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From {{der|beme|en|go on}}; cf. {{mn|jam|gwaan}}. | From {{der|beme|en|go on}}; cf. {{mn|jam|gwaan}}. | ||
====Verb==== | ====Verb==== | ||
{{head|beme|verb}} | |||
# to go | # to go | ||
#: {{ | #: {{ux|beme|Mi eh '''wan''' nyow.|I'm going now.}} | ||
# {{label|beme|auxiliary}} expresses future tense; cf. English '''[[wikt:will#English|will]]''' | # {{label|beme|auxiliary}} expresses future tense; cf. English '''[[wikt:will#English|will]]''' | ||
#: {{ | #: {{ux|beme|Im '''wan''' bi big eh yong minis ni wal.|He's going to be the youngest president in the world.}} | ||
# {{label|beme|auxiliary|fossil}} to [[wikt:habitually|habitually]] do; exclusively used in the expression ''mwoi wan bi mwoi'' "boys will be boys", making it essentially a fossil word | # {{label|beme|auxiliary|fossil}} to [[wikt:habitually|habitually]] do; exclusively used in the expression ''mwoi wan bi mwoi'' "boys will be boys", making it essentially a fossil word | ||
====Alternative forms==== | |||
==== | * {{alt|beme|wa|wen<l:Columbé>}} | ||
* | |||
===Etymology 2=== | ===Etymology 2=== | ||
From {{der|beme|en|want}}. | From {{der|beme|en|want}}. | ||
====Verb==== | ====Verb==== | ||
{{head|beme|verb}} | |||
# {{label|beme|transitive}} to want | # {{label|beme|transitive}} to want | ||
#: {{ | #: {{ux|beme|Yu '''wan''' pis bekun?|You '''want''' a piece of bacon?}} | ||
===Etymology 3=== | ===Etymology 3=== | ||
From {{der|beme|en|one}}. | From {{der|beme|en|one}}. | ||
====Numeral==== | ====Numeral==== | ||
{{number box|beme|1}} | |||
{{head|beme|numeral|cat2=cardenal numbers}} | |||
# one | # one | ||
#: {{ | #: {{ux|beme|'''Wan''' pis, eh plis.|'''One''' portion, please.}} | ||