fatola

West Makian

Etymology

Possibly related to Ternate tola (“to break”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɸa.ˈt̪o.l̪a/

Verb

fatola

1. (transitive, of earthenware) to break, to shatter

Conjugation

Conjugation of fatola (action verb)
		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tafatola	mafatola	afatola
2nd person		nafatola	fafatola
3rd person	inanimate	ifatola	dafatola
	animate
imperative		nafatola, fatola	fafatola, fatola

Alternative forms

• fotola

References

• James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[1], Pacific linguistics
• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[2], Pacific linguistics