mefeisi

West Makian

Etymology

From mefe- (reciprocalizer) +‎ isi (“to kiss”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /me.ɸeˈi.s̪i/

Verb

mefeisi

  1. (transitive) to kiss each other

Conjugation
Conjugation of mefeisi (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person temefeisi memefeisi amefeisi
2nd person nemefeisi femefeisi
3rd person inanimate imefeisi demefeisi
animate
imperative nemefeisi, mefeisi femefeisi, mefeisi

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