sufala

West Makian

Etymology

Compare Ternate safala, cafala (“diligent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̪u.ˈɸa.l̪a/

Verb

sufala

1. (stative) to be diligent

Conjugation

Conjugation of sufala (stative verb)
		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tisufala	misufala	asufala
2nd person		nisufala	fisufala
3rd person	inanimate	isufala	disufala
	animate	masufala
imperative		—, sufala	—, sufala

References

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