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TERNATE THE TERNATESE LANGUAGE
cidaku, a strip of bark to cover the genitals (from Makassarese).
cikabu, a little, part.
ciko, to turn, lean over, list; ciko hoko, to curve towards the sea, usually with reference to the
road.
Cim, name of a big kampong on the territory of the Sultan, subdivided into twelve subkampongs.
cina, Chinese (from Malay).
cingah-cingah, a plant, Wollastonia strigulosa DC.; an extraction of the leaves and roots is
used against fluor albus.
ciru, to scrape off, shave.
cobah, so, if, in case (from Malay); cobah aku, if it is allowed.
cobo, touch for moment with the hand, e.g. the Koran when an oath is taken.
cocatu, also catu.
cocoo, also coo.
coho: 1. seize, catch. 2. sijoho, to bathe, dab.
coho-coho tiru, a bird, Ceblepyris aureus.
coo, to serve, serve a master, be in service; co-coo, a servant.
coro, a tree, Urostigma lucescens Miq.; on Java rujak is sometimes made of the fruits, but over
here one says that they are poisonous.
coro papuwah, a plant, Gynandropsis pentaphylla DC; the finely ground stem is put in hot
water drunk by women in childbirth.
It is less correctly called “Tsjorro boboa” by Filet.
coudu, to take something under the arm, walk arm-in-arm; an odd custom between heads of
government and rulers.
cum: sicum, to sew together, sew on to, see also jum.
curum, to prepare or cook in a pot.
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dabu-dabu, a kind of side-dish: a mixture of chilis, onions, tamate and salt, in which fish is
dipped.
dadangsa, a dance with a regular tempo, performed by specially trained men and boys from
the kampong of Radia during visits to the Sultan by officials and on festive occasions.
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