fakuba
West Makian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From fa- (causative) + kuba (“to cut, kill”), with unexpected lack of vowel assimilation.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]fakuba
- (transitive, of humans) to kill
Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation of fakuba (action verb) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | tafakuba | mafakuba | afakuba | |
| 2nd person | nafakuba | fafakuba | ||
| 3rd person | inanimate | ifakuba | dafakuba | |
| animate | ||||
| imperative | nafakuba, fakuba | fafakuba, fakuba | ||
References
[edit]- Dick Teljeur (1982) Short Wordlists from South Halmahera, Kayoa, Makian, Ternate, Tidore, and Bacan[1], Pacific linguistics