SHWNG |
Buli |
fa- |
prefix which indicates that the action concerns a plural subject; with nouns it also forms collectives (e.g. 'sister', 'sisters') |
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fa- |
prefix used for the reciprocal form of a verb |
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fai- |
prefix which indicates that the action concerns a plural subject; with nouns it also forms collectives (e.g. 'sister', 'sisters') |
OC |
Woleaian |
fe- |
reciprocal prefix, attached to 'to' and 'away from' |
Gilbertese |
ai- |
prefix to some words having the meaning of reciprocity; ex., hit one another, look at each other, follow one another, etc. |
Mussau |
ai- |
reciprocal or collective action (possibly fossilized in 'fight', 'copulate') |
Label |
war- |
reciprocal prefix |
Cheke Holo |
fari- |
reciprocal prefix; simultaneously, mutually (e.g. 'eat together') |
Bugotu |
vari- |
prefix denoting reciprocity |
Arosi |
hari- |
reciprocal prefix generally having the force of united action, rather than mutual action |
Rennellese |
he-...ʔaki |
common affix indicating reciprocal or plural action |
Rotuman |
hai- |
prefix forming reciprocal verbs |
Mota |
var- |
prefix, 1. of reciprocity, 2. of plurality (e.g. children crying all together) |
Samoan |
fe- |
prefix to word-bases, used either alone or in combination with a suffix...(a) when is used without a suffix it may denote the plural...(b) when used in combination with a suffix... may denote (i) the plural, (ii) a reciprocal process, (iii) an action or process carried out here and there, up and down, hither and thither, all around, quickly, etc. |
Fijian |
vei- |
a prefix. Added to nouns it forms a collective plural ( 'house', 'a group of houses'). Added to verbs it makes reciprocals. It may also be added to names of relationships to produce a reciprocal sense: 'brother and sister', the relationship |
Tongan |
fe- |
the so-called reciprocal prefix... It may be: (a) actional, (b) habituative, (c) invigorative, (d) accelerative, (e) communal, indicating united or simultaneous action, (f) collaborative, (g) reciprocal, (h) competitive, (i) reciprocative, meaning hither and thither, or in (or to or from) various directions |