falarari

West Makian

Etymology

Compare Tabaru rari (“to cut (grass, weeds, etc.)”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɸa.l̪a.ˈra.ri/

Verb

falarari

1. (transitive) to slash and burn a field

Conjugation

Conjugation of falarari (action verb)
		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tafalarari	mafalarari	afalarari
2nd person		nafalarari	fafalarari
3rd person	inanimate	ifalarari	dafalarari
	animate
imperative		nafalarari, falarari	fafalarari, falarari

References

• James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[1], Pacific linguistics