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TERNATE THE TERNATESE LANGUAGE
lemo, general name for the Citrus species.
lemo jawah, Citrus Limonellus Hassk.; its fruits are eaten for cramps in the stomach area.
It is less correctly called “Lemon java” by Filet.
lemo jobatai, Citrus papeda Miq: the fruits are a remedy against numbness of the limbs.
It is less correctly called “Lemen-jabba” by Filet.
lemo kabi, Citrus Bergamia Risso; the fruits are eaten.
lemo lolamo, grapefruit pomelo?
lemo pinagarah, Citrus Limonellus Hassk.; the leaves and peels of the fruits are used for
decoration.
It is less correctly called “L. tinigara” by Filet.
lemo sangkari, orange.
lemo titigilah, Citrus Limetta Risso; the peel of the fruits is used as a liniment.
lempe, sago cookies; actually a Moluccan-Malay word.
lepah-lepah, a Bajo proa without outriggers, rarely used by Ternatese.
lesa-lesa, dish.
letnan, lieutenant; the officers of the Sultan have these and other titles, even that of
lieutenant-adjutant.
lewak, body-guard (corruption of lijfwacht); also lewak jawah, guard of honor, consisting of a
corporal and five men of the garrison, which has a guard-room behind the so-called guards’
gate.
The Sultan of Tidore has a similar guard of honor which is replaced every month; the one from
Bacan gets one orderly from the small garrison for the fort of Barneveld.
libuku, corner.
ligi-ligi: bia ligi-ligi, a pearl-shell, in which very big pearls are sometimes found.
liguah, a tree, Pterocarpus indicus Wild. (lenggua in the Malay of the Moluccas); the leaves are
pushed into the nostril nearest the site of the pain during a migraine to induce sneezing or
create a distraction.
It is less correctly called “Lingoa” by Filet.
Limatahu, name of a kampong, which belongs to Soahsio.
limau, village; toma limau ma-dada, in the village. This word has now become obsolete and is
generally replaced by gam.
lire, a plant, Ruellia repanda L.; a leaf extract is given to babies.
lito-lito, a creeper, Oxalis corniculata L.; an extraction from the leaves is given for throat
infections.
liwangkah, shackles, fetters; masaki madouru liwangkah fangare, even if I will be clapped in
irons later on.
lobi, shade, pitch-dark, and thus evening or night; malobitarah, the same evening.
loci, to swing, oscillate.
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