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sye
name 2verb 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
exploding, settled
VERB + SYE
held, liked, listened, referring
SYE + NOUN
'tain't, capell, whort, yer
PREP.
about, on, with
ADV.
finally
Definitions
name
1
The Erromangan language.
4: VERB MORPHOLOGY Referring to Sye, Capell (1954:107) wrote, “The language is rather difficult.” No doubt he had the verbs of the language in mind when he made this statement.
name
1
A male or female given name.
I was gripping on to Sye's shirt so hard that my fingers had lost blood circulation and they cramped when I let go. I sat up and held on to Sye with an exploding mixture of emotions. I cried into his chest, and he embraced me ...
Many things came to Sye's mind that wanted to be said, but his tongue refused to push them into reality. Struggling for a moment, Sye finally settled to whisper in a strained voice,
verb
1
To say.
hinkin' of whort yer'd liked ter sye, but whort yer 'aven't said,
Thank yer kindly for mi comfortable tea. That's what you was about to sye, eh'! No, 'tain't.
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4: VERB MORPHOLOGY Referring to Sye, Capell (1954:107) wrote, “The language is rather difficult.” No doubt he had the verbs of the language in mind when he made this statement.
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I was gripping on to Sye's shirt so hard that my fingers had lost blood circulation and they cramped when I let go. I sat up and held on to Sye with an exploding mixture of emotions. I cried into his
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Many things came to Sye's mind that wanted to be said, but his tongue refused to push them into reality. Struggling for a moment, Sye finally settled to whisper in a strained voice,
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Rae listened to Sye as she talked; the excitement was clearly read in Sye's face and felt in her words.
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hinkin' of whort yer'd liked ter sye, but whort yer 'aven't said,
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Thank yer kindly for mi comfortable tea. That's what you was about to sye, eh'! No, 'tain't.
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