maquilia

[Michael McCafferty]

Quoting John Sullivan <idiez at me.com>:

> Piyali notequixpoyohuan,
> 	Does anybody have any ideas about how the word "maquilia," "to hit
> s.o., an animal or s.t." is constructed?
> John
>

I'm sorry, John. I don't know the expression. Is the first /a(a)/ long 
or short?

And by "constructed," do you mean what are its component morphemes?

Unless it is somehow an extension of the meaning of 'give', with short 
/a/, then it would seem to be ma:(itl) + aqui + -lia

Ahmo nicmati.

Michael



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