sebap

West Makian

Etymology

An unadapted borrowing from Indonesian sebab, preserving the schwa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈs̪ə.bap/

Conjunction

sebap

  1. because, since
    Synonyms: amo, karena, serta

References

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