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TERNATE THE TERNATESE LANGUAGE
tofangi, tingling sensation [lit. Dutch, “tickling by ants”], when the limbs “fall asleep.”
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tofkangi, eight, of animals and things; of people, ngatofkangi.
tofomah, see dofomah.
togu, to stop, leave off; togu riuwah, continuously; sidogu, to make a stop.
tohoko, ground-thrush, the Pitta species, given this name because of the sound it makes.
tolah, to stop, interrupt; ka ma-tolah uwah, uninterrupted; also, to decrease or diminish one’s
salary (the Malay tulak).
Tolofuo, name of a district on the west coast of North Halmahera, belonging to the sultanate of
Ternate.
Toloko, name of a place and an old fortress to the north of the capital, changed by all writers to
Terlucco.
tolole, dry of bamboo, gabah of newly chopped wood.
tolu, hat; tolu bantah, the Sulanese hat, made of tabisasu leaves, unlike the ordinary hat which
is made of buro; tolu mesa, a big hat, worn by women during the tuniru salai.
tom, a plant, Indigofera tinctoria L.; fabrics are dyed blue with a decoction of its leaves.
toma, in, on, at, near; toma wange enage, on that day; toma enage, in the meantime; tego toma
kurusi, to sit on a chair; toma ngarah, near the door or gate.
tomodi, seven, of animals and things; of people, ngatomodi. (N.B. The stress falls on the last
syllable.)
tono, to soak in water or liquid; compare dono.
torarah, to shout.
torare, to pay one’s respects to a superior, or appear before a superior; turned with the front
toward something.
totarah, lath, rafter.
toto-toto, to get ready, prepare or keep ready.
totofuko, a tree, the Averrhoa species.
totori, strips of katu sewn together.
touru, to come later; see also uru.
tsalatsa, Tuesday (from Arabic).
tuadah, a tree, Artocarpus polyphema Pers.; the fruits are used for beating on the cymbal.
tualah, cloth, kerchief, handkerchief; tualah wari, a kerchief with one of the corners turned up.
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