joube

West Makian

Etymology

From jou (politeness morpheme) + be (“water”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒo.u.be/

Verb

joube

  1. (transitive, polite) to drink
    Synonym: bebe (informal)

Conjugation

Conjugation of joube (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tojoube mojoube ajoube
2nd person nojoube fojoube
3rd person inanimate ijoube dojoube
animate
imperative nojoube, joube fojoube, joube

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎[1], Pacific linguistics (as jowbe)
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