mefekerekiri
West Makian
Etymology
From mefe- (reciprocalizer) + kerekiri (“to tickle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /me.ɸe.ke.re.ˈki.r̪i/
Verb
mefekerekiri
- (transitive) to tickle each other
Conjugation
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | temefekerekiri | memefekerekiri | amefekerekiri | |
| 2nd person | nemefekerekiri | femefekerekiri | ||
| 3rd person | inanimate | imefekerekiri | demefekerekiri | |
| animate | ||||
| imperative | nemefekerekiri, mefekerekiri | femefekerekiri, mefekerekiri | ||
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics