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

  1. (transitive) alternative form of fokou (to break)

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of fakou (action verb)
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