fakuba

West Makian

Etymology

From fa- (causative) +‎ kuba (“to cut, kill”), with unexpected lack of vowel assimilation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɸa.ˈku.ba/

Verb

fakuba

1. (transitive, of humans) to kill

   Synonym: kuba

   Coordinate term: (of animals) fagei

Conjugation

Conjugation of fakuba (action verb)
		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tafakuba	mafakuba	afakuba
2nd person		nafakuba	fafakuba
3rd person	inanimate	ifakuba	dafakuba
	animate
imperative		nafakuba, fakuba	fafakuba, fakuba

References

• Dick Teljeur (1982) Short Wordlists from South Halmahera, Kayoa, Makian, Ternate, Tidore, and Bacan‎^[1], Pacific linguistics