meknois

Tok Pisin: mek- + nois.

Mihalic distinguishes meknois, ‘to make a sound’ from meknais, ‘to beat, rattle etc’.

See original Mihalic entry.

Intransitive verb forms

  1. to make a sound, make a noise ® krai, singaut
    wanpela krungutim diwai na meknois one of them stepped on a branch and made a noise

  1. to move, to be shaking, to stir, to rattle, to rock
    hat i meknais the heart beats
    ol lip i meknais the leaves are shaking
    pik i meknais na mi lukim em the pig moved and I saw him
    yumi olgeta i meknais; bot i pas let us all rock the boat; it is stuck

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