femilinga
West Makian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From fe- (causative) + milinga (“to think of”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]femilinga
- (transitive) to make someone think of
- (transitive) to instruct someone to do something
Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation of femilinga (action verb) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | tefemilinga | mefemilinga | afemilinga | |
| 2nd person | nefemilinga | fefemilinga | ||
| 3rd person | inanimate | ifemilinga | defemilinga | |
| animate | ||||
| imperative | nefemilinga, femilinga | fefemilinga, femilinga | ||
References
[edit]- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics (as femilingá)