burei

Japanese

Romanization

burei

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぶれい

West Makian

Etymology

Possibly related to bure (“ginger”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.ˈre.i/

Verb

burei

1. (stative) to be yellow

Conjugation

Conjugation of burei (stative verb)
		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tiburei	miburei	aburei
2nd person		niburei	fiburei
3rd person	inanimate	iburei	diburei
	animate	maburei
imperative		—, burei	—, burei

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics (as buréy)
• James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[2], Pacific linguistics