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West Makian
Etymology
From fa- (causative, transitivizer) + gei (“dead”). As the original form is gai, the expected prefixal form fe- does not surface.
Pronunciation
Verb
fagei
- (transitive, of animals) to kill
- Coordinate terms: (of humans) kuba, fakuba
- (transitive, of a fire, etc.) to extinguish, put out
Conjugation
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics (as fagéy)