mefeisi
West Makian
Etymology
From mefe- (reciprocalizer) + isi (“to kiss”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /me.ɸeˈi.s̪i/
Verb
mefeisi
- (transitive) to kiss each other
Conjugation
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
inclusive | exclusive | |||
1st person | temefeisi | memefeisi | amefeisi | |
2nd person | nemefeisi | femefeisi | ||
3rd person | inanimate | imefeisi | demefeisi | |
animate | ||||
imperative | nemefeisi, mefeisi | femefeisi, mefeisi |
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics