isapama

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West Makian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Univerbation of isa (“make”) +‎ pama (“what”), likely as "what makes it such that...?"

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

isapama

  1. (interrogative) why?
    ni isapama nopodo yo? ― why did you not come?

Alternative forms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎[1], Pacific linguistics (as sapmá)
  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎[2], Pacific linguistics (as isa pamá)
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