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TERNATE THE TERNATESE LANGUAGE
lofiti, a shrub, Acalypha densiflora Bl.; the flowers are a remedy against cough.
lofo, almost; lofo nitah, daybreak.
lofo-lofo, about, approximately; lofo-lofo matero, almost the same.
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lofu: malolofu, two, both; e.g. ana jou bobato mufakat soah rimoi-rimoi haka baru-baru
malolofu, the bobatos agreed that each kampong would give two soldiers.
lohoko, landwind, a wind that blows seaward at night along the coasts of Halmahera and is
called sibu-sibu in the Alfuru language.
Loladah, a district on the northwest coast of Halmahera which belongs to the sultanate of
Ternate; its head has the title of Raja.
lolade bangah, a tree, Mangifera laxiflora Desr.; the bark is scraped off and used as a
medicine for babies.
It is less correctly called “Lolaru toma banga” by Filet.
lolahi, see lahi.
lolance, curtain of cotton cloth or linen that makes a separate sleeping-corner in a room (the
Malay langse).
lolangah, place on the beach where proas and small crafts are hauled onto dry land.
lolangi, a piece of cloth made of gabah which is stretched against a ceiling (the Malay langitlangit).
lolaro, a tree, the Bruguiera species; the trunk is used for firewood, the roots are used for
house-building.
lolebah, a bamboo species, Bambusa verticillata Bl.; thatch is sewn together with the fibers of
the bark.
loleo, anchorage for small crafts.
loloro, a plant, Ipomoea pescaprae Sweet.; the leaves are pressed and applied externally for
diarrhea.
lomu, to collect, assemble; sudo malomu, to order someone to assemble the people; imalomu
toma ngarah lamo, they assembled in the big gate.
lopu, big stick with a silver knob; two of these sticks are carried before the troops during
ceremonial processions.
lou, a plant, Melocanna humilis Rupr.; the stocks are used for lath-work of houses and hedges.
lowah: lowah-lowah, real, referring to a position, and meaning not in title only; e.g. jurtulis
lowah-lowah, a real jurtulis, who is neither a khatibi nor has any side-employment.
lolowah and silolowah, greeting upon departure.
lufe-lufe, a plant, Ocimum gratissimum L.; the leaves are a medicine for babies.
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