West Makian edit

Etymology edit

From mefe- (reciprocalizer) +‎ isi (to kiss).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

mefeisi

  1. (transitive) to kiss each other

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of mefeisi (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person temefeisi memefeisi amefeisi
2nd person nemefeisi femefeisi
3rd person inanimate imefeisi demefeisi
animate
imperative nemefeisi, mefeisi femefeisi, mefeisi

References edit

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