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TERNATE THE TERNATESE LANGUAGE
orang, human being, person (from Malay); see also giki.
orang Gorap, people who were captured by pirates and later followed that profession
themselves, who at present live with their descendants near Dodinga and on the Lolodah
Islands.
Oranje, name of the fort in the capital which was, in 1609, given by François Wittert to the
then-powerful Malayu.
oras, hour (from Spanish or Portuguese); oras cako romotoha, the hour strikes five, it is five
o’clock.
ori, turtle; ori furu, tortoise.
oro, to take, fetch, take up; oro fakat, to agree.
oru, belly.
oti, vessel, proa; oti ma-hera, outrigger proa; oti bangku, a bigger proa.
otu, dry as opposed to wet.
ou: nyau ou, a kind of fish, often found in coral reefs.
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pacedah, bracelet made of Conus-shell, which is called bia arah in Ternatese. This is done by
wringing in a turning movement a three feet long piece of bamboo to which stones or heavy
pieces of wood are attached through the middle piece of the shell with a cut-off cleaver. There is
a little bit of sand in the bottom of the shell to increase the friction; a skilled man can make a
bracelet in one day. The price differs from f 0.80 to f 2.50, depending on the size. In a few
Alfuru dialects such a bracelet is called basani.
paduka, honorific title for statesmen and the Resident (from Malay).
pajabeya, round box or bowl for the peeled pinang-fruits, offered to guests during visits.
paji-paji, the state flag (from Malay).
paka, to hit something with the palm of one’s hand.
pakata: oti pakata, kind of vessel.
pake, to use (from Malay); pakean, cloth, clothing; pake akal, to devise a trick, ruse; pake
freiman, civilian clothes.
palah, to loose, undo, let go, e.g. opalah idastar, he took off his turban.
palakat, to sound, ring (the Dutch plakkaat).
palangki, palanquin (in many languages).
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