Talking Sula

Language, people, and land amid changing currents

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  • Chapter 2: dialects. part 1
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  • Chapter 3: grammar
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min (2)

Posted on April 11, 2020 by bahasasula_3n5une

‘mucus’
source: entry from Holle List; unable to verify c. 1900 note: this Holle list entry is plausible, but it was not verified. the informant likely misunderstood when pointing toward the nose, as the basic meaning of min is ‘nose’. This could be a case of metonymy.

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