febe

West Makian

Etymology

From fe- +‎ be (“water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɸe.ˈbe/

Verb

febe

1. (transitive) to give a drink

Conjugation

Conjugation of febe (action verb)

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tefebe	mefebe	afebe
2nd person		nefebe	fefebe
3rd person	inanimate	ifebe	defebe
	animate
imperative		nefebe, febe	fefebe, febe

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics (as fe-be and febé)