joube
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West Makian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From jou (politeness morpheme) + be (“water”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]joube
- (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)