afebebe

West Makian

Etymology

From afe (“eye”) +‎ be (“water”), with reduplication of the second component.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ɸe.be.ˈbe/

Noun

afebebe

1. tears

References

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