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TERNATE THE TERNATESE LANGUAGE
nyemo-nyemo, to talk, chat, converse.
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nyiha, 1. land, opposite of water; also remainder, rest, end, and then recognizable by its
connection with ma to ma-nyiha, the remaining part of it, e.g. tahan manusia ma-nyiha-nyiha,
to stop the remaining people; tahun Dal ahir ma-nyiha, the end of the last year Dal. 2. a tree,
Canarium commune L.; it is mistakenly recorded as “nia” by Filet and van Musschenbroek.
Only on Makian is oil obtained from the fruits.
nyiku, on top, upper side.
nyinga, to think, rejoice; sinyinga, to think of, ponder something.
nyirah, old, eldest; ngofa ma-nyirah, eldest son, also head of a quarter or small kampong.
nyiru, to cook.
nyong, people of Chinese descent are addressed with this word.
nyonyohi, to count, compute.
O
o, he; personal pronoun masculine singular, only used before verbs, e.g. owaje, oino, etc., but for
emphasis and clarity often joined with una to form unao.
obos, lieutenant-colonel (from Dutch).
ofo, a tree, Urostigma nitidum Miq.; the boiled bark is rubbed onto swollen parts of the body.
It is less correctly called “Gofforu” by Filet.
ofsir, officer; ofsir jaga, officer on duty. The ranks of the officers of the Sultan are the same as
those in our army; those who serve in the Company have almost the same uniform. Placed in a
civilian post the trimmings on the shoulder and sleeves are what is distinctive. See also
ngofangare.
ofu, bee, honey-bee.
ogo, quiet, silent.
oho, to eat.
oki, 1. to drink. 2. cluster of fruit or stalk of paddy ears.
oko, to stand, stand up; sigoko, to set up, establish, build; sigogoko, id.; see also koko.
Olufolah, name of a kampong on the island of Ternate, inhabited by Sulanese.
omah, inflammation of the throat with coughing and mucus secretions.
opo, bone, bones.
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