falasao
West Makian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From fala- (habitualizer) + sao (“to burn”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]falasao
- (transitive) to burn a field (in slash-and-burn)
Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation of falasao (action verb) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | tafalasao | mafalasao | afalasao | |
| 2nd person | nafalasao | fafalasao | ||
| 3rd person | inanimate | ifalasao | dafalasao | |
| animate | ||||
| imperative | nafalasao, falasao | fafalasao, falasao | ||
References
[edit]- James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary[1], Pacific linguistics