foruju
West Makian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From fo- (reciprocalizer) + ruju (“to thump”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]foruju
- (transitive) to thump each other
Conjugation
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | toforuju | moforuju | aforuju | |
| 2nd person | noforuju | foforuju | ||
| 3rd person | inanimate | iforuju | doforuju | |
| animate | ||||
| imperative | noforuju, foruju | foforuju, foruju | ||
References
[edit]- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics