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TERNATE THE TERNATESE LANGUAGE
sibu-sibu, a tree-fern, Cyathea arborea L.
N.B. This word means “landwind” on Halmahera.
sibuah, shed shelter on a proa; in many coastal villages, nagarees, a roofed-in space where
strangers can stay and store their goods and cook, or a meeting-place to discuss orders given by
the headmen.
sidagi: 1. watery stool; sidagi awo, bloody diarrhea. [Bloody diarrhea is usually a symptom of
amoebic dysentery, although there are other causes in which case the symptom would still be
called sidagi. ⎯Trans.] 2. causative form of tagi, see tagi.
Sidangoli, a region on the west coast of North Halmahera, where there is a Ternatese
settlement and the Sultan has a house.
side, sago-leaves strung together to form a kind of skirt (see also dau-dau) or an auxiliary sail
on small boats.
sidego, see tego.
sidi, to sail, depart (of a ship).
sidoah, to hand over, pass, deliver, present.
sidu, torch, usually bamboo filled with damar.
sigado, until, also; see kado.
sigaro, to order, direct; for emphasis, sometimes sigaro sudo.
sigi, mosque (from Arabic).
sigise, to listen; see ise.
sigololi, see kololi.
siguci, to come over; see also uci.
sijafu or sayawu, a plant, Dioscorea aculeata L.; the tubers are eaten, the leaves are a remedy
against bulah.
sijoho, see coho.
sikilwak, sentry.
Siko, name of a kampong near Ngofaudu.
silagi, to stand up, pertaining to officials and rulers; of lower people kokoko is used. This
distinction, however, is not strictly followed and it appears to me that silagi is more getting up,
e.g. of people who sat down to eat.
silahi, see lahi.
silom, and.
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