femilinga

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West Makian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

femilinga

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

Conjugation[edit]

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[edit]

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