keketo
West Makian
Etymology
Possibly from Ternate keto (“drunk”) with reduplication. Compare also Ternate koketo (“drunk”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ke.ˈke.t̪o/
Verb
keketo
- (stative) to be drunk
Conjugation
| Conjugation of keketo (stative verb) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | tikeketo | mikeketo | akeketo | |
| 2nd person | nikeketo | fikeketo | ||
| 3rd person | inanimate | ikeketo | dikeketo | |
| animate | makeketo | |||
| imperative | —, keketo | —, keketo | ||
References
- James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary, Pacific linguistics