West Makian

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Etymology

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From Malay jawab, from Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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jawap

  1. (transitive) to answer, respond

Conjugation

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Conjugation of jawap (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tajawap majawap ajawap
2nd person najawap fajawap
3rd person inanimate ijawap dajawap
animate
imperative najawap, jawap fajawap, jawap

References

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  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics