West Makian

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Pronunciation

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Adverb

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paruwia

  1. (interrogative) when?
    fopodo paruwia?when did you all come?

Usage notes

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The term paruwia refers only to past events; putuiwu refers to future events.

References

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