fagei

West Makian

Etymology

From fa- (causative, transitivizer) +‎ gei (“dead”). As the original form is gai, the expected prefixal form fe- does not surface.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.ˈɡe.i/

Verb

fagei

1. (transitive, of animals) to kill

   Coordinate terms: (of humans) kuba, fakuba

2. (transitive, of a fire, etc.) to extinguish, put out

Conjugation

Conjugation of fagei (action verb)
		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tafagei	mafagei	afagei
2nd person		nafagei	fafagei
3rd person	inanimate	ifagei	dafagei
	animate
imperative		nafagei, fagei	fafagei, fagei

References

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