femilinga

West Makian

Etymology

From fe- (causative) +‎ milinga (“to think of”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɸe.mi.l̪i.ˈŋa/

Verb

femilinga

1. (transitive) to make someone think of
2. (transitive) to instruct someone to do something

Conjugation

Conjugation of femilinga (action verb)

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tefemilinga	mefemilinga	afemilinga
2nd person		nefemilinga	fefemilinga
3rd person	inanimate	ifemilinga	defemilinga
	animate
imperative		nefemilinga, femilinga	fefemilinga, femilinga

References

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