mefeisi

West Makian

Etymology

From mefe- (reciprocalizer) +‎ isi (“to kiss”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.ɸeˈi.s̪i/

Verb

mefeisi

1. (transitive) to kiss each other

Conjugation

Conjugation of mefeisi (action verb)
		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		temefeisi	memefeisi	amefeisi
2nd person		nemefeisi	femefeisi
3rd person	inanimate	imefeisi	demefeisi
	animate
imperative		nemefeisi, mefeisi	femefeisi, mefeisi

References

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