West Makian edit

Etymology edit

From mefe- (reciprocalizer) +‎ kerekiri (to tickle).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /me.ɸe.ke.re.ˈki.r̪i/

Verb edit

mefekerekiri

  1. (transitive) to tickle each other

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of mefekerekiri (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person temefekerekiri memefekerekiri amefekerekiri
2nd person nemefekerekiri femefekerekiri
3rd person inanimate imefekerekiri demefekerekiri
animate
imperative nemefekerekiri, mefekerekiri femefekerekiri, mefekerekiri

References edit

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