West Makian edit

Etymology edit

From Malay jawab, from Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

jawap

  1. (transitive) to answer, respond

Conjugation edit

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 edit

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