faka

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See also: faka-

Dutch

Interjection

faka

  1. Alternative form of fawaka

Esperanto

Etymology

From fako +‎ -a.

Adjective

faka (accusative singular fakan, plural fakaj, accusative plural fakajn)

  1. departmental, specialized

French

Verb

faka

  1. third-person singular past historic of faker

Northern Ndebele

Verb

-faka?

  1. to put

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Slovak

Pronunciation

Noun

faka

  1. genitive/accusative singular of fako

Sranan Tongo

Interjection

faka

  1. Pronunciation spelling of fa a waka.

Swazi

Verb

-faka?

  1. to put into
  2. to put on

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Ternate

Pronunciation

Verb

faka

  1. (transitive) to swallow
  2. (transitive) to drink very quickly, to bolt down

Conjugation

Conjugation of faka
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st tofaka fofaka mifaka
2nd nofaka nifaka
3rd Masculine ofaka ifaka, yofaka†
Feminine mofaka
Neuter ifaka
† - archaic

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tongan

Etymology

Proto-Polynesian *faka

Pronunciation

Preposition

faka

  1. in the manner of; in (a specified) fashion

Wallisian

Etymology

Proto-Polynesian *faka

Preposition

faka

  1. in the manner of; in (a specified) fashion

West Makian

Etymology

Compare East Makian hakal (“fence”) and possibly Malay pagar (“fence”).

Pronunciation

Noun

faka

  1. a fence (around a house, garden, etc.)

Alternative forms

References

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

Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-fâka

  1. to put in

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Yaminahua

Noun

faka

  1. water
  2. river

References

  • Norma Faust, Eugene E. Loos, Gramática del idioma Yaminahua (Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, 2002)
  • Lecciones para el aprendizaje del idioma Yaminahua (Ministerio de Educación, 1991)

Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-faka?

  1. to put in/into
  2. to put on, to wear
  3. to station

Inflection

Tone unknown
Infinitive ukufaka
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukufaka ukungafaki
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular faka -fake
Plural fakani -fakeni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyafaka, ngifaka engifakayo, engifaka ngifaka angifaki engingafaki ngingafaki
2nd singular uyafaka, ufaka ofakayo, ofaka ufaka awufaki ongafaki ungafaki
1st plural siyafaka, sifaka esifakayo, esifaka sifaka asifaki esingafaki singafaki
2nd plural niyafaka, nifaka enifakayo, enifaka nifaka anifaki eningafaki ningafaki
Class 1 uyafaka, ufaka ofakayo, ofaka efaka akafaki ongafaki engafaki
Class 2 bayafaka, bafaka abafakayo, abafaka befaka abafaki abangafaki bengafaki
Class 3 uyafaka, ufaka ofakayo, ofaka ufaka awufaki ongafaki ungafaki
Class 4 iyafaka, ifaka efakayo, efaka ifaka ayifaki engafaki ingafaki
Class 5 liyafaka, lifaka elifakayo, elifaka lifaka alifaki elingafaki lingafaki
Class 6 ayafaka, afaka afakayo, afaka efaka awafaki angafaki engafaki
Class 7 siyafaka, sifaka esifakayo, esifaka sifaka asifaki esingafaki singafaki
Class 8 ziyafaka, zifaka ezifakayo, ezifaka zifaka azifaki ezingafaki zingafaki
Class 9 iyafaka, ifaka efakayo, efaka ifaka ayifaki engafaki ingafaki
Class 10 ziyafaka, zifaka ezifakayo, ezifaka zifaka azifaki ezingafaki zingafaki
Class 11 luyafaka, lufaka olufakayo, olufaka lufaka alufaki olungafaki lungafaki
Class 14 buyafaka, bufaka obufakayo, obufaka bufaka abufaki obungafaki bungafaki
Class 15 kuyafaka, kufaka okufakayo, okufaka kufaka akufaki okungafaki kungafaki
Class 17 kuyafaka, kufaka okufakayo, okufaka kufaka akufaki okungafaki kungafaki
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngifakile, ngifakē engifakile, engifakē ngifakile, ngifakē angifakanga engingafakanga ngingafakanga
2nd singular ufakile, ufakē ofakile, ofakē ufakile, ufakē awufakanga ongafakanga ungafakanga
1st plural sifakile, sifakē esifakile, esifakē sifakile, sifakē asifakanga esingafakanga singafakanga
2nd plural nifakile, nifakē enifakile, enifakē nifakile, nifakē anifakanga eningafakanga ningafakanga
Class 1 ufakile, ufakē ofakile, ofakē efakile, efakē akafakanga ongafakanga engafakanga
Class 2 bafakile, bafakē abafakile, abafakē befakile, befakē abafakanga abangafakanga bengafakanga
Class 3 ufakile, ufakē ofakile, ofakē ufakile, ufakē awufakanga ongafakanga ungafakanga
Class 4 ifakile, ifakē efakile, efakē ifakile, ifakē ayifakanga engafakanga ingafakanga
Class 5 lifakile, lifakē elifakile, elifakē lifakile, lifakē alifakanga elingafakanga lingafakanga
Class 6 afakile, afakē afakile, afakē efakile, efakē awafakanga angafakanga engafakanga
Class 7 sifakile, sifakē esifakile, esifakē sifakile, sifakē asifakanga esingafakanga singafakanga
Class 8 zifakile, zifakē ezifakile, ezifakē zifakile, zifakē azifakanga ezingafakanga zingafakanga
Class 9 ifakile, ifakē efakile, efakē ifakile, ifakē ayifakanga engafakanga ingafakanga
Class 10 zifakile, zifakē ezifakile, ezifakē zifakile, zifakē azifakanga ezingafakanga zingafakanga
Class 11 lufakile, lufakē olufakile, olufakē lufakile, lufakē alufakanga olungafakanga lungafakanga
Class 14 bufakile, bufakē obufakile, obufakē bufakile, bufakē abufakanga obungafakanga bungafakanga
Class 15 kufakile, kufakē okufakile, okufakē kufakile, kufakē akufakanga okungafakanga kungafakanga
Class 17 kufakile, kufakē okufakile, okufakē kufakile, kufakē akufakanga okungafakanga kungafakanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngāfaka engāfaka ngāfaka angifakanga engingafakanga ngingafakanga
2nd singular wāfaka owāfaka wāfaka awufakanga ongafakanga ungafakanga
1st plural sāfaka esāfaka sāfaka asifakanga esingafakanga singafakanga
2nd plural nāfaka enāfaka nāfaka anifakanga eningafakanga ningafakanga
Class 1 wāfaka owāfaka āfaka akafakanga ongafakanga engafakanga
Class 2 bāfaka abāfaka bāfaka abafakanga abangafakanga bengafakanga
Class 3 wāfaka owāfaka wāfaka awufakanga ongafakanga ungafakanga
Class 4 yāfaka eyāfaka yāfaka ayifakanga engafakanga ingafakanga
Class 5 lāfaka elāfaka lāfaka alifakanga elingafakanga lingafakanga
Class 6 āfaka āfaka āfaka awafakanga angafakanga engafakanga
Class 7 sāfaka esāfaka sāfaka asifakanga esingafakanga singafakanga
Class 8 zāfaka ezāfaka zāfaka azifakanga ezingafakanga zingafakanga
Class 9 yāfaka eyāfaka yāfaka ayifakanga engafakanga ingafakanga
Class 10 zāfaka ezāfaka zāfaka azifakanga ezingafakanga zingafakanga
Class 11 lwāfaka olwāfaka lwāfaka alufakanga olungafakanga lungafakanga
Class 14 bāfaka obāfaka bāfaka abufakanga obungafakanga bungafakanga
Class 15 kwāfaka okwāfaka kwāfaka akufakanga okungafakanga kungafakanga
Class 17 kwāfaka okwāfaka kwāfaka akufakanga okungafakanga kungafakanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingafaka — ngingafaka ngingefake — ngingefake
2nd singular ungafaka — ungafaka ungefake — ungefake
1st plural singafaka — singafaka singefake — singefake
2nd plural ningafaka — ningafaka ningefake — ningefake
Class 1 angafaka — engafaka angefake — engefake
Class 2 bangafaka — bengafaka bangefake — bengefake
Class 3 ungafaka — ungafaka ungefake — ungefake
Class 4 ingafaka — ingafaka ingefake — ingefake
Class 5 lingafaka — lingafaka lingefake — lingefake
Class 6 angafaka — engafaka angefake — engefake
Class 7 singafaka — singafaka singefake — singefake
Class 8 zingafaka — zingafaka zingefake — zingefake
Class 9 ingafaka — ingafaka ingefake — ingefake
Class 10 zingafaka — zingafaka zingefake — zingefake
Class 11 lungafaka — lungafaka lungefake — lungefake
Class 14 bungafaka — bungafaka bungefake — bungefake
Class 15 kungafaka — kungafaka kungefake — kungefake
Class 17 kungafaka — kungafaka kungefake — kungefake
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizofaka engizofaka ngizofaka angizufaka engingezufaka ngingezufaka
2nd singular uzofaka ozofaka uzofaka awuzufaka ongezufaka ungezufaka
1st plural sizofaka esizofaka sizofaka asizufaka esingezufaka singezufaka
2nd plural nizofaka enizofaka nizofaka anizufaka eningezufaka ningezufaka
Class 1 uzofaka ozofaka ezofaka akazufaka ongezufaka engezufaka
Class 2 bazofaka abazofaka bezofaka abazufaka abangezufaka bengezufaka
Class 3 uzofaka ozofaka uzofaka awuzufaka ongezufaka ungezufaka
Class 4 izofaka ezofaka izofaka ayizufaka engezufaka ingezufaka
Class 5 lizofaka elizofaka lizofaka alizufaka elingezufaka lingezufaka
Class 6 azofaka azofaka ezofaka awazufaka angezufaka engezufaka
Class 7 sizofaka esizofaka sizofaka asizufaka esingezufaka singezufaka
Class 8 zizofaka ezizofaka zizofaka azizufaka ezingezufaka zingezufaka
Class 9 izofaka ezofaka izofaka ayizufaka engezufaka ingezufaka
Class 10 zizofaka ezizofaka zizofaka azizufaka ezingezufaka zingezufaka
Class 11 luzofaka oluzofaka luzofaka aluzufaka olungezufaka lungezufaka
Class 14 buzofaka obuzofaka buzofaka abuzufaka obungezufaka bungezufaka
Class 15 kuzofaka okuzofaka kuzofaka akuzufaka okungezufaka kungezufaka
Class 17 kuzofaka okuzofaka kuzofaka akuzufaka okungezufaka kungezufaka
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyofaka engiyofaka ngiyofaka angiyufaka engingeyufaka ngingeyufaka
2nd singular uyofaka oyofaka uyofaka awuyufaka ongeyufaka ungeyufaka
1st plural siyofaka esiyofaka siyofaka asiyufaka esingeyufaka singeyufaka
2nd plural niyofaka eniyofaka niyofaka aniyufaka eningeyufaka ningeyufaka
Class 1 uyofaka oyofaka eyofaka akayufaka ongeyufaka engeyufaka
Class 2 bayofaka abayofaka beyofaka abayufaka abangeyufaka bengeyufaka
Class 3 uyofaka oyofaka uyofaka awuyufaka ongeyufaka ungeyufaka
Class 4 iyofaka eyofaka iyofaka ayiyufaka engeyufaka ingeyufaka
Class 5 liyofaka eliyofaka liyofaka aliyufaka elingeyufaka lingeyufaka
Class 6 ayofaka ayofaka eyofaka awayufaka angeyufaka engeyufaka
Class 7 siyofaka esiyofaka siyofaka asiyufaka esingeyufaka singeyufaka
Class 8 ziyofaka eziyofaka ziyofaka aziyufaka ezingeyufaka zingeyufaka
Class 9 iyofaka eyofaka iyofaka ayiyufaka engeyufaka ingeyufaka
Class 10 ziyofaka eziyofaka ziyofaka aziyufaka ezingeyufaka zingeyufaka
Class 11 luyofaka oluyofaka luyofaka aluyufaka olungeyufaka lungeyufaka
Class 14 buyofaka obuyofaka buyofaka abuyufaka obungeyufaka bungeyufaka
Class 15 kuyofaka okuyofaka kuyofaka akuyufaka okungeyufaka kungeyufaka
Class 17 kuyofaka okuyofaka kuyofaka akuyufaka okungeyufaka kungeyufaka
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngifake ngingafaki
2nd singular ufake ungafaki
1st plural sifake singafaki
2nd plural nifake ningafaki
Class 1 afake angafaki
Class 2 bafake bangafaki
Class 3 ufake ungafaki
Class 4 ifake ingafaki
Class 5 lifake lingafaki
Class 6 afake angafaki
Class 7 sifake singafaki
Class 8 zifake zingafaki
Class 9 ifake ingafaki
Class 10 zifake zingafaki
Class 11 lufake lungafaki
Class 14 bufake bungafaki
Class 15 kufake kungafaki
Class 17 kufake kungafaki
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngafaka ngangafaka, angafaka, angangafaka
2nd singular wafaka wangafaka, awafaka, awangafaka
1st plural safaka sangafaka, asafaka, asangafaka
2nd plural nafaka nangafaka, anafaka, anangafaka
Class 1 wafaka wangafaka, akafaka, akangafaka
Class 2 bafaka bangafaka, abafaka, abangafaka
Class 3 wafaka wangafaka, awafaka, awangafaka
Class 4 yafaka yangafaka, ayafaka, ayangafaka
Class 5 lafaka langafaka, alafaka, alangafaka
Class 6 afaka angafaka, awafaka, awangafaka
Class 7 safaka sangafaka, asafaka, asangafaka
Class 8 zafaka zangafaka, azafaka, azangafaka
Class 9 yafaka yangafaka, ayafaka, ayangafaka
Class 10 zafaka zangafaka, azafaka, azangafaka
Class 11 lwafaka lwangafaka, alwafaka, alwangafaka
Class 14 bafaka bangafaka, abafaka, abangafaka
Class 15 kwafaka kwangafaka, akwafaka, akwangafaka
Class 17 kwafaka kwangafaka, akwafaka, akwangafaka

References

Wikious
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