falatafi
West Makian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From fala- (habitualizer) + tafi, from Ternate tafi.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]falatafi
- (transitive) to sift, winnow
- de tafalatafi pea ― I winnow rice
Conjugation
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | tafalatafi | mafalatafi | afalatafi | |
| 2nd person | nafalatafi | fafalatafi | ||
| 3rd person | inanimate | ifalatafi | dafalatafi | |
| animate | ||||
| imperative | nafalatafi, falatafi | fafalatafi, falatafi | ||
References
[edit]- James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary[1], Pacific linguistics