fakou
West Makian edit
Etymology edit
From fa- (transitivizer) + kou (“to break (intr.)”), apparently without having undergone the expected vowel assimilation.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
fakou
- (transitive) alternative form of fokou (“to break”)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of fakou (action verb) | ||||
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singular | plural | |||
inclusive | exclusive | |||
1st person | tafakou | mafakou | afakou | |
2nd person | nafakou | fafakou | ||
3rd person | inanimate | ifakou | dafakou | |
animate | ||||
imperative | nafakou, fakou | fafakou, fakou |
References edit
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics