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TERNATE THE TERNATESE LANGUAGE
hari: hari rajah, festival day (from Malay).
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haro, to, as far as; haro ika, arrived in that place.
hasa, war-dance or mimic battle, in the Malay of the Moluccas known as cakalele.
hasi, a lie, to tell a lie; khabar hasi, a false message.
haso, heavy of weight.
hasta, length of the forearm (from Malay); ma-ngidu hasta rimoi, its depth is the length of a
forearm.
hate, wood, woodwork; hate gila, plank; hate bangah, forest tree; hate ma-jaga, hate ma-ahi,
hate ma-rau and hate ma-sofo, see under the second words; namo hate dubo, see namo.
hate bosuah, a tree, Inocarpus edulis L.; the fruits are eaten.
hate buwah yakis, a tree, Anacardium occidentale L.; the fruits are eaten.
hate buwah kira-kira, a tree, Xylocarpus granatum Koen.; the bark is put in sagwire to make
it bitter; putting together the parts of the fruit after it has been taken apart is a favorite
recreation.
hate bido-bido, a Rhizophora species.
hate besi, a tree, Blackwellia foetida Wall.; the bark is put in warm water and given to women
who are giving birth.
It is less correctly called “Hate bassi” by Filet.
hate toteo, a tree, Cordia Myza L.; the leaves are put on wounds caused by scabies.
It is less correctly called “totebo” by Filet.
hate turi, a tree, Agati grandiflora Dsv.; an extract of the leaves is given to women in childbed
to drink.
hate tome-tome, a tree, Flacourtia sp.; the fruits are eaten.
hate coro, a tree, Covellia racemifera Miq.; an extract of the bark in warm water is given to
women in childbed.
It is less correctly called “tsjorro” by Filet.
hate dofahe maboro, a tree, Melanolepis calcosa Miq.; the juice obtained from the leaves is a
remedy for poisoning.
It is less correctly called “Hate doffal madoro” by Filet.
hate dingah, a plant, Polypodium quercifolium Wlld.
It is less correctly called “dinga-dinga” by Filet.
hate sonyiha, a tree, Caesalpinia Sappan L.; an extract of the alburnum is given in cases of
dysentery.
It is less correctly called “sunia” by Filet.
hate fisa furu, a parasitic plant, Ficus sariegata Bl.
hate namo-namo, a tree, Cynometra cauliflora L.; the fruits are eaten.
hatibi or khatibi, preacher (from Arabic).
hatubah, sermon (from Arabic).
hau-hau, fishing with a line at a depth of several fathoms, with a stone attached to a seho leaf,
which is sunk to the bottom and pulled loose with a jerk.
heer, the former title of heads of government.
heku, to hide, hidden; mahiku, to order somebody to hide something or put something away.
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