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West Makian
Etymology
Univerbation of isa (“make”) + pama (“what”), likely as "what makes it such that...?"
Pronunciation
Adverb
isapama
- (interrogative) why?
- ni isapama nopodo yo? ― why did you not come?
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics (as sapmá)
- James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary, Pacific linguistics (as isa pamá)