West Makian
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Etymology 1
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Possibly from an Austronesian language.
Pronunciation
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fa-
- increases the transitivity of a verb
- fa- + abo (“to be wounded”) → faabo (“to wound (someone)”)
- fa- + gei (“to be dead”) → fagei (“to kill”)
- fa- + kou (“to break (intr.)”) → fokou (“to break (tr.)”)
- derives causatives from intransitive and transitive verbs
- fa- + dadi (“to become”) → fadadi (“to cause to become”)
- fa- + milinga (“to think of, love”) → femilinga (“to make (someone) think of”)
- derives transitive verbs from nouns
- fa- + carita (“story”) → facarita (“to tell (a story)”)
- indicates reciprocity
- Synonym: mefe-
- fa- + galeng (“to scold, berate”) → fagaleng (“to scold, berate each other”)
- fa- + ruju (“to thump”) → foruju (“to thump each other”)
Usage notes
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The prefix fa- is subject to West Makian vowel harmony, and as such may surface as fe-, fi-, or fo-.
Alternative forms
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Etymology 2
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Pronunciation
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fa-
- second-person plural clitic, you all
- foco ― you all see
Usage notes
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The prefix fa- follows West Makian vowel harmony, and as such may surface as fe-, fi-, fo-, or fu-.
Alternative forms
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References
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- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics
- James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary[2], Pacific linguistics