Def.: me (alahè ne seel)
MS: me
approximately
There were some seventy people at the wedding.
Due me pitun pulù ne me etew ne migtambung te kasal.
Sem.Dom.: determiners; adverbs; GSL0051-0075
Status: ready

Last updated: 26/Sep/2012