West Makian

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Etymology

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From fi- +‎ teng.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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fiteng

  1. (ditransitive) to tell, to say to (someone)
    ifiteng emehe said to him

Conjugation

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Conjugation of fiteng (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tefiteng mefiteng afiteng
2nd person nefiteng fefiteng
3rd person inanimate ifiteng defiteng
animate
imperative nifiteng, fiteng fifiteng, fiteng

References

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  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics (as fi-téng on page 12)