West Makian edit

Etymology edit

From fa- (reciprocalizer) +‎ pasi (to fight).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

fapasi

  1. (transitive) to fight with each other

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of fapasi (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tafapasi mafapasi afapasi
2nd person nafapasi fafapasi
3rd person inanimate ifapasi dafapasi
animate
imperative nafapasi, fapasi fafapasi, fapasi

References edit

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics