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TERNATE THE TERNATESE LANGUAGE
uge, a side-dish made of vegetables.
uhi, to stream down, ooze down.
guhi, torrent.
uku, fire.
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umo, to throw out, cast out; umo tapu, to cast anchor.
una, he, him, as in o; often both together, e.g. una o waje, he said. Also possessive pronoun and
then with the prefix i, e.g. una ifalah, his house; una ioti, his proa; for emphasis even ge is
placed in between, e.g. una ge ifalah.
uni, to look; siwuni, to show.
upah, dizziness together with fainting and unconsciousness.
upas, guard of the Sultan, recognizable by the yellow kabaya.
upas salakah, the guards who are decorated with silver ornament.
upas garnati ahi, the guards who wear the tortoise-shell headgear.
uriyomah, a plant, Flagellaria indica L.; the tendrils are a remedy against fits in children.
uru, edge, border, bank; e.g. ake ma-uru, the bank of the river.
douru, followers, low-level headmen, who walk after the headman on the street.
madouru, later, afterward.
touru, to come later than agreed upon or expected (used only of people).
usperah, gun; tabu usperah walonyagimoi si raange, the gun was fired thirteen times; usperah
pantah, small copper gun in the form of rantaka.
utu, 1. root. 2. to gather, pick, pluck.
utusan, envoy, minister (from Malay).
Title of the highest of the Ternatese officials, who represents the Sultan in the districts and
looks after the latter’s interests.
uwah, not; riuwah, id.; on the prefix ri, see under afah.
Like malo and hangu, it is placed after verbs and adjectives to which it refers.
There is no difference in meaning among these negatives, but custom demands that each of
these be used in specific cases.
wadakah, to rub, rub in, rub into.
Waiolah, name of a kampong on Ternate.
waje, to speak, say; una owaje, he said; iwaje, they said.
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