For someone (actor CVCCV- + -um-) to hum a high-pitched tune; especially for a child to do so, as when afraid, similar to `whistling in the dark,' or when sad and alone; sometimes interspersed with sobbing.
CVCCV- + -um-: umingngi'ingngīig
mun'ingngīig.
sup. ma''ingngīig.
High-pitched humming, as described above.
Dengngol'u han imbaluy Maggan an mun'ingngīig hi dolāda ti mi'id pi'ligwāna.
I heard the child of Maggan who was humming at their house because she had no playmate.