fopotipoti

West Makian

Etymology

From fo- + an unattested root *poti, with reduplication.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɸo.po.t̪i.ˈpo.t̪i/

Verb

fopotipoti

1. (transitive) to inlay

Conjugation

Conjugation of fopotipoti (action verb)
		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tofopotipoti	mofopotipoti	afopotipoti
2nd person		nofopotipoti	fofopotipoti
3rd person	inanimate	ifopotipoti	dofopotipoti
	animate
imperative		nofopotipoti, fopotipoti	fofopotipoti, fopotipoti

References

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