fakou
West Makian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From fa- (transitivizer) + kou (“to break (intr.)”), apparently without having undergone the expected vowel assimilation.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]fakou
- (transitive) alternative form of fokou (“to break”)
Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation of fakou (action verb) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | tafakou | mafakou | afakou | |
| 2nd person | nafakou | fafakou | ||
| 3rd person | inanimate | ifakou | dafakou | |
| animate | ||||
| imperative | nafakou, fakou | fafakou, fakou | ||
References
[edit]- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics