joube

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West Makian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From jou (politeness morpheme) + be (water).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

joube

  1. (transitive, polite) to drink
    Synonym: bebe (informal)

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of joube (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tojoube mojoube ajoube
2nd person nojoube fojoube
3rd person inanimate ijoube dojoube
animate
imperative nojoube, joube fojoube, joube

References[edit]

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