fakou

West Makian

Etymology

From fa- (transitivizer) +‎ kou (“to break (intr.)”), apparently without having undergone the expected vowel assimilation.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɸa.ˈko.u/

Verb

fakou

  1. (transitive) alternative form of fokou (“to break”)

Conjugation
Conjugation of fakou (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tafakou mafakou afakou
2nd person nafakou fafakou
3rd person inanimate ifakou dafakou
animate
imperative nafakou, fakou fafakou, fakou

References
  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics
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