fakou
West Makian
Etymology
From fa- (transitivizer) + kou (“to break (intr.)”), apparently without having undergone the expected vowel assimilation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɸa.ˈko.u/
Verb
fakou
- (transitive) alternative form of fokou (“to break”)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of fakou (action verb) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | tafakou | mafakou | afakou | |
| 2nd person | nafakou | fafakou | ||
| 3rd person | inanimate | ifakou | dafakou | |
| animate | ||||
| imperative | nafakou, fakou | fafakou, fakou | ||
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics