[Mihalic] Mihalic Digest, Vol 56, Issue 1

[Steven Gimbo]

Hi,
 
I guess, mekim pas could mean tie-up or bundle up as suggested. But in that  
 
If I was to re-do the sentence, I would put ... pasim gut tru ....  Mekpas is a noun meaning a bundle, so if I was to bundle it up properly, I would carefully wrap it which is what 'pasim gut tru' means.
 
'mekim pas' in this case does not sound proper.
 
Have a good day!
 
Steve

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Today's Topics:

   1. mekim pas (Stuart Robinson)
   2. Re: mekim pas (James Lee Haines)


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Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 08:10:21 +0000 (UTC)
From: Stuart Robinson <stuart at zapata.org>
Subject: [Mihalic] mekim pas
To: mihalic at anu.edu.au
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I've come across the phrase "mekim pas" and was wondering whether
anyone 
could tell me what it means (hopefully with some examples of usage). 
Here's the full sentence in which I found it:

Vitera em i mekim pas tru con long planim long gaden.

It's the translation of a Rotokas sentence that one of my informants 
provided. For what it's worth, here's the Rotokas 
sentence:

Vitera kukara ravurupieevo oira pauoro kovoa-ia.

Thanks,
Stuart

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Stuart Robinson
Email: stuart at zapata dot org
Homepage: http://www.zapata.org/stuart


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Date: Sun, 08 Mar 2009 12:14:34 +0200
From: James Lee Haines <jlhaines at sun3.oulu.fi>
Subject: Re: [Mihalic] mekim pas
To: Stuart Robinson <stuart at zapata.org>
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Quoting Stuart Robinson <stuart at zapata.org>:

> I've come across the phrase "mekim pas" and was wondering
whether anyone
> could tell me what it means (hopefully with some examples of usage).
> Here's the full sentence in which I found it:
>
> Vitera em i mekim pas tru con long planim long gaden.

Hello, Stuart!

Just a guess here, but since "mekpas" is a bundle or package, could  
"mekim pas" mean something like bundle up? Admittedly it's not in
 
Mihalic or the new Oxford dictionary, but it seems to fit logically  
into the sentence.

Best wishes,
James



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