fa-

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West Makian

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Etymology 1

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Possibly from an Austronesian language.

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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fa-

  1. increases the transitivity of a verb
    fa- + ‎abo (to be wounded) → ‎faabo (to wound (someone))
    fa- + ‎gei (to be dead) → ‎fagei (to kill)
    fa- + ‎kou (to break (intr.)) → ‎fokou (to break (tr.))
  2. derives causatives from intransitive and transitive verbs
    fa- + ‎dadi (to become) → ‎fadadi (to cause to become)
    fa- + ‎milinga (to think of, love) → ‎femilinga (to make (someone) think of)
  3. derives transitive verbs from nouns
    fa- + ‎carita (story) → ‎facarita (to tell (a story))
  4. indicates reciprocity
    Synonym: mefe-
    fa- + ‎galeng (to scold, berate) → ‎fagaleng (to scold, berate each other)
    fa- + ‎ruju (to thump) → ‎foruju (to thump each other)
Usage notes
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The prefix fa- is subject to West Makian vowel harmony, and as such may surface as fe-, fi-, or fo-.

Alternative forms
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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fa-

  1. second-person plural clitic, you all
    focoyou all see
Usage notes
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The prefix fa- follows West Makian vowel harmony, and as such may surface as fe-, fi-, fo-, or fu-.

Alternative forms
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References

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  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics
  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary[2], Pacific linguistics