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TERNATE THE TERNATESE LANGUAGE
rai, then, after that.
rai-rai, a grass species, Achyrantes bidentata Bl.
Raja, title of the heads of Banggai and Tobungku and of the Lolodah district on Halmahera.
The Tidorese Sultanate only has subordinate Rajas in New Guinea.
raka, husband, spouse.
ram, to sweep, stroke; ramagonaga (or better, ram igonaga), to pass both hands over the face,
at the end of prayer.
rambuta, the well-known tree (from Malay).
ramean, cheerfulness, festive mood, gaiety (from Malay).
rangi: sirangi, to tie, attach.
rante, chain (from Malay); rante guraci, gold chain.
rapi, piece of cloth, tied as a belt around the loins to keep the kabaya closed.
rara: 1. six, of things and animals; of people, ngarura. 2. lonely, deserted, e.g. ma-ade-ade
dokasaha nyiha rara, it looked like an uninhabited place.
raro: huda raro, baked sago, sago-bread.
rat, India Council.
rato, storm, gust of wind.
sirato, to finish, bring to an end.
ratumoi, one hundred, of things and animals; of people, ngaratumoi.
raturomdidi, two hundred, of animals and things; of people, ngaraturomdidi.
rau: 1. how much, of things and animals; of people, ngaruo; oti rau bodito dai toma ngolo, how
many proas were lost at sea?
rau-rau, so many; nyagirau-rau, so many dozens; of people, nganyagirau-rau.
2. id. or hate ma-rau, leaf, tree leaf.
rau cagah, a plant, Bidens peduncularis Gaudich.; the juice of the pressed leaves is a remedy
against fever.
It is less correctly called “Rutyaga” by Miquel and Filet.
rau paroro, a shrub, Nothopanax cochleatum Miq.; the leaves are applied to bruises or swollen
parts of the body.
resident, head of the administration, the Resident.
rete, row, layer, floor, story.
rete-rete, united, serried, piled up.
ri, our; possesive pronoun; abbreviation of ngori, but more familiar, e.g. ri ngofa, our child;
niwaje ri tabea si ri hormat, convey our regards and respect.
Sometimes added for the sake of euphony, such as riuwah and riafah (see also uwah).
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