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TERNATE THE TERNATESE LANGUAGE
paseba, big shed, meeting-place (from Malay).
pasiar, to walk, visit (from Malay).
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Pasilamo, a sand-bank in front of Sidangoli on Halmahera.
pasisir, coastline (from Malay).
patalion, battalion (a corrupted form of the Dutch bataljon).
patoko, a tree, Cycas circinalis L.; the leaves are eaten, the fruits are finely ground and applied
to wounds.
patroli, a corrupted form of [Dutch] patrouille (patrol).
payung, sunshade (from Malay).
pea-pea: bia pea-pea, a pearl-shell, in demand because of the mother-of-pearl.
pece, mud, muddy (the Malay becek).
pedah, cleaver, broad-sword.
pehak, rank, sort, section (from Malay); pehak ma-jongihi, the rank someone holds according to
his status or birth; ngofangare pehak raange, see also ngofangare.
peper, piper, flute-player (from Dutch).
perban, ban (the Dutch verbannen).
permisi, permission (from Dutch); lahi permisi, to ask permission.
piarah, to maintain, look after (from Malay).
pilah, wing.
pili, to select, pick out, check; popili, id.
pilo, blind.
pindah: mapindah, to move house (from Malay).
pipi, farthing, old farthing, also money; pipi tambaga, brass farthing; pipi musum, the
recognition-monies paid to the Sultan and headmen on behalf of the Government in accordance
with the contract.
podiku, to bind, tie.
podo (popo), short, opposite of long; sipodo, to shorten something.
Dehe podo, name of the cape on the west coast of South Halmahera, which forms the boundary
between Tidorese and Ternatese territory.
pont, pound (Dutch, pond).
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