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TERNATE THE TERNATESE LANGUAGE
malawan to refute (from Malay).
malinkan, except (from Malay).
malo, not; means the same as uwah.
mamabelo, see belo.
mamanarah, see manarah.
mamanusia, see manusia.
mame and mame-mame, sweet; momame, sweets, cake, cookies.
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mamfrou, madam (the Dutch mevrouw); sometimes used especially for the wife of the
Resident, other ladies being called nyonya.
mamoi-moi, the same as moi-moi; see moi.
mamua, the Megapodius species, which lays eggs in the sand on the beach.
manarah, deed, act, work, tool; to do something, carry out work; ma-manarah, id. but with
emphasis; sababu kolofino bato mamanarah, it was done out of fear.
mangaku, to confess, admit (from Malay).
mange, thrush.
manggustang, the well-known tree (from Malay).
Mangkasar: kampung Mangkasar, Makassarese quarter; orang Mangkasar, a Ternatese
Makassarese; kapitein Mangkasar, the head of the Makassarese who holds the titular rank of
captain in the citizen soldiery.
manjangah, deer (from Javanese).
mano, bat; called paniki in the Malay of the Moluccas.
manusia, human being (from Malay); mamanusia, all kinds of people; see giki.
mara, and; the same as simarah, although written differently.
Marah, the name the Ternatese give to the island of Makian.
maraha, always placed after the verb and indicates a past tense, e.g. golaha maraha, it has
been done.
This word means the same as maruah, but in colloquial language the former seems to be used
more often than the latter.
marasai, to feel, perceive (from Malay).
mare, stone, made of stone; mare gapi, antimony or mica, which is called batu Banggai in
Malay, and small pieces of which are attached to the outside of plaited baskets and hats as
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