mofumete

West Makian

Etymology

Possibly from an altered form of mefe- (reciprocalizer) +‎ mete (to follow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mo.ɸu.ˈme.t̪e/

Verb

mofumete

  1. (transitive) to go together, accompany each other

Conjugation

Conjugation of mofumete (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tomofumete momofumete amofumete
2nd person nomofumete fomofumete
3rd person inanimate imofumete domofumete
animate
imperative nomofumete, mofumete fomofumete, mofumete

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics