filimumu

West Makian

Etymology

From fili- (continuous prefix) + *mumu, ultimately from Austronesian. Cognate with Tagalog mumog.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɸi.l̪i.ˈmu.mu/

Verb

filimumu

1. (intransitive) to gargle

Conjugation

Conjugation of filimumu (action verb)
		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tefilimumu	mefilimumu	afilimumu
2nd person		nefilimumu	fefilimumu
3rd person	inanimate	ifilimumu	defilimumu
	animate
imperative		nifilimumu, filimumu	fifilimumu, filimumu

References

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