West Makian edit

Etymology edit

Compare Ternate fifi.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

supepi

  1. (transitive) to suck (a finger)

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of supepi (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tosupepi mosupepi asupepi
2nd person nosupepi fosupepi
3rd person inanimate isupepi dosupepi
animate
imperative nusupepi, supepi fusupepi, supepi

References edit

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