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this is rather strange because the verbs do not belong to
those discussed in 2.2.1.5.5.
b). Some verbs with meu- have a 'reflexive' meaning.
The stems are transitive verbs but the resultant verbs are
intransitive.
meuteugon 'to lean while supporting oneself on one's
hand' (from teugon 'to press with one's hand')
meuhintue 'to hang (on something)' (from hintue or
aiflias 'to hang')
meu?euntho 'to rub oneself on something' (from euntho
'to rub')
75. Bek ka-meuhintue bak taloe adee ija.
Don't 2y-hang at rope dry clothes
'Please don't hang on the clothesline.'
Note that the infix -eum- also appears in the form of
meu- when used with hintue and euntho. but the prefix meu-.
-eum- does not have a 'reflexive' meaning.
c). In some verbs, meu- has the meaning of 'a
reciprocal action.' The stems are verbs for activities that
can be done by someone against someone else. Usually the
stems are reduplicated.
mupoh 'to beat each other' (from poh 'to beat')
meutak 'to chop each other' (from tak 'chop')
meutop 'to stab each other' (from top 'to stab')