fiteng

West Makian

Etymology

From fi- +‎ teng.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɸi.ˈt̪eŋ/

Verb

fiteng

  1. (ditransitive) to tell, to say to (someone)
    ifiteng emehe said to him

Conjugation

Conjugation of fiteng (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tefiteng mefiteng afiteng
2nd person nefiteng fefiteng
3rd person inanimate ifiteng defiteng
animate
imperative nifiteng, fiteng fifiteng, fiteng

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics (as fi-téng on page 12)