fakou

West Makian

Etymology

From fa- (transitivizer) +‎ kou (“to break (intr.)”), apparently without having undergone the expected vowel assimilation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɸa.ˈko.u/

Verb

fakou

1. (transitive) alternative form of fokou (“to break”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of fakou (action verb)
		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tafakou	mafakou	afakou
2nd person		nafakou	fafakou
3rd person	inanimate	ifakou	dafakou
	animate
imperative		nafakou, fakou	fafakou, fakou

References

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