joube

West Makian

Etymology

From jou (politeness morpheme) + be (“water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒo.u.be/

Verb

joube

1. (transitive, polite) to drink

   Synonym: bebe (informal)

Conjugation

Conjugation of joube (action verb)
		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tojoube	mojoube	ajoube
2nd person		nojoube	fojoube
3rd person	inanimate	ijoube	dojoube
	animate
imperative		nojoube, joube	fojoube, joube

References

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