West Makian edit

Etymology edit

From fe- +‎ be (water).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

febe

  1. (transitive) to give a drink

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of febe (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tefebe mefebe afebe
2nd person nefebe fefebe
3rd person inanimate ifebe defebe
animate
imperative nefebe, febe fefebe, febe

References edit

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics (as fe-be and febé)