fakuba
West Makian edit
Etymology edit
From fa- (causative) + kuba (“to cut, kill”), with unexpected lack of vowel assimilation.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
fakuba
- (transitive, of humans) to kill
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of fakuba (action verb) | ||||
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singular | plural | |||
inclusive | exclusive | |||
1st person | tafakuba | mafakuba | afakuba | |
2nd person | nafakuba | fafakuba | ||
3rd person | inanimate | ifakuba | dafakuba | |
animate | ||||
imperative | nafakuba, fakuba | fafakuba, fakuba |
References edit
- Dick Teljeur (1982) Short Wordlists from South Halmahera, Kayoa, Makian, Ternate, Tidore, and Bacan[1], Pacific linguistics