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TERNATE THE TERNATESE LANGUAGE
buta, for hair to fall out.
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butu, 1. market, market-place; erroneously called “bunton” by Valentijn (Ib, p. 207). 2. To
press, impress; osibutu cap kompani, he impressed the seal of the Government.
buwah lawah, the clove tree, Caryophyllus aromaticus L.
It is less correctly called “Bobolawa” by Filet.
cai-cai, just, a moment, at once, immediately; domaha cai-cai, wait a moment.
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cakah, a kind of evil spirit (suwanggi), who appears in all manner of shapes to harm people.
cakah ma-bido, a plant, Chavica majuscula Miq., used as a remedy against being bewitched
(gogolah setang).
cakah ma-namo, a kind of nightjar [Dutch, geitemelker, “goat-milker”].
cakaibah, mask.
cako, to strike; oras cako raha, the hour strikes four; wange cako, late afternoon, early evening;
maku-cako, to strike each other.
calaibi, honeysuckers.
calamoi, thousand, of animals and things; of people, ngacalamoi; calamoi si raturomdidi, one
thousand two hundred; calamoi si ratutofkangi si nyagitomodi si sio, 1879.
calana, trousers (from Malay).
calanyagimoi, ten thousand, of animals and things.
calaraange, three thousand, of animals and things.
camah, neck.
campadah, a tree, Artocarpus polyphema Pers.; the fruits are eaten.
cangah-cangah, pirate.
cap, seal, signet; cap segel, royal seal.
capilong, the fruits of the fitako tree, see fitako.
capu, to mix (the Malay campur).
carah, in the manner of (from Malay); carah sobat, as a friend.
carita, story, to tell (from Malay); ma-carita, the story behind it.
catu, cocatu, to give, of a ruler to his subject; catu idin, to order, instruct.
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