ufi

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Betoi[edit]

Noun[edit]

ufi

  1. jaguar
    ufi humasoi ― male jaguar

References[edit]

  • Raoul Zamponi, Betoi (2003)

Niuatoputapu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *qufi (compare with Hawaiian uhi) from Proto-Oceanic *qupi (compare with Fijian uvi) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubi (compare with Malay ubi).

Noun[edit]

ufi

  1. yam

Samoan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *qufi (compare with Hawaiian uhi, Maori uhi), from Proto-Oceanic *qupi (compare with Fijian uvi) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubi.

Noun[edit]

ufi

  1. yam

West Makian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Ternate uhi, Sahu 'uisi

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

ufi

  1. (intransitive) to flow

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of ufi (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person toufi moufi aufi
2nd person noufi foufi
3rd person inanimate iufi doufi
animate
imperative nuufi, ufi fuufi, ufi

Alternative forms[edit]

References[edit]

  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎[1], Pacific linguistics
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