isapama

West Makian

Etymology

Univerbation of isa (“make”) +‎ pama (“what”), likely as "what makes it such that...?"

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.s̪a.pa.ˈma/

Adverb

isapama

1. (interrogative) why?

   ni isapama nopodo yo? ― why did you not come?

Alternative forms

• sapma

References

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