sasafo

West Makian

Etymology

Partial reduplication of safu (“warm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̪a.ˈs̪a.ɸo/

Verb

sasafo

1. (stative) to be hot

   win isasafo ― the day is hot

   de tisasafo ― I am (feeling) hot

Conjugation

Conjugation of sasafo (stative verb)

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tisasafo	misasafo	asasafo
2nd person		nisasafo	fisasafo
3rd person	inanimate	isasafo	disasafo
	animate	masasafo
imperative		—, sasafo	—, sasafo

Alternative forms

• sasafu

References

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