sebap

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West Makian

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Etymology

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An unadapted borrowing from Indonesian sebab, preserving the schwa.

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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sebap

  1. because, since
    Synonyms: amo, karena, serta

References

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