fapasi

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West Makian

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Etymology

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From fa- (reciprocalizer) +‎ pasi (to fight).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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fapasi

  1. (transitive) to fight with each other

Conjugation

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Conjugation of fapasi (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tafapasi mafapasi afapasi
2nd person nafapasi fafapasi
3rd person inanimate ifapasi dafapasi
animate
imperative nafapasi, fapasi fafapasi, fapasi

References

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