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TERNATE THE TERNATESE LANGUAGE
iste: iste litnan, first lieutenant.
istiadat, custom, usage (from Arabic).
istinjah, ring-finger; see also ragah.
jaga: 1. hate ma-jaga, tree branch. 2. to guard, keep watch (from Malay).
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jaha: 1. wave; mie ma-jaha, waves from the north; this is what one calls (at Ternate) the swell
on the beach during the months of December and January. 2. to sink; jojaha, to submerge (of
persons only).
jahaliah, ignorance (from Arabic).
jahe, lid, cover; e.g. sosaha salaka rimoi si jahe serwet bobudo, a silver salver covered with a
white napkin.
jai-jai, fast, soon, prompt; sudo una ie jai-jai, ordered him to go up quickly.
jaij, to approve, choice (from Arabic).
Jailolo, in former days, according to tradition, an independent state on Halmahera; at present
it is the name of a district on that island, belonging to the Sultanate of Ternate.
Perhaps I am mistaken, but I have always had the impression that European writers attached
more importance to the Rajaship of Jailolo than it actually had. The administration of Jailolo,
as is still the case with Lolodah, would have been in the hands of a Raja and more or less
subordinate to Ternate. Most probably both parties clashed with each other on several
occasions and because of instigations by discontented refugees or exiled royal relatives,
resulting in many revolts, that rajaship was eventually abolished. However, this must have
happened very long ago, since it is very difficult to obtain reliable information about these
events on Ternate.
jairat, to worship or pray, when visiting a holy place (from Arabic).
jaji, to promise, vow (the Malay janji).
jalanggaro, a shrub, Hibiscus surattensis L.; for eye diseases the eyes are dabbed with the
shoots of the young leaves.
It is less correctly called “Djalam-garo” and “salam-garo” by Filet.
jalu-jalu, a plant, Sesuvium repens Willd.; juice pressed from the leaves is drunk by
consumptives. It is less correctly called “Djallo-djallo” by Filet.
jaman, time (from Arabic).
jangah, to glitter, flicker.
jango, beautiful, fine, pretty.
jarah, horse; pane jarah, to mount a horse, ride a horse. Perhaps this word has been taken
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