faabo

West Makian

Etymology

From fa- +‎ abo (“wounded”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɸa.ˈa.bo/

Verb

faabo

1. (transitive) to wound

Conjugation

Conjugation of faabo (action verb)

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tafaabo	mafaabo	afaabo
2nd person		nafaabo	fafaabo
3rd person	inanimate	ifaabo	dafaabo
	animate
imperative		nafaabo, faabo	fafaabo, faabo

References

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