femilinga

West Makian

Etymology

From fe- (causative) +‎ milinga (“to think of”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɸe.mi.l̪i.ˈŋa/

Verb

femilinga

  1. (transitive) to make someone think of
  2. (transitive) to instruct someone to do something

Conjugation
Conjugation of femilinga (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tefemilinga mefemilinga afemilinga
2nd person nefemilinga fefemilinga
3rd person inanimate ifemilinga defemilinga
animate
imperative nefemilinga, femilinga fefemilinga, femilinga

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