falasao

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West Makian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From fala- (habitualizer) +‎ sao (to burn).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

falasao

  1. (transitive) to burn a field (in slash-and-burn)

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of falasao (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tafalasao mafalasao afalasao
2nd person nafalasao fafalasao
3rd person inanimate ifalasao dafalasao
animate
imperative nafalasao, falasao fafalasao, falasao

References[edit]

  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary[1], Pacific linguistics