ufi
Betoi edit
Noun edit
ufi
- jaguar
- ufi humasoi ― male jaguar
References edit
- Raoul Zamponi, Betoi (2003)
Niuatoputapu edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *qufi (compare with Hawaiian uhi) from Proto-Oceanic *qupi (compare with Fijian uvi) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubi (compare with Malay ubi).
Noun edit
ufi
Samoan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *qufi (compare with Hawaiian uhi, Maori uhi), from Proto-Oceanic *qupi (compare with Fijian uvi) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubi.
Noun edit
ufi
West Makian edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Ternate uhi, Sahu 'uisi
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ufi
- (intransitive) to flow
Conjugation edit
| Conjugation of ufi (action verb) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | toufi | moufi | aufi | |
| 2nd person | noufi | foufi | ||
| 3rd person | inanimate | iufi | doufi | |
| animate | ||||
| imperative | nuufi, ufi | fuufi, ufi | ||
Alternative forms edit
References edit
- James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary[1], Pacific linguistics