felei

West Makian

Etymology

From fe- +‎ lei. For the second element, compare leilei (“a (bamboo) lice crusher”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɸe.ˈle.i/

Verb

felei

1. (transitive) to search for lice

Conjugation

Conjugation of felei (action verb)

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tefelei	mefelei	afelei
2nd person		nefelei	fefelei
3rd person	inanimate	ifelei	defelei
	animate
imperative		nefelei, felei	fefelei, felei

Alternative forms

• falei

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics (as feléy)