felei
West Makian
editEtymology
editFrom fe- + lei. For the second element, compare leilei (“a (bamboo) lice crusher”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editfelei
- (transitive) to search for lice
Conjugation
editConjugation of felei (action verb) | ||||
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singular | plural | |||
inclusive | exclusive | |||
1st person | tefelei | mefelei | afelei | |
2nd person | nefelei | fefelei | ||
3rd person | inanimate | ifelei | defelei | |
animate | ||||
imperative | nefelei, felei | fefelei, felei |
Alternative forms
editReferences
edit- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics (as feléy)