West Makian edit

Etymology edit

May be the same as West Makian fatum (to smell).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

fatung

  1. (transitive) to sniff

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of fatung (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tafatung mafatung afatung
2nd person nafatung fafatung
3rd person inanimate ifatung dafatung
animate
imperative nafatung, fatung fafatung, fatung

References edit

  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary[1], Pacific linguistics