falaaki

West Makian

Etymology

From fala- + an unattested root *aki, possibly related to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaqit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɸa.l̪a.ˈa.ki/, [ɸa.l̪a.ˈʔa.ki]

Verb

falaaki

1. (transitive) to sew

Conjugation

Conjugation of falaaki (action verb)

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tafalaaki	mafalaaki	afalaaki
2nd person		nafalaaki	fafalaaki
3rd person	inanimate	ifalaaki	dafalaaki
	animate
imperative		nafalaaki, falaaki	fafalaaki, falaaki

References

• James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[1], Pacific linguistics (as falaʔaki)
• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[2], Pacific linguistics