fororo

tofororo (first-person singular)
fofororo (first-person inclusive plural)
mifororo (exclusive first-person plural)
nofororo (second-person singular)
nifororo (plural second-person)
ofororo (masculine singular third-person)
ifororo (masculine plural third-person)
yofororo (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mofororo (feminine singular third-person)
ifororo (feminine plural third-person)
yofororo (archaic feminine plural third-person)
ifororo (neuter singular third-person)
ifororo (neuter plural third-person)
yofororo (archaic neuter plural third-person)


busu

tobusu (first-person singular)
fobusu (first-person inclusive plural)
mibusu (exclusive first-person plural)
nobusu (second-person singular)
nibusu (plural second-person)
obusu (masculine singular third-person)
ibusu (masculine plural third-person)
yobusu (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mobusu (feminine singular third-person)
ibusu (feminine plural third-person)
yobusu (archaic feminine plural third-person)
ibusu (neuter singular third-person)
ibusu (neuter plural third-person)
yobusu (archaic neuter plural third-person)


gamu

ngofa gamu


safo

Cognate with Sahu sawo'o, Tobelo hawoko.


rugo

torugo (first-person singular)
forugo (first-person inclusive plural)
mirugo (exclusive first-person plural)
norugo (second-person singular)
nirugo (plural second-person)
orugo (masculine singular third-person)
irugo (masculine plural third-person)
yorugo (archaic masculine plural third-person)
morugo (feminine singular third-person)
irugo (feminine plural third-person)
yorugo (archaic feminine plural third-person)
irugo (neuter singular third-person)
irugo (neuter plural third-person)
yorugo (archaic neuter plural third-person)


supu

tosupu (first-person singular)
fosupu (first-person inclusive plural)
misupu (exclusive first-person plural)
nosupu (second-person singular)
nisupu (plural second-person)
osupu (masculine singular third-person)
isupu (masculine plural third-person)
yosupu (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mosupu (feminine singular third-person)
isupu (feminine plural third-person)
yosupu (archaic feminine plural third-person)
isupu (neuter singular third-person)
isupu (neuter plural third-person)
yosupu (archaic neuter plural third-person)


uto

touto (first-person singular)
fouto (first-person inclusive plural)
miuto (exclusive first-person plural)
nouto (second-person singular)
niuto (plural second-person)
outo (masculine singular third-person)
iuto (masculine plural third-person)
youto (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mouto (feminine singular third-person)
iuto (feminine plural third-person)
youto (archaic feminine plural third-person)
iuto (neuter singular third-person)
iuto (neuter plural third-person)
youto (archaic neuter plural third-person)


taong

From North Moluccan Malay taong, from Classical Malay تاهون (tahun).


sulasi

Ultimately from Old Javanese sulasih, from Sanskrit तुलसी (tulasī).

Ocimum basilicum
Ocimum basilicum#Translingual


nyata

tonyata (first-person singular)
fonyata (first-person inclusive plural)
minyata (exclusive first-person plural)
nonyata (second-person singular)
ninyata (plural second-person)
onyata (masculine singular third-person)
inyata (masculine plural third-person)
yonyata (archaic masculine plural third-person)
monyata (feminine singular third-person)
inyata (feminine plural third-person)
yonyata (archaic feminine plural third-person)
inyata (neuter singular third-person)
inyata (neuter plural third-person)
yonyata (archaic neuter plural third-person)

From Malay nyata, from Sanskrit नियत (niyata).


sadu

tosadu (first-person singular)
fosadu (first-person inclusive plural)
misadu (exclusive first-person plural)
nosadu (second-person singular)
nisadu (plural second-person)
osadu (masculine singular third-person)
isadu (masculine plural third-person)
yosadu (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mosadu (feminine singular third-person)
isadu (feminine plural third-person)
yosadu (archaic feminine plural third-person)
isadu (neuter singular third-person)
isadu (neuter plural third-person)
yosadu (archaic neuter plural third-person)


raai

toraai (first-person singular)
foraai (first-person inclusive plural)
miraai (exclusive first-person plural)
noraai (second-person singular)
niraai (plural second-person)
oraai (masculine singular third-person)
iraai (masculine plural third-person)
yoraai (archaic masculine plural third-person)
moraai (feminine singular third-person)
iraai (feminine plural third-person)
yoraai (archaic feminine plural third-person)
iraai (neuter singular third-person)
iraai (neuter plural third-person)
yoraai (archaic neuter plural third-person)


badang

From North Moluccan Malay badang, from Malay badan, from Arabic بَدَن (badan).


sawang

From Malay sawan, possibly through North Moluccan Malay.

an illness variously characterized by convulsions, epilepsy, seizures


sawang

tosawang (first-person singular)
fosawang (first-person inclusive plural)
misawang (exclusive first-person plural)
nosawang (second-person singular)
nisawang (plural second-person)
osawang (masculine singular third-person)
isawang (masculine plural third-person)
yosawang (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mosawang (feminine singular third-person)
isawang (feminine plural third-person)
yosawang (archaic feminine plural third-person)
isawang (neuter singular third-person)
isawang (neuter plural third-person)
yosawang (archaic neuter plural third-person)


apang

From Indonesian apam, likely through North Moluccan Malay, from Tamil ஆப்பம் (āppam).


bangbang

Likely a reduplication of Indonesian bang (“adhan”), from Persian بانگ (“bâng”).


tafi

totafi (first-person singular)
fotafi (first-person inclusive plural)
mitafi (exclusive first-person plural)
notafi (second-person singular)
nitafi (plural second-person)
otafi (masculine singular third-person)
itafi (masculine plural third-person)
yotafi (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motafi (feminine singular third-person)
itafi (feminine plural third-person)
yotafi (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itafi (neuter singular third-person)
itafi (neuter plural third-person)
yotafi (archaic neuter plural third-person)


yufa

toyufa (first-person singular)
foyufa (first-person inclusive plural)
miyufa (exclusive first-person plural)
noyufa (second-person singular)
niyufa (plural second-person)
oyufa (masculine singular third-person)
iyufa (masculine plural third-person)
yoyufa (archaic masculine plural third-person)
moyufa (feminine singular third-person)
iyufa (feminine plural third-person)
yoyufa (archaic feminine plural third-person)
iyufa (neuter singular third-person)
iyufa (neuter plural third-person)
yoyufa (archaic neuter plural third-person)


poha

topoha (first-person singular)
fopoha (first-person inclusive plural)
mipoha (exclusive first-person plural)
nopoha (second-person singular)
nipoha (plural second-person)
opoha (masculine singular third-person)
ipoha (masculine plural third-person)
yopoha (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mopoha (feminine singular third-person)
ipoha (feminine plural third-person)
yopoha (archaic feminine plural third-person)
ipoha (neuter singular third-person)
ipoha (neuter plural third-person)
yopoha (archaic neuter plural third-person)


sabea

Likely from Classical Malay سمبهيڠ (sembahyang, “prayer”).


sabea

tosabea (first-person singular)
fosabea (first-person inclusive plural)
misabea (exclusive first-person plural)
nosabea (second-person singular)
nisabea (plural second-person)
osabea (masculine singular third-person)
isabea (masculine plural third-person)
yosabea (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mosabea (feminine singular third-person)
isabea (feminine plural third-person)
yosabea (archaic feminine plural third-person)
isabea (neuter singular third-person)
isabea (neuter plural third-person)
yosabea (archaic neuter plural third-person)

(transitive, intransitive) to pray, to perform salat


buo

tobuo (first-person singular)
fobuo (first-person inclusive plural)
mibuo (exclusive first-person plural)
nobuo (second-person singular)
nibuo (plural second-person)
obuo (masculine singular third-person)
ibuo (masculine plural third-person)
yobuo (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mobuo (feminine singular third-person)
ibuo (feminine plural third-person)
yobuo (archaic feminine plural third-person)
ibuo (neuter singular third-person)
ibuo (neuter plural third-person)
yobuo (archaic neuter plural third-person)

Possibly from Malay buah; compare Malay berbuah.


bokoboko

a dish prepared by baking sago in bamboo


ahali

From Arabic أَهَالِي (ʔahālī), the plural of أَهْل (ʔahl, “kinfolk, relations”).

Arabic أَهَالِي (ʔahālī)


wasu

towasu (first-person singular)
fowasu (first-person inclusive plural)
miwasu (exclusive first-person plural)
nowasu (second-person singular)
niwasu (plural second-person)
owasu (masculine singular third-person)
iwasu (masculine plural third-person)
yowasu (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mowasu (feminine singular third-person)
iwasu (feminine plural third-person)
yowasu (archaic feminine plural third-person)
iwasu (neuter singular third-person)
iwasu (neuter plural third-person)
yowasu (archaic neuter plural third-person)


bakabaka

Possibly the same as the etymology above.


tudu

totudu (first-person singular)
fotudu (first-person inclusive plural)
mitudu (exclusive first-person plural)
notudu (second-person singular)
nitudu (plural second-person)
otudu (masculine singular third-person)
itudu (masculine plural third-person)
yotudu (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motudu (feminine singular third-person)
itudu (feminine plural third-person)
yotudu (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itudu (neuter singular third-person)
itudu (neuter plural third-person)
yotudu (archaic neuter plural third-person)


nyihi

tonyihi (first-person singular)
fonyihi (first-person inclusive plural)
minyihi (exclusive first-person plural)
nonyihi (second-person singular)
ninyihi (plural second-person)
onyihi (masculine singular third-person)
inyihi (masculine plural third-person)
yonyihi (archaic masculine plural third-person)
monyihi (feminine singular third-person)
inyihi (feminine plural third-person)
yonyihi (archaic feminine plural third-person)
inyihi (neuter singular third-person)
inyihi (neuter plural third-person)
yonyihi (archaic neuter plural third-person)


sifo

tosifo (first-person singular)
fosifo (first-person inclusive plural)
misifo (exclusive first-person plural)
nosifo (second-person singular)
nisifo (plural second-person)
osifo (masculine singular third-person)
isifo (masculine plural third-person)
yosifo (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mosifo (feminine singular third-person)
isifo (feminine plural third-person)
yosifo (archaic feminine plural third-person)
isifo (neuter singular third-person)
isifo (neuter plural third-person)
yosifo (archaic neuter plural third-person)

(transitive) to club, to strike with a club


tamate

From Portuguese tomate, from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomatl.


tambaga

From Classical Malay تمباݢ (tembaga), from Sanskrit ताम्रक (tāmraka).


gagu

Compare Tobelo gaguru (“vegetable fern”).

the vegetable fern (Diplazium esculentum)


gagu

togagu (first-person singular)
fogagu (first-person inclusive plural)
migagu (exclusive first-person plural)
nogagu (second-person singular)
nigagu (plural second-person)
ogagu (masculine singular third-person)
igagu (masculine plural third-person)
yogagu (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mogagu (feminine singular third-person)
igagu (feminine plural third-person)
yogagu (archaic feminine plural third-person)
igagu (neuter singular third-person)
igagu (neuter plural third-person)
yogagu (archaic neuter plural third-person)


hotu

tohotu (first-person singular)
fohotu (first-person inclusive plural)
mihotu (exclusive first-person plural)
nohotu (second-person singular)
nihotu (plural second-person)
ohotu (masculine singular third-person)
ihotu (masculine plural third-person)
yohotu (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mohotu (feminine singular third-person)
ihotu (feminine plural third-person)
yohotu (archaic feminine plural third-person)
ihotu (neuter singular third-person)
ihotu (neuter plural third-person)
yohotu (archaic neuter plural third-person)


wowasu

Partial reduplication of wasu (“to request”).

request, demand (the act or an instance of asking for something)


wowaro

Partial reduplication of waro (“to know”).


dumaha

todumaha (first-person singular)
fodumaha (first-person inclusive plural)
midumaha (exclusive first-person plural)
nodumaha (second-person singular)
nidumaha (plural second-person)
odumaha (masculine singular third-person)
idumaha (masculine plural third-person)
yodumaha (archaic masculine plural third-person)
modumaha (feminine singular third-person)
idumaha (feminine plural third-person)
yodumaha (archaic feminine plural third-person)
idumaha (neuter singular third-person)
idumaha (neuter plural third-person)
yodumaha (archaic neuter plural third-person)
domaha (alternative)


sidika

tosidika (first-person singular)
fosidika (first-person inclusive plural)
misidika (exclusive first-person plural)
nosidika (second-person singular)
nisidika (plural second-person)
osidika (masculine singular third-person)
isidika (masculine plural third-person)
yosidika (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mosidika (feminine singular third-person)
isidika (feminine plural third-person)
yosidika (archaic feminine plural third-person)
isidika (neuter singular third-person)
isidika (neuter plural third-person)
yosidika (archaic neuter plural third-person)

(transitive) to leave (to depart from; to end one's connection or affiliation with)

(transitive) to abandon, to desert (to cease to support or look after someone)


nyinga susa

Literally, "(for one's) heart to be difficult".

ngana nyinga susa koa?

(transitive, intransitive) to be troubled


nyinga

From Proto-North Halmahera *siniŋa (“heart”). Cognates include Tidore nyinga and Galela sininga.


nyinga

tonyinga (first-person singular)
fonyinga (first-person inclusive plural)
minyinga (exclusive first-person plural)
nonyinga (second-person singular)
ninyinga (plural second-person)
onyinga (masculine singular third-person)
inyinga (masculine plural third-person)
yonyinga (archaic masculine plural third-person)
monyinga (feminine singular third-person)
inyinga (feminine plural third-person)
yonyinga (archaic feminine plural third-person)
inyinga (neuter singular third-person)
inyinga (neuter plural third-person)
yonyinga (archaic neuter plural third-person)


ngitu

tongitu (first-person singular)
fongitu (first-person inclusive plural)
mingitu (exclusive first-person plural)
nongitu (second-person singular)
ningitu (plural second-person)
ongitu (masculine singular third-person)
ingitu (masculine plural third-person)
yongitu (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mongitu (feminine singular third-person)
ingitu (feminine plural third-person)
yongitu (archaic feminine plural third-person)
ingitu (neuter singular third-person)
ingitu (neuter plural third-person)
yongitu (archaic neuter plural third-person)

(intransitive) to think (to guess; to reckon)


ngofa

Cognates include Tidore ngofa and Galela ngopa.

Mina dahe ngofa dadi ua.

Ngofa Tarnate madihutu.


sonyinga

tosonyinga (first-person singular)
fosonyinga (first-person inclusive plural)
misonyinga (exclusive first-person plural)
nosonyinga (second-person singular)
nisonyinga (plural second-person)
osonyinga (masculine singular third-person)
isonyinga (masculine plural third-person)
yosonyinga (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mosonyinga (feminine singular third-person)
isonyinga (feminine plural third-person)
yosonyinga (archaic feminine plural third-person)
isonyinga (neuter singular third-person)
isonyinga (neuter plural third-person)
yosonyinga (archaic neuter plural third-person)
sosonyinga (alternative)

Ngori tosonyinga moju ngana na demo se ngori.

(transitive) to remember, to keep in mind (to recall from one's memory)

(transitive) to ponder, to think about, to care about (to wonder, to be deeply concerned about)

(transitive) to miss (to feel the absence of someone or something)

(transitive) to love (to care deeply about, to be dedicated to)


nyele

tonyele (first-person singular)
fonyele (first-person inclusive plural)
minyele (exclusive first-person plural)
nonyele (second-person singular)
ninyele (plural second-person)
onyele (masculine singular third-person)
inyele (masculine plural third-person)
yonyele (archaic masculine plural third-person)
monyele (feminine singular third-person)
inyele (feminine plural third-person)
yonyele (archaic feminine plural third-person)
inyele (neuter singular third-person)
inyele (neuter plural third-person)
yonyele (archaic neuter plural third-person)


woto

towoto (first-person singular)
fowoto (first-person inclusive plural)
miwoto (exclusive first-person plural)
nowoto (second-person singular)
niwoto (plural second-person)
owoto (masculine singular third-person)
iwoto (masculine plural third-person)
yowoto (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mowoto (feminine singular third-person)
iwoto (feminine plural third-person)
yowoto (archaic feminine plural third-person)
iwoto (neuter singular third-person)
iwoto (neuter plural third-person)
yowoto (archaic neuter plural third-person)


wora

towora (first-person singular)
fowora (first-person inclusive plural)
miwora (exclusive first-person plural)
nowora (second-person singular)
niwora (plural second-person)
owora (masculine singular third-person)
iwora (masculine plural third-person)
yowora (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mowora (feminine singular third-person)
iwora (feminine plural third-person)
yowora (archaic feminine plural third-person)
iwora (neuter singular third-person)
iwora (neuter plural third-person)
yowora (archaic neuter plural third-person)


ai-

(masculine, dialectal) third-person singular possessive prefix, his

unmarked pronouns are gender non-specific


ciko

tociko (first-person singular)
fociko (first-person inclusive plural)
miciko (exclusive first-person plural)
nociko (second-person singular)
niciko (plural second-person)
ociko (masculine singular third-person)
iciko (masculine plural third-person)
yociko (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mociko (feminine singular third-person)
iciko (feminine plural third-person)
yociko (archaic feminine plural third-person)
iciko (neuter singular third-person)
iciko (neuter plural third-person)
yociko (archaic neuter plural third-person)


mo-

Cognate with Tehit m- (“third-person singular feminine prefix”).

cog

(feminine) third-person singular clitic, she


samaka

→ Sahu: samaka

→ Tabaru: samaka

From Malay semangka, from Javanese ꦱꦼꦩꦔ꧀ꦏ (semangka), or directly from Javanese.


mahodo

tomahodo (first-person singular)
fomahodo (first-person inclusive plural)
mimahodo (exclusive first-person plural)
nomahodo (second-person singular)
nimahodo (plural second-person)
omahodo (masculine singular third-person)
imahodo (masculine plural third-person)
yomahodo (archaic masculine plural third-person)
momahodo (feminine singular third-person)
imahodo (feminine plural third-person)
yomahodo (archaic feminine plural third-person)
imahodo (neuter singular third-person)
imahodo (neuter plural third-person)
yomahodo (archaic neuter plural third-person)


yo-

Cognate with Tehit y- (“third-person plural prefix”).

(archaic, poetic, human) third-person plural clitic, they


fuo

Cognate with Tidore fuo and the second element of Galela kupuwo. Externally, see Sawai pué.

a cover name for two different legumes
the catjang

Vigna radiata
Vigna radiata#Translingual

a cover name for two different legumes
the mung bean (Vigna radiata)


ruci

toruci (first-person singular)
foruci (first-person inclusive plural)
miruci (exclusive first-person plural)
noruci (second-person singular)
niruci (plural second-person)
oruci (masculine singular third-person)
iruci (masculine plural third-person)
yoruci (archaic masculine plural third-person)
moruci (feminine singular third-person)
iruci (feminine plural third-person)
yoruci (archaic feminine plural third-person)
iruci (neuter singular third-person)
iruci (neuter plural third-person)
yoruci (archaic neuter plural third-person)

(intransitive) to cheat (at a game, etc.)


warong

From Indonesian warung or directly from Javanese ꦮꦫꦸꦁ (warung), both from Old Javanese waruṅ.


kios

From Indonesian kios, from Dutch kiosk, from French kiosque, from Italian chiosco, from Ottoman Turkish كوشك, from Persian کوشک, from Middle Persian kwšk' (“pavillion”).


gaha

five days after today, four days after tomorrow


fukafuka

tofukafuka (first-person singular)
fofukafuka (first-person inclusive plural)
mifukafuka (exclusive first-person plural)
nofukafuka (second-person singular)
nifukafuka (plural second-person)
ofukafuka (masculine singular third-person)
ifukafuka (masculine plural third-person)
yofukafuka (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mofukafuka (feminine singular third-person)
ifukafuka (feminine plural third-person)
yofukafuka (archaic feminine plural third-person)
ifukafuka (neuter singular third-person)
ifukafuka (neuter plural third-person)
yofukafuka (archaic neuter plural third-person)


woka

the footstool palm (Saribus rotundifolius)


woka

the humpback grouper (Cromileptes altivelis)


niscaya

نيسچاي (Jawi)

From Classical Malay نسچاي (“niscaya”) (cf. Indonesian niscaya), from Sanskrit निश्चय (niścaya).


amflop

From Indonesian amplop, from Dutch envelop, from French enveloppe.


bifi

→ North Moluccan Malay: bifi

→ Manado Malay: bifi

→ Sahu: bifi

Possibly from N- (“nominalizer”) + fifi (“to suck”).


nyefo

From Proto-North Halmahera *ḋopo (“smoke”), with N- prefixation.


koltidi

From the older kolotidi, with vowel elision preceding the stressed syllable.


dowong

From the older dowongi, with word-final vowel deletion.


sikola

skola (alternative)
iskolar (alternative)

From Malay sekolah, from Portuguese escola, from Old Galician-Portuguese escola, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ).


iskolar

boku masosira toma ngofangofa kara iwosa iskolar

the first book for children just entering school


guum

alternative form of guumi (“facial hair, beard, moustache”)


kolcifi

From the older kolocifi, with vowel elision preceding the stressed syllable.


susai

Brassica juncea
Brassica juncea#Translingual


woro

toworo (first-person singular)
foworo (first-person inclusive plural)
miworo (exclusive first-person plural)
noworo (second-person singular)
niworo (plural second-person)
oworo (masculine singular third-person)
iworo (masculine plural third-person)
yoworo (archaic masculine plural third-person)
moworo (feminine singular third-person)
iworo (feminine plural third-person)
yoworo (archaic feminine plural third-person)
iworo (neuter singular third-person)
iworo (neuter plural third-person)
yoworo (archaic neuter plural third-person)


bosusu

tobosusu (first-person singular)
fobosusu (first-person inclusive plural)
mibosusu (exclusive first-person plural)
nobosusu (second-person singular)
nibosusu (plural second-person)
obosusu (masculine singular third-person)
ibosusu (masculine plural third-person)
yobosusu (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mobosusu (feminine singular third-person)
ibosusu (feminine plural third-person)
yobosusu (archaic feminine plural third-person)
ibosusu (neuter singular third-person)
ibosusu (neuter plural third-person)
yobosusu (archaic neuter plural third-person)
basusu (alternative)

From bo- + susu (“milk”), the second component derived from Malay.


ronga

From Proto-North Halmahera *roŋa (“name”).

ronga Facebook


silamo

tosilamo (first-person singular)
fosilamo (first-person inclusive plural)
misilamo (exclusive first-person plural)
nosilamo (second-person singular)
nisilamo (plural second-person)
osilamo (masculine singular third-person)
isilamo (masculine plural third-person)
yosilamo (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mosilamo (feminine singular third-person)
isilamo (feminine plural third-person)
yosilamo (archaic feminine plural third-person)
isilamo (neuter singular third-person)
isilamo (neuter plural third-person)
yosilamo (archaic neuter plural third-person)


ngori

head

ngori (subject clitic to, possessive prefix ri, Jawi ڠوري)

to (clitic subjective)
ri (possessive prefix)
ڠوري (Jawi)


bobooca

→ Galela: bobooca

→ Manado Malay: boboca (“octopus”)

→? Modole: boboota

→ Pagu: bobooca

→ Tabaru: bobo'oca

→ Tobelo: bobooca

any of various diseases characterized by swelling


afaafa

toafaafa (first-person singular)
foafaafa (first-person inclusive plural)
miafaafa (exclusive first-person plural)
noafaafa (second-person singular)
niafaafa (plural second-person)
oafaafa (masculine singular third-person)
iafaafa (masculine plural third-person)
yoafaafa (archaic masculine plural third-person)
moafaafa (feminine singular third-person)
iafaafa (feminine plural third-person)
yoafaafa (archaic feminine plural third-person)
iafaafa (neuter singular third-person)
iafaafa (neuter plural third-person)
yoafaafa (archaic neuter plural third-person)


Ahadi

Ultimately from Arabic اَلْأَحَد (al-ʔaḥad, “Sunday”).


ajimat

From Indonesian azimat, ajimat, from Persian عزیمت, from Arabic عَزِيمَة (ʕazīma).


balacai hisa

Jatropha curcas
Jatropha curcas#Translingual

Jatropha curcas (Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut)


balacai roriha

From balacai (“physic nut”) + roriha (“red”).

Ricinus communis
Ricinus communis#Translingual


balacang

From North Moluccan Malay balacang, from Malay belacan.


balibi

From Classical Malay بليمبيڠ (“belimbing”) (cf. Malay belimbing).


bataka

Kaempferia galanga
Kaempferia galanga#Translingual


bualawa

بواه لاوه (Jawi)

Ultimately from Austronesian; compare Malay bunga lawang and Balinese ᬩᬸᬯᬄᬮᬯᬂ (buwah lawang), both meaning cloves. Cognates include Gorontalo hungolawa, Asilulu pukalawane, Hitu pualawane.

raja bualawa

Syzygium aromaticum
Syzygium aromaticum#Translingual


aliali

Possibly a reduplication of ale (“to coil”)


alifuru

Dutch: Alfoer


aliguro

Tabernaemontana divaricata
Tabernaemontana divaricata#Translingual

A flower of species Tabernaemontana divaricata


amalaha

toamalaha (first-person singular)
foamalaha (first-person inclusive plural)
miamalaha (exclusive first-person plural)
noamalaha (second-person singular)
niamalaha (plural second-person)
oamalaha (masculine singular third-person)
iamalaha (masculine plural third-person)
yoamalaha (archaic masculine plural third-person)
moamalaha (feminine singular third-person)
iamalaha (feminine plural third-person)
yoamalaha (archaic feminine plural third-person)
iamalaha (neuter singular third-person)
iamalaha (neuter plural third-person)
yoamalaha (archaic neuter plural third-person)


aoao

toaoao (first-person singular)
foaoao (first-person inclusive plural)
miaoao (exclusive first-person plural)
noaoao (second-person singular)
niaoao (plural second-person)
oaoao (masculine singular third-person)
iaoao (masculine plural third-person)
yoaoao (archaic masculine plural third-person)
moaoao (feminine singular third-person)
iaoao (feminine plural third-person)
yoaoao (archaic feminine plural third-person)
iaoao (neuter singular third-person)
iaoao (neuter plural third-person)
yoaoao (archaic neuter plural third-person)


arababu

From Indonesian arababu, from Arabic الرَبَابَة (ar-rabāba).


aroni

toaroni (first-person singular)
foaroni (first-person inclusive plural)
miaroni (exclusive first-person plural)
noaroni (second-person singular)
niaroni (plural second-person)
oaroni (masculine singular third-person)
iaroni (masculine plural third-person)
yoaroni (archaic masculine plural third-person)
moaroni (feminine singular third-person)
iaroni (feminine plural third-person)
yoaroni (archaic feminine plural third-person)
iaroni (neuter singular third-person)
iaroni (neuter plural third-person)
yoaroni (archaic neuter plural third-person)


arudang

Likely from Dutch, possibly from ruiten, plural of ruit (“rue”).

Ruta graveolens
Ruta graveolens#Translingual

rue (Ruta graveolens, Ruta angustifolia, Ruta chalepensis)


asibii

kasibii (alternative)
kasbii (alternative)

From Indonesian kasbi, from Dutch cassave, ultimately from Taíno *kasabi.


atorang

Likely from North Moluccan Malay, from Malay aturan


bacabaca

Reduplication of paca (“to wipe”) with lenition.


bahasang

Through some derivation of Malay bahasa, ultimately from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā)


lefer

May be related to Dutch lepra, although this is uncertain.


baising

tobaising (first-person singular)
fobaising (first-person inclusive plural)
mibaising (exclusive first-person plural)
nobaising (second-person singular)
nibaising (plural second-person)
obaising (masculine singular third-person)
ibaising (masculine plural third-person)
yobaising (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mobaising (feminine singular third-person)
ibaising (feminine plural third-person)
yobaising (archaic feminine plural third-person)
ibaising (neuter singular third-person)
ibaising (neuter plural third-person)
yobaising (archaic neuter plural third-person)


sangosango

tosangosango (first-person singular)
fosangosango (first-person inclusive plural)
misangosango (exclusive first-person plural)
nosangosango (second-person singular)
nisangosango (plural second-person)
osangosango (masculine singular third-person)
isangosango (masculine plural third-person)
yosangosango (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mosangosango (feminine singular third-person)
isangosango (feminine plural third-person)
yosangosango (archaic feminine plural third-person)
isangosango (neuter singular third-person)
isangosango (neuter plural third-person)
yosangosango (archaic neuter plural third-person)


sanoto

tosanoto (first-person singular)
fosanoto (first-person inclusive plural)
misanoto (exclusive first-person plural)
nosanoto (second-person singular)
nisanoto (plural second-person)
osanoto (masculine singular third-person)
isanoto (masculine plural third-person)
yosanoto (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mosanoto (feminine singular third-person)
isanoto (feminine plural third-person)
yosanoto (archaic feminine plural third-person)
isanoto (neuter singular third-person)
isanoto (neuter plural third-person)
yosanoto (archaic neuter plural third-person)


ruturutu

روتو روتو (Jawi)


rufu

torufu (first-person singular)
forufu (first-person inclusive plural)
mirufu (exclusive first-person plural)
norufu (second-person singular)
nirufu (plural second-person)
orufu (masculine singular third-person)
irufu (masculine plural third-person)
yorufu (archaic masculine plural third-person)
morufu (feminine singular third-person)
irufu (feminine plural third-person)
yorufu (archaic feminine plural third-person)
irufu (neuter singular third-person)
irufu (neuter plural third-person)
yorufu (archaic neuter plural third-person)


rorumu

Cognate with Galela rorumu, Tobelo rorumu.

looking-glass mangrove (Heritiera littoralis)


kabi ma gosi

Literally, "goat's testicles"; likely named for the fruit. Compare the equivalent Tidore kabi ma hoso.


سوفو

Jawi spelling of sofu (“dried skins of the bird of paradise”)


balaka

From N- (nominalizer) + palaka (“to turn over, upside-down”).


balkama

Cognate with Manado Malay balakama (“kemangi, lemon basil”).


balkun

From Indonesian balkon from Dutch balcon, from French balcon.


balobalo

From N- (nominalizer) + falo (“to bail, bucket”), with reduplication. Compare also falofalo (“ladle”).


baracinta

برچينت (Jawi)
tobaracinta (first-person singular)
fobaracinta (first-person inclusive plural)
mibaracinta (exclusive first-person plural)
nobaracinta (second-person singular)
nibaracinta (plural second-person)
obaracinta (masculine singular third-person)
ibaracinta (masculine plural third-person)
yobaracinta (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mobaracinta (feminine singular third-person)
ibaracinta (feminine plural third-person)
yobaracinta (archaic feminine plural third-person)
ibaracinta (neuter singular third-person)
ibaracinta (neuter plural third-person)
yobaracinta (archaic neuter plural third-person)

From Classical Malay برچينتا (bercinta).


barakati

From Indonesian berkat, from Arabic بَرَكَة (baraka).


bareas

tobareas (first-person singular)
fobareas (first-person inclusive plural)
mibareas (exclusive first-person plural)
nobareas (second-person singular)
nibareas (plural second-person)
obareas (masculine singular third-person)
ibareas (masculine plural third-person)
yobareas (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mobareas (feminine singular third-person)
ibareas (feminine plural third-person)
yobareas (archaic feminine plural third-person)
ibareas (neuter singular third-person)
ibareas (neuter plural third-person)
yobareas (archaic neuter plural third-person)


barhala

From Classical Malay برهالا (berhala), from Old Javanese bharāla, from Sanskrit भट्टार (bhaṭṭāra).


batinga

tobatinga (first-person singular)
fobatinga (first-person inclusive plural)
mibatinga (exclusive first-person plural)
nobatinga (second-person singular)
nibatinga (plural second-person)
obatinga (masculine singular third-person)
ibatinga (masculine plural third-person)
yobatinga (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mobatinga (feminine singular third-person)
ibatinga (feminine plural third-person)
yobatinga (archaic feminine plural third-person)
ibatinga (neuter singular third-person)
ibatinga (neuter plural third-person)
yobatinga (archaic neuter plural third-person)

From Classical Malay برتيڠکه (bertingkah).


baulaco

tobaulaco (first-person singular)
fobaulaco (first-person inclusive plural)
mibaulaco (exclusive first-person plural)
nobaulaco (second-person singular)
nibaulaco (plural second-person)
obaulaco (masculine singular third-person)
ibaulaco (masculine plural third-person)
yobaulaco (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mobaulaco (feminine singular third-person)
ibaulaco (feminine plural third-person)
yobaulaco (archaic feminine plural third-person)
ibaulaco (neuter singular third-person)
ibaulaco (neuter plural third-person)
yobaulaco (archaic neuter plural third-person)


bayale

tobayale (first-person singular)
fobayale (first-person inclusive plural)
mibayale (exclusive first-person plural)
nobayale (second-person singular)
nibayale (plural second-person)
obayale (masculine singular third-person)
ibayale (masculine plural third-person)
yobayale (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mobayale (feminine singular third-person)
ibayale (feminine plural third-person)
yobayale (archaic feminine plural third-person)
ibayale (neuter singular third-person)
ibayale (neuter plural third-person)
yobayale (archaic neuter plural third-person)


bayatu

tobayatu (first-person singular)
fobayatu (first-person inclusive plural)
mibayatu (exclusive first-person plural)
nobayatu (second-person singular)
nibayatu (plural second-person)
obayatu (masculine singular third-person)
ibayatu (masculine plural third-person)
yobayatu (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mobayatu (feminine singular third-person)
ibayatu (feminine plural third-person)
yobayatu (archaic feminine plural third-person)
ibayatu (neuter singular third-person)
ibayatu (neuter plural third-person)
yobayatu (archaic neuter plural third-person)


begebege

tobegebege (first-person singular)
fobegebege (first-person inclusive plural)
mibegebege (exclusive first-person plural)
nobegebege (second-person singular)
nibegebege (plural second-person)
obegebege (masculine singular third-person)
ibegebege (masculine plural third-person)
yobegebege (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mobegebege (feminine singular third-person)
ibegebege (feminine plural third-person)
yobegebege (archaic feminine plural third-person)
ibegebege (neuter singular third-person)
ibegebege (neuter plural third-person)
yobegebege (archaic neuter plural third-person)


belabela

Said by Hayami-Allen to be from N- (nominalizer) + fela (“to open”), with reduplication, possibly as that which opens the sky. Likely cognate with Sahu ḇelanga (“lightning”). However, also compare Proto-Trans-New Guinea *(mb,m)elak (“lightning, light”).


beleki

Likely from Dutch blik (“tin”). Cognate with Gorontalo beleki (“tin”), Nias beleki (“tin”).


elaela

ئلة ئلة (Jawi)


malam elaela

the Ternatean celebration held that night, in which bamboo (originally banana-stem) torches are lit after tarawih and burned throughout the night


joou

Cognate to Tidore joou, both likely from an older form (such as *jo'ouŋ), from which are derived Tabaru jo'oungu, Sahu jou'ongu, etc. Equivalent to N- (nominalizer) + coou (“to serve”), likely meaning the one served.


berarti

toberarti (first-person singular)
foberarti (first-person inclusive plural)
miberarti (exclusive first-person plural)
noberarti (second-person singular)
niberarti (plural second-person)
oberarti (masculine singular third-person)
iberarti (masculine plural third-person)
yoberarti (archaic masculine plural third-person)
moberarti (feminine singular third-person)
iberarti (feminine plural third-person)
yoberarti (archaic feminine plural third-person)
iberarti (neuter singular third-person)
iberarti (neuter plural third-person)
yoberarti (archaic neuter plural third-person)


besabesa

Possibly a reduplication of besa (“rain”)


betobeto

tobetobeto (first-person singular)
fobetobeto (first-person inclusive plural)
mibetobeto (exclusive first-person plural)
nobetobeto (second-person singular)
nibetobeto (plural second-person)
obetobeto (masculine singular third-person)
ibetobeto (masculine plural third-person)
yobetobeto (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mobetobeto (feminine singular third-person)
ibetobeto (feminine plural third-person)
yobetobeto (archaic feminine plural third-person)
ibetobeto (neuter singular third-person)
ibetobeto (neuter plural third-person)
yobetobeto (archaic neuter plural third-person)


bibilatu

بيبيلاتو (Jawi)


bidibidi

tobidibidi (first-person singular)
fobidibidi (first-person inclusive plural)
mibidibidi (exclusive first-person plural)
nobidibidi (second-person singular)
nibidibidi (plural second-person)
obidibidi (masculine singular third-person)
ibidibidi (masculine plural third-person)
yobidibidi (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mobidibidi (feminine singular third-person)
ibidibidi (feminine plural third-person)
yobidibidi (archaic feminine plural third-person)
ibidibidi (neuter singular third-person)
ibidibidi (neuter plural third-person)
yobidibidi (archaic neuter plural third-person)


bidobido

Possibly a reduplication of bido (“betel”)

large-leafed orange mangrove
large-leafed orange mangrove

large-leafed orange mangrove (Bruguiera gymnorhiza)


bilus

From Indonesian blus, from Dutch bloes, from French blouse.


biraro

the winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus)


bobaku

bobaku wosa gamu


bobane

Partial reduplication of pane (“to mount, get on”) with lenition.

rdp

a landing place, docking place (of a boat, etc.)


bobangu

From N- (nominalizer) + fangu (“to pay”), with partial reduplication.


bobato

From N- (nominalizer) + fofato (“to arrange, order; set to rights”).

af

(historical) a specific title during the Sultanate of Ternate: a village chief, a headman


bobengka

a kind of pastry or cake made with glutinous rice and coconut


bobero

Partial reduplication of fero (“to grow”) with N- prefixation.


bobeto

tobobeto (first-person singular)
fobobeto (first-person inclusive plural)
mibobeto (exclusive first-person plural)
nobobeto (second-person singular)
nibobeto (plural second-person)
obobeto (masculine singular third-person)
ibobeto (masculine plural third-person)
yobobeto (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mobobeto (feminine singular third-person)
ibobeto (feminine plural third-person)
yobobeto (archaic feminine plural third-person)
ibobeto (neuter singular third-person)
ibobeto (neuter plural third-person)
yobobeto (archaic neuter plural third-person)


bobiki

Partial reduplication of fiki (“to wash dishes”) with lenition.


bobudo

tobobudo (first-person singular)
fobobudo (first-person inclusive plural)
mibobudo (exclusive first-person plural)
nobobudo (second-person singular)
nibobudo (plural second-person)
obobudo (masculine singular third-person)
ibobudo (masculine plural third-person)
yobobudo (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mobobudo (feminine singular third-person)
ibobudo (feminine plural third-person)
yobobudo (archaic feminine plural third-person)
ibobudo (neuter singular third-person)
ibobudo (neuter plural third-person)
yobobudo (archaic neuter plural third-person)


bodito

Cognate with Tidore bolito, East Makian bolito.


bogaboga

Possibly a reduplication of boga (“a half”)


boboho

toboboho (first-person singular)
foboboho (first-person inclusive plural)
miboboho (exclusive first-person plural)
noboboho (second-person singular)
niboboho (plural second-person)
oboboho (masculine singular third-person)
iboboho (masculine plural third-person)
yoboboho (archaic masculine plural third-person)
moboboho (feminine singular third-person)
iboboho (feminine plural third-person)
yoboboho (archaic feminine plural third-person)
iboboho (neuter singular third-person)
iboboho (neuter plural third-person)
yoboboho (archaic neuter plural third-person)

(stative) synonym of boho (“to be tired”)


boiboi

something thrown, something that has been thrown


bolebole

the wrasse; specifically, Anampses geographicus and Anampses meleagrides

the lined dottyback (Labracinus lineatus)


boloasu

toboloasu (first-person singular)
foboloasu (first-person inclusive plural)
miboloasu (exclusive first-person plural)
noboloasu (second-person singular)
niboloasu (plural second-person)
oboloasu (masculine singular third-person)
iboloasu (masculine plural third-person)
yoboloasu (archaic masculine plural third-person)
moboloasu (feminine singular third-person)
iboloasu (feminine plural third-person)
yoboloasu (archaic feminine plural third-person)
iboloasu (neuter singular third-person)
iboloasu (neuter plural third-person)
yoboloasu (archaic neuter plural third-person)


bolutu

tobolutu (first-person singular)
fobolutu (first-person inclusive plural)
mibolutu (exclusive first-person plural)
nobolutu (second-person singular)
nibolutu (plural second-person)
obolutu (masculine singular third-person)
ibolutu (masculine plural third-person)
yobolutu (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mobolutu (feminine singular third-person)
ibolutu (feminine plural third-person)
yobolutu (archaic feminine plural third-person)
ibolutu (neuter singular third-person)
ibolutu (neuter plural third-person)
yobolutu (archaic neuter plural third-person)


bonci

Likely ultimately from Dutch boontje (“small bean”), possibly through Indonesian buncis.


bonofo

tobonofo (first-person singular)
fobonofo (first-person inclusive plural)
mibonofo (exclusive first-person plural)
nobonofo (second-person singular)
nibonofo (plural second-person)
obonofo (masculine singular third-person)
ibonofo (masculine plural third-person)
yobonofo (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mobonofo (feminine singular third-person)
ibonofo (feminine plural third-person)
yobonofo (archaic feminine plural third-person)
ibonofo (neuter singular third-person)
ibonofo (neuter plural third-person)
yobonofo (archaic neuter plural third-person)


buano

The first element may reflect Malay buah (“fruit”).

Aegle marmelos
Aegle marmelos#Translingual


buanona

Annona reticulata
Annona reticulata#Translingual


buasau

Manilkara zapota
Manilkara zapota#Translingual


buau

tobuau (first-person singular)
fobuau (first-person inclusive plural)
mibuau (exclusive first-person plural)
nobuau (second-person singular)
nibuau (plural second-person)
obuau (masculine singular third-person)
ibuau (masculine plural third-person)
yobuau (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mobuau (feminine singular third-person)
ibuau (feminine plural third-person)
yobuau (archaic feminine plural third-person)
ibuau (neuter singular third-person)
ibuau (neuter plural third-person)
yobuau (archaic neuter plural third-person)


burede

toburede (first-person singular)
foburede (first-person inclusive plural)
miburede (exclusive first-person plural)
noburede (second-person singular)
niburede (plural second-person)
oburede (masculine singular third-person)
iburede (masculine plural third-person)
yoburede (archaic masculine plural third-person)
moburede (feminine singular third-person)
iburede (feminine plural third-person)
yoburede (archaic feminine plural third-person)
iburede (neuter singular third-person)
iburede (neuter plural third-person)
yoburede (archaic neuter plural third-person)


burhaso

toburhaso (first-person singular)
foburhaso (first-person inclusive plural)
miburhaso (exclusive first-person plural)
noburhaso (second-person singular)
niburhaso (plural second-person)
oburhaso (masculine singular third-person)
iburhaso (masculine plural third-person)
yoburhaso (archaic masculine plural third-person)
moburhaso (feminine singular third-person)
iburhaso (feminine plural third-person)
yoburhaso (archaic feminine plural third-person)
iburhaso (neuter singular third-person)
iburhaso (neuter plural third-person)
yoburhaso (archaic neuter plural third-person)


buroburo

Possibly a reduplication of buro (“large shrimp”), in reference to its seeds.

Borassus flabellifer
Borassus flabellifer#Translingual


busengi

tobusengi (first-person singular)
fobusengi (first-person inclusive plural)
mibusengi (exclusive first-person plural)
nobusengi (second-person singular)
nibusengi (plural second-person)
obusengi (masculine singular third-person)
ibusengi (masculine plural third-person)
yobusengi (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mobusengi (feminine singular third-person)
ibusengi (feminine plural third-person)
yobusengi (archaic feminine plural third-person)
ibusengi (neuter singular third-person)
ibusengi (neuter plural third-person)
yobusengi (archaic neuter plural third-person)
buseng (alternative)


Yaba

Compare Fordata Yabun, Muna Ambo, Malay Ambon.

kaha Yaba

gura mangofa Yaba


yahu

toyahu (first-person singular)
foyahu (first-person inclusive plural)
miyahu (exclusive first-person plural)
noyahu (second-person singular)
niyahu (plural second-person)
oyahu (masculine singular third-person)
iyahu (masculine plural third-person)
yoyahu (archaic masculine plural third-person)
moyahu (feminine singular third-person)
iyahu (feminine plural third-person)
yoyahu (archaic feminine plural third-person)
iyahu (neuter singular third-person)
iyahu (neuter plural third-person)
yoyahu (archaic neuter plural third-person)


bahala

Most likely ultimately deriving from Arabic بَلَاء (balāʔ)


yogo

toyogo (first-person singular)
foyogo (first-person inclusive plural)
miyogo (exclusive first-person plural)
noyogo (second-person singular)
niyogo (plural second-person)
oyogo (masculine singular third-person)
iyogo (masculine plural third-person)
yoyogo (archaic masculine plural third-person)
moyogo (feminine singular third-person)
iyogo (feminine plural third-person)
yoyogo (archaic feminine plural third-person)
iyogo (neuter singular third-person)
iyogo (neuter plural third-person)
yoyogo (archaic neuter plural third-person)


yora

toyora (first-person singular)
foyora (first-person inclusive plural)
miyora (exclusive first-person plural)
noyora (second-person singular)
niyora (plural second-person)
oyora (masculine singular third-person)
iyora (masculine plural third-person)
yoyora (archaic masculine plural third-person)
moyora (feminine singular third-person)
iyora (feminine plural third-person)
yoyora (archaic feminine plural third-person)
iyora (neuter singular third-person)
iyora (neuter plural third-person)
yoyora (archaic neuter plural third-person)


yoyogo

toyoyogo (first-person singular)
foyoyogo (first-person inclusive plural)
miyoyogo (exclusive first-person plural)
noyoyogo (second-person singular)
niyoyogo (plural second-person)
oyoyogo (masculine singular third-person)
iyoyogo (masculine plural third-person)
yoyoyogo (archaic masculine plural third-person)
moyoyogo (feminine singular third-person)
iyoyogo (feminine plural third-person)
yoyoyogo (archaic feminine plural third-person)
iyoyogo (neuter singular third-person)
iyoyogo (neuter plural third-person)
yoyoyogo (archaic neuter plural third-person)
yoyoga (alternative)

Possibly a partial reduplication of yogo (“fast, to hurry”).


wadaka

واداکه (Jawi)

Probably from Javanese ꦮꦼꦝꦏ꧀ (wedhak), from Old Javanese wĕḍak. Cognate with Indonesian bedak.


wadaka

واداکه (Jawi)
towadaka (first-person singular)
fowadaka (first-person inclusive plural)
miwadaka (exclusive first-person plural)
nowadaka (second-person singular)
niwadaka (plural second-person)
owadaka (masculine singular third-person)
iwadaka (masculine plural third-person)
yowadaka (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mowadaka (feminine singular third-person)
iwadaka (feminine plural third-person)
yowadaka (archaic feminine plural third-person)
iwadaka (neuter singular third-person)
iwadaka (neuter plural third-person)
yowadaka (archaic neuter plural third-person)


waho

towaho (first-person singular)
fowaho (first-person inclusive plural)
miwaho (exclusive first-person plural)
nowaho (second-person singular)
niwaho (plural second-person)
owaho (masculine singular third-person)
iwaho (masculine plural third-person)
yowaho (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mowaho (feminine singular third-person)
iwaho (feminine plural third-person)
yowaho (archaic feminine plural third-person)
iwaho (neuter singular third-person)
iwaho (neuter plural third-person)
yowaho (archaic neuter plural third-person)


wange malako

Compare the similar construction in Malay matahari (“sun”, literally “eye of the day”).


wigo

towigo (first-person singular)
fowigo (first-person inclusive plural)
miwigo (exclusive first-person plural)
nowigo (second-person singular)
niwigo (plural second-person)
owigo (masculine singular third-person)
iwigo (masculine plural third-person)
yowigo (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mowigo (feminine singular third-person)
iwigo (feminine plural third-person)
yowigo (archaic feminine plural third-person)
iwigo (neuter singular third-person)
iwigo (neuter plural third-person)
yowigo (archaic neuter plural third-person)
wigu (alternative)


wilu

towilu (first-person singular)
fowilu (first-person inclusive plural)
miwilu (exclusive first-person plural)
nowilu (second-person singular)
niwilu (plural second-person)
owilu (masculine singular third-person)
iwilu (masculine plural third-person)
yowilu (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mowilu (feminine singular third-person)
iwilu (feminine plural third-person)
yowilu (archaic feminine plural third-person)
iwilu (neuter singular third-person)
iwilu (neuter plural third-person)
yowilu (archaic neuter plural third-person)


wohe

towohe (first-person singular)
fowohe (first-person inclusive plural)
miwohe (exclusive first-person plural)
nowohe (second-person singular)
niwohe (plural second-person)
owohe (masculine singular third-person)
iwohe (masculine plural third-person)
yowohe (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mowohe (feminine singular third-person)
iwohe (feminine plural third-person)
yowohe (archaic feminine plural third-person)
iwohe (neuter singular third-person)
iwohe (neuter plural third-person)
yowohe (archaic neuter plural third-person)

ana iwohe nyao


wiro

towiro (first-person singular)
fowiro (first-person inclusive plural)
miwiro (exclusive first-person plural)
nowiro (second-person singular)
niwiro (plural second-person)
owiro (masculine singular third-person)
iwiro (masculine plural third-person)
yowiro (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mowiro (feminine singular third-person)
iwiro (feminine plural third-person)
yowiro (archaic feminine plural third-person)
iwiro (neuter singular third-person)
iwiro (neuter plural third-person)
yowiro (archaic neuter plural third-person)

(stative) to be long and sharp (like a sword)


wokawoka

(specifically) the large-billed crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)


woworo

Partial reduplication of woro (“to hang to dry”).


wuni

towuni (first-person singular)
fowuni (first-person inclusive plural)
miwuni (exclusive first-person plural)
nowuni (second-person singular)
niwuni (plural second-person)
owuni (masculine singular third-person)
iwuni (masculine plural third-person)
yowuni (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mowuni (feminine singular third-person)
iwuni (feminine plural third-person)
yowuni (archaic feminine plural third-person)
iwuni (neuter singular third-person)
iwuni (neuter plural third-person)
yowuni (archaic neuter plural third-person)
uni (alternative)


uboubo

Reduplication of ubo (“the grand eclectus”), presumably for the flower's similar coloring.

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis#Translingual

the Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)


ufe

toufe (first-person singular)
foufe (first-person inclusive plural)
miufe (exclusive first-person plural)
noufe (second-person singular)
niufe (plural second-person)
oufe (masculine singular third-person)
iufe (masculine plural third-person)
youfe (archaic masculine plural third-person)
moufe (feminine singular third-person)
iufe (feminine plural third-person)
youfe (archaic feminine plural third-person)
iufe (neuter singular third-person)
iufe (neuter plural third-person)
youfe (archaic neuter plural third-person)


ugauga

the crêpe ginger (Cheilocostus speciosus)


tabalai

totabalai (first-person singular)
fotabalai (first-person inclusive plural)
mitabalai (exclusive first-person plural)
notabalai (second-person singular)
nitabalai (plural second-person)
otabalai (masculine singular third-person)
itabalai (masculine plural third-person)
yotabalai (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motabalai (feminine singular third-person)
itabalai (feminine plural third-person)
yotabalai (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itabalai (neuter singular third-person)
itabalai (neuter plural third-person)
yotabalai (archaic neuter plural third-person)


tabea

تبيىٰ (Jawi)
totabea (first-person singular)
fotabea (first-person inclusive plural)
mitabea (exclusive first-person plural)
notabea (second-person singular)
nitabea (plural second-person)
otabea (masculine singular third-person)
itabea (masculine plural third-person)
yotabea (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motabea (feminine singular third-person)
itabea (feminine plural third-person)
yotabea (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itabea (neuter singular third-person)
itabea (neuter plural third-person)
yotabea (archaic neuter plural third-person)


sihisihi

tosihisihi (first-person singular)
fosihisihi (first-person inclusive plural)
misihisihi (exclusive first-person plural)
nosihisihi (second-person singular)
nisihisihi (plural second-person)
osihisihi (masculine singular third-person)
isihisihi (masculine plural third-person)
yosihisihi (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mosihisihi (feminine singular third-person)
isihisihi (feminine plural third-person)
yosihisihi (archaic feminine plural third-person)
isihisihi (neuter singular third-person)
isihisihi (neuter plural third-person)
yosihisihi (archaic neuter plural third-person)


sarangati

tosarangati (first-person singular)
fosarangati (first-person inclusive plural)
misarangati (exclusive first-person plural)
nosarangati (second-person singular)
nisarangati (plural second-person)
osarangati (masculine singular third-person)
isarangati (masculine plural third-person)
yosarangati (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mosarangati (feminine singular third-person)
isarangati (feminine plural third-person)
yosarangati (archaic feminine plural third-person)
isarangati (neuter singular third-person)
isarangati (neuter plural third-person)
yosarangati (archaic neuter plural third-person)

Cognate with West Makian sarangati (“to have a grudge against”).


kobori

tokobori (first-person singular)
fokobori (first-person inclusive plural)
mikobori (exclusive first-person plural)
nokobori (second-person singular)
nikobori (plural second-person)
okobori (masculine singular third-person)
ikobori (masculine plural third-person)
yokobori (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mokobori (feminine singular third-person)
ikobori (feminine plural third-person)
yokobori (archaic feminine plural third-person)
ikobori (neuter singular third-person)
ikobori (neuter plural third-person)
yokobori (archaic neuter plural third-person)


kokahu

the water tank used to store fish in a boat


tabisasu

تبيساسو (Jawi)

Possibly from tabi (“to bring together”) + sasu (“to slide”), for its use in weaving. Also cognate with Matbat tabisasu and Tobelo tabihahu (“Acriopsis javanica”), among other identifications.

com

a kind of orchid; its leaves have been used for plaiting and weaving (baskets, hats, etc.)


tadu

Ultimately from Austronesian; compare Indonesian tanduk.


tadu

Possibly related to the previous etymology.


tadu

totadu (first-person singular)
fotadu (first-person inclusive plural)
mitadu (exclusive first-person plural)
notadu (second-person singular)
nitadu (plural second-person)
otadu (masculine singular third-person)
itadu (masculine plural third-person)
yotadu (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motadu (feminine singular third-person)
itadu (feminine plural third-person)
yotadu (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itadu (neuter singular third-person)
itadu (neuter plural third-person)
yotadu (archaic neuter plural third-person)

(transitive) to shade, to shadow, to cast a shadow by covering


tagalolo

تاݢلولو (Jawi)

Manado Malay: tagalolo


calana

From Malay celana, from Hindi चोलना (colnā).


takome

Morinda citrifolia
Morinda citrifolia#Translingual


falofalo

→ Manado Malay: falo-falo

From reduplication of falo (“to collect water with buckets”).


fokifoki

→ Manado Malay: foki-foki

→ North Moluccan Malay: foki-foki

→ Balantak: poki-poki'

Recorded first by Filet as fokki-fokki, which de Clercq labels "minder goed" (“not as good”). Cognate with Tobelo woki-woki (“eggplant”).


fofoki

Either by haplology from fokifoki (“eggplant”) or by partial reduplication of an unrecorded root foki.


takua

From Malay takwa, from Arabic تَقْوَى (taqwā).


talabu

totalabu (first-person singular)
fotalabu (first-person inclusive plural)
mitalabu (exclusive first-person plural)
notalabu (second-person singular)
nitalabu (plural second-person)
otalabu (masculine singular third-person)
italabu (masculine plural third-person)
yotalabu (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motalabu (feminine singular third-person)
italabu (feminine plural third-person)
yotalabu (archaic feminine plural third-person)
italabu (neuter singular third-person)
italabu (neuter plural third-person)
yotalabu (archaic neuter plural third-person)


talaki

From Arabic طَلَاق (ṭalāq), possibly through Malay.


talaki

totalaki (first-person singular)
fotalaki (first-person inclusive plural)
mitalaki (exclusive first-person plural)
notalaki (second-person singular)
nitalaki (plural second-person)
otalaki (masculine singular third-person)
italaki (masculine plural third-person)
yotalaki (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motalaki (feminine singular third-person)
italaki (feminine plural third-person)
yotalaki (archaic feminine plural third-person)
italaki (neuter singular third-person)
italaki (neuter plural third-person)
yotalaki (archaic neuter plural third-person)


talalu

From North Moluccan Malay talalu, from Classical Malay ترلالو (terlalu).


tamako

Within North Halmaheran, cognate with Tidore tamao and Sahu toma'ono. Likely cognate with Menggwa Dla tamako (“axe”), Tehit (Imian) tmak (“axe”).


saraa

Probably from Arabic صَلَاة (ṣalāh, “prayer”).


tapaya

Ultimately from Dutch papaja (possibly through Indonesian papaya), from Spanish papaya, from Lokono papáia

Carica papaya
Carica papaya#Translingual


taratib

totaratib (first-person singular)
fotaratib (first-person inclusive plural)
mitaratib (exclusive first-person plural)
notaratib (second-person singular)
nitaratib (plural second-person)
otaratib (masculine singular third-person)
itaratib (masculine plural third-person)
yotaratib (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motaratib (feminine singular third-person)
itaratib (feminine plural third-person)
yotaratib (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itaratib (neuter singular third-person)
itaratib (neuter plural third-person)
yotaratib (archaic neuter plural third-person)

From Indonesian tertib, from Arabic تَرْتِيب (tartīb, “order, sequence”).


tarigu

From Indonesian terigu, from Portuguese trigo, from Latin trīticum.


Tarinate

ترناتي (Jawi)
Tarnate (alternative)
Ternate (alternative)


tarpopo

alternative form of turupopo (“thunder, thunderclap”)


tasmin

schooling bannerfish
schooling bannerfish

the pennant coralfish and/or the schooling bannerfish (Heniochus acuminatus, Heniochus diphreutes)


tatabola

any (or all) of several species of fish in Toxotes; the archerfish


tatabuang

tatabuan (alternative)
totobuang (alternative)

Said by de Clercq to be of Classical Malay [Term?] origin.
Affixed te- + tabuhan.

a set of a double row of gong chimes, the totobuang


tatabuan

تتبوان (Jawi)
tatabuang (alternative)
totobuang (alternative)


tatameri

any (or all) of the several following fish: Zenopsis nebulosa, Zenopsis conchifer, Antigonia rhomboidea, Mene maculata, and fish in the family Leiognathidae


tatapa

Possibly adapted from Indonesian tetampah.


tawasela

the Moluccan albizia (Falcataria moluccana)


tegotego

totegotego (first-person singular)
fotegotego (first-person inclusive plural)
mitegotego (exclusive first-person plural)
notegotego (second-person singular)
nitegotego (plural second-person)
otegotego (masculine singular third-person)
itegotego (masculine plural third-person)
yotegotego (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motegotego (feminine singular third-person)
itegotego (feminine plural third-person)
yotegotego (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itegotego (neuter singular third-person)
itegotego (neuter plural third-person)
yotegotego (archaic neuter plural third-person)

(intransitive) to sit relaxedly, leisurely


ponoso

toponoso (first-person singular)
foponoso (first-person inclusive plural)
miponoso (exclusive first-person plural)
noponoso (second-person singular)
niponoso (plural second-person)
oponoso (masculine singular third-person)
iponoso (masculine plural third-person)
yoponoso (archaic masculine plural third-person)
moponoso (feminine singular third-person)
iponoso (feminine plural third-person)
yoponoso (archaic feminine plural third-person)
iponoso (neuter singular third-person)
iponoso (neuter plural third-person)
yoponoso (archaic neuter plural third-person)


teoteo

toteoteo (first-person singular)
foteoteo (first-person inclusive plural)
miteoteo (exclusive first-person plural)
noteoteo (second-person singular)
niteoteo (plural second-person)
oteoteo (masculine singular third-person)
iteoteo (masculine plural third-person)
yoteoteo (archaic masculine plural third-person)
moteoteo (feminine singular third-person)
iteoteo (feminine plural third-person)
yoteoteo (archaic feminine plural third-person)
iteoteo (neuter singular third-person)
iteoteo (neuter plural third-person)
yoteoteo (archaic neuter plural third-person)
toteo (alternative)
totea (alternative)


teoteo

any of the trees Cordia myxa, Cordia blancoi, and Cordia dichotoma


tetateta

totetateta (first-person singular)
fotetateta (first-person inclusive plural)
mitetateta (exclusive first-person plural)
notetateta (second-person singular)
nitetateta (plural second-person)
otetateta (masculine singular third-person)
itetateta (masculine plural third-person)
yotetateta (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motetateta (feminine singular third-person)
itetateta (feminine plural third-person)
yotetateta (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itetateta (neuter singular third-person)
itetateta (neuter plural third-person)
yotetateta (archaic neuter plural third-person)


tiadi

totiadi (first-person singular)
fotiadi (first-person inclusive plural)
mitiadi (exclusive first-person plural)
notiadi (second-person singular)
nitiadi (plural second-person)
otiadi (masculine singular third-person)
itiadi (masculine plural third-person)
yotiadi (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motiadi (feminine singular third-person)
itiadi (feminine plural third-person)
yotiadi (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itiadi (neuter singular third-person)
itiadi (neuter plural third-person)
yotiadi (archaic neuter plural third-person)


tiahi

totiahi (first-person singular)
fotiahi (first-person inclusive plural)
mitiahi (exclusive first-person plural)
notiahi (second-person singular)
nitiahi (plural second-person)
otiahi (masculine singular third-person)
itiahi (masculine plural third-person)
yotiahi (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motiahi (feminine singular third-person)
itiahi (feminine plural third-person)
yotiahi (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itiahi (neuter singular third-person)
itiahi (neuter plural third-person)
yotiahi (archaic neuter plural third-person)

una okoko tiahi


tibako

totibako (first-person singular)
fotibako (first-person inclusive plural)
mitibako (exclusive first-person plural)
notibako (second-person singular)
nitibako (plural second-person)
otibako (masculine singular third-person)
itibako (masculine plural third-person)
yotibako (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motibako (feminine singular third-person)
itibako (feminine plural third-person)
yotibako (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itibako (neuter singular third-person)
itibako (neuter plural third-person)
yotibako (archaic neuter plural third-person)


tigalo

From older تڠݢالو (tinggalu), from Classical Malay تڠݢالوڠ (tenggalung).

Viverra tangalunga
Viverra tangalunga#Translingual


tinggalu

From Classical Malay تڠݢالوڠ (tenggalung).


ngunu

From Proto-North Halmahera *ŋunuŋ (“nose”).


tilatila

a alternative form of tila (“rice barn”)


jongutu

سوسي جڠوت


toteo

tototeo (first-person singular)
fototeo (first-person inclusive plural)
mitoteo (exclusive first-person plural)
nototeo (second-person singular)
nitoteo (plural second-person)
ototeo (masculine singular third-person)
itoteo (masculine plural third-person)
yototeo (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mototeo (feminine singular third-person)
itoteo (feminine plural third-person)
yototeo (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itoteo (neuter singular third-person)
itoteo (neuter plural third-person)
yototeo (archaic neuter plural third-person)

Partial reduplication of teo (“seawater”)

(stative) alternative form of teoteo (“to be salty”)


toteo

alternative form of teoteo (“Cordia Myxa, Cordia blancoi, Cordia dichotoma”)


todoha

totodoha (first-person singular)
fotodoha (first-person inclusive plural)
mitodoha (exclusive first-person plural)
notodoha (second-person singular)
nitodoha (plural second-person)
otodoha (masculine singular third-person)
itodoha (masculine plural third-person)
yotodoha (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motodoha (feminine singular third-person)
itodoha (feminine plural third-person)
yotodoha (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itodoha (neuter singular third-person)
itodoha (neuter plural third-person)
yotodoha (archaic neuter plural third-person)

(transitive) to divide into five parts or pieces


toduku

تدوکو (Jawi)
totoduku (first-person singular)
fotoduku (first-person inclusive plural)
mitoduku (exclusive first-person plural)
notoduku (second-person singular)
nitoduku (plural second-person)
otoduku (masculine singular third-person)
itoduku (masculine plural third-person)
yotoduku (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motoduku (feminine singular third-person)
itoduku (feminine plural third-person)
yotoduku (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itoduku (neuter singular third-person)
itoduku (neuter plural third-person)
yotoduku (archaic neuter plural third-person)

(stative) to lie athwart, to be in the way


tofahe

totofahe (first-person singular)
fotofahe (first-person inclusive plural)
mitofahe (exclusive first-person plural)
notofahe (second-person singular)
nitofahe (plural second-person)
otofahe (masculine singular third-person)
itofahe (masculine plural third-person)
yotofahe (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motofahe (feminine singular third-person)
itofahe (feminine plural third-person)
yotofahe (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itofahe (neuter singular third-person)
itofahe (neuter plural third-person)
yotofahe (archaic neuter plural third-person)


tofan

From Malay tofan, from Arabic طُوفَان (ṭūfān), from Classical Syriac ܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐ (ṭawpānā).

Arabic طُوفَان (ṭūfān)


ڤتريٰ

ڤترا ڤترا#Ternate

(proscribed) alternative form of ڤترا (putra, “prince”)


nyoa

According to de Clercq (pg. 352), this is an unidentified loan.


tokalo

totokalo (first-person singular)
fotokalo (first-person inclusive plural)
mitokalo (exclusive first-person plural)
notokalo (second-person singular)
nitokalo (plural second-person)
otokalo (masculine singular third-person)
itokalo (masculine plural third-person)
yotokalo (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motokalo (feminine singular third-person)
itokalo (feminine plural third-person)
yotokalo (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itokalo (neuter singular third-person)
itokalo (neuter plural third-person)
yotokalo (archaic neuter plural third-person)


tohoko

Cognate to Galela tahoko. Said to be onomatopoeic by de Clercq.


tolabane

totolabane (first-person singular)
fotolabane (first-person inclusive plural)
mitolabane (exclusive first-person plural)
notolabane (second-person singular)
nitolabane (plural second-person)
otolabane (masculine singular third-person)
itolabane (masculine plural third-person)
yotolabane (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motolabane (feminine singular third-person)
itolabane (feminine plural third-person)
yotolabane (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itolabane (neuter singular third-person)
itolabane (neuter plural third-person)
yotolabane (archaic neuter plural third-person)

From tola + pane (“to ride”), with sequential voicing.


tolabutu

totolabutu (first-person singular)
fotolabutu (first-person inclusive plural)
mitolabutu (exclusive first-person plural)
notolabutu (second-person singular)
nitolabutu (plural second-person)
otolabutu (masculine singular third-person)
itolabutu (masculine plural third-person)
yotolabutu (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motolabutu (feminine singular third-person)
itolabutu (feminine plural third-person)
yotolabutu (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itolabutu (neuter singular third-person)
itolabutu (neuter plural third-person)
yotolabutu (archaic neuter plural third-person)
tilubutu (alternative)
tilbutu (alternative)


tolagumi

a forest clearer, one who clears (cuts down) a forested region


tolofuku

totolofuku (first-person singular)
fotolofuku (first-person inclusive plural)
mitolofuku (exclusive first-person plural)
notolofuku (second-person singular)
nitolofuku (plural second-person)
otolofuku (masculine singular third-person)
itolofuku (masculine plural third-person)
yotolofuku (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motolofuku (feminine singular third-person)
itolofuku (feminine plural third-person)
yotolofuku (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itolofuku (neuter singular third-person)
itolofuku (neuter plural third-person)
yotolofuku (archaic neuter plural third-person)


tolole

totolole (first-person singular)
fotolole (first-person inclusive plural)
mitolole (exclusive first-person plural)
notolole (second-person singular)
nitolole (plural second-person)
otolole (masculine singular third-person)
itolole (masculine plural third-person)
yotolole (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motolole (feminine singular third-person)
itolole (feminine plural third-person)
yotolole (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itolole (neuter singular third-person)
itolole (neuter plural third-person)
yotolole (archaic neuter plural third-person)


toniru

totoniru (first-person singular)
fotoniru (first-person inclusive plural)
mitoniru (exclusive first-person plural)
notoniru (second-person singular)
nitoniru (plural second-person)
otoniru (masculine singular third-person)
itoniru (masculine plural third-person)
yotoniru (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motoniru (feminine singular third-person)
itoniru (feminine plural third-person)
yotoniru (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itoniru (neuter singular third-person)
itoniru (neuter plural third-person)
yotoniru (archaic neuter plural third-person)
taniru (alternative)


taniru

totaniru (first-person singular)
fotaniru (first-person inclusive plural)
mitaniru (exclusive first-person plural)
notaniru (second-person singular)
nitaniru (plural second-person)
otaniru (masculine singular third-person)
itaniru (masculine plural third-person)
yotaniru (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motaniru (feminine singular third-person)
itaniru (feminine plural third-person)
yotaniru (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itaniru (neuter singular third-person)
itaniru (neuter plural third-person)
yotaniru (archaic neuter plural third-person)


fanili

From the obsolete Dutch vanielje (cf. Modern Dutch vanille), from French vanille, from Spanish vainilla.


goraka

togoraka (first-person singular)
fogoraka (first-person inclusive plural)
migoraka (exclusive first-person plural)
nogoraka (second-person singular)
nigoraka (plural second-person)
ogoraka (masculine singular third-person)
igoraka (masculine plural third-person)
yogoraka (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mogoraka (feminine singular third-person)
igoraka (feminine plural third-person)
yogoraka (archaic feminine plural third-person)
igoraka (neuter singular third-person)
igoraka (neuter plural third-person)
yogoraka (archaic neuter plural third-person)


cidako

Said by de Clercq to come from Makasar [Term?]. Cognate with Ambonese Malay cidaku (“loincloth”).

a loincloth, particularly one made of bark


au doro

mina miau idoro

(intransitive, possessed) to miscarry, to have a miscarriage


wigowigo

Reduplication of wigo (“to swing, sway”)


wosawosa

towosawosa (first-person singular)
fowosawosa (first-person inclusive plural)
miwosawosa (exclusive first-person plural)
nowosawosa (second-person singular)
niwosawosa (plural second-person)
owosawosa (masculine singular third-person)
iwosawosa (masculine plural third-person)
yowosawosa (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mowosawosa (feminine singular third-person)
iwosawosa (feminine plural third-person)
yowosawosa (archaic feminine plural third-person)
iwosawosa (neuter singular third-person)
iwosawosa (neuter plural third-person)
yowosawosa (archaic neuter plural third-person)


kurusi

From Malay kursi, from Arabic كُرْسِيّ (kursiyy).


hio mada

tohio mada (first-person singular)
fohio mada (first-person inclusive plural)
mihio mada (exclusive first-person plural)
nohio mada (second-person singular)
nihio mada (plural second-person)
ohio mada (masculine singular third-person)
ihio mada (masculine plural third-person)
yohio mada (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mohio mada (feminine singular third-person)
ihio mada (feminine plural third-person)
yohio mada (archaic feminine plural third-person)
ihio mada (neuter singular third-person)
ihio mada (neuter plural third-person)
yohio mada (archaic neuter plural third-person)

una ohio mada


dopolo cumu

mina midopolo icumu

(intransitive, possessed) to have a headache; for one's head to ache


taadim

der

Arabic تَعْظِيم (taʕẓīm)


taadim

تعظيم (Jawi)
totaadim (first-person singular)
fotaadim (first-person inclusive plural)
mitaadim (exclusive first-person plural)
notaadim (second-person singular)
nitaadim (plural second-person)
otaadim (masculine singular third-person)
itaadim (masculine plural third-person)
yotaadim (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motaadim (feminine singular third-person)
itaadim (feminine plural third-person)
yotaadim (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itaadim (neuter singular third-person)
itaadim (neuter plural third-person)
yotaadim (archaic neuter plural third-person)

Arabic تَعْظِيم (taʕẓīm)

ڠومي ميتعظيم اين


torara

totorara (first-person singular)
fotorara (first-person inclusive plural)
mitorara (exclusive first-person plural)
notorara (second-person singular)
nitorara (plural second-person)
otorara (masculine singular third-person)
itorara (masculine plural third-person)
yotorara (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motorara (feminine singular third-person)
itorara (feminine plural third-person)
yotorara (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itorara (neuter singular third-person)
itorara (neuter plural third-person)
yotorara (archaic neuter plural third-person)


torari

totorari (first-person singular)
fotorari (first-person inclusive plural)
mitorari (exclusive first-person plural)
notorari (second-person singular)
nitorari (plural second-person)
otorari (masculine singular third-person)
itorari (masculine plural third-person)
yotorari (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motorari (feminine singular third-person)
itorari (feminine plural third-person)
yotorari (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itorari (neuter singular third-person)
itorari (neuter plural third-person)
yotorari (archaic neuter plural third-person)

(transitive) to face, to turn one's face towards


toreba

totoreba (first-person singular)
fotoreba (first-person inclusive plural)
mitoreba (exclusive first-person plural)
notoreba (second-person singular)
nitoreba (plural second-person)
otoreba (masculine singular third-person)
itoreba (masculine plural third-person)
yotoreba (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motoreba (feminine singular third-person)
itoreba (feminine plural third-person)
yotoreba (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itoreba (neuter singular third-person)
itoreba (neuter plural third-person)
yotoreba (archaic neuter plural third-person)

North Moluccan Malay: toreba


torifa

totorifa (first-person singular)
fotorifa (first-person inclusive plural)
mitorifa (exclusive first-person plural)
notorifa (second-person singular)
nitorifa (plural second-person)
otorifa (masculine singular third-person)
itorifa (masculine plural third-person)
yotorifa (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motorifa (feminine singular third-person)
itorifa (feminine plural third-person)
yotorifa (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itorifa (neuter singular third-person)
itorifa (neuter plural third-person)
yotorifa (archaic neuter plural third-person)


torifu

totorifu (first-person singular)
fotorifu (first-person inclusive plural)
mitorifu (exclusive first-person plural)
notorifu (second-person singular)
nitorifu (plural second-person)
otorifu (masculine singular third-person)
itorifu (masculine plural third-person)
yotorifu (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motorifu (feminine singular third-person)
itorifu (feminine plural third-person)
yotorifu (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itorifu (neuter singular third-person)
itorifu (neuter plural third-person)
yotorifu (archaic neuter plural third-person)


torihi

توريهي (Jawi)
totorihi (first-person singular)
fotorihi (first-person inclusive plural)
mitorihi (exclusive first-person plural)
notorihi (second-person singular)
nitorihi (plural second-person)
otorihi (masculine singular third-person)
itorihi (masculine plural third-person)
yotorihi (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motorihi (feminine singular third-person)
itorihi (feminine plural third-person)
yotorihi (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itorihi (neuter singular third-person)
itorihi (neuter plural third-person)
yotorihi (archaic neuter plural third-person)

From to- + rihi (“to run aground”). Cognate with Galela torihi, either borrowed or formed equivalently.

(intransitive, of a boat, etc.) to run aground

(intransitive, of a boat, etc.) to get into shallow water


totifa

tototifa (first-person singular)
fototifa (first-person inclusive plural)
mitotifa (exclusive first-person plural)
nototifa (second-person singular)
nitotifa (plural second-person)
ototifa (masculine singular third-person)
itotifa (masculine plural third-person)
yototifa (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mototifa (feminine singular third-person)
itotifa (feminine plural third-person)
yototifa (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itotifa (neuter singular third-person)
itotifa (neuter plural third-person)
yototifa (archaic neuter plural third-person)


totofuko

تتفوکو (Jawi)
tofuko (alternative)
totofuku (alternative)

Averrhoa carambola
Averrhoa carambola#Translingual


totofuku

alternative form of totofuko (“starfruit”)


touru

totouru (first-person singular)
fotouru (first-person inclusive plural)
mitouru (exclusive first-person plural)
notouru (second-person singular)
nitouru (plural second-person)
otouru (masculine singular third-person)
itouru (masculine plural third-person)
yotouru (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motouru (feminine singular third-person)
itouru (feminine plural third-person)
yotouru (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itouru (neuter singular third-person)
itouru (neuter plural third-person)
yotouru (archaic neuter plural third-person)

(intransitive) to come from behind, from the back or rear


towongi

totowongi (first-person singular)
fotowongi (first-person inclusive plural)
mitowongi (exclusive first-person plural)
notowongi (second-person singular)
nitowongi (plural second-person)
otowongi (masculine singular third-person)
itowongi (masculine plural third-person)
yotowongi (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motowongi (feminine singular third-person)
itowongi (feminine plural third-person)
yotowongi (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itowongi (neuter singular third-person)
itowongi (neuter plural third-person)
yotowongi (archaic neuter plural third-person)


trali

From Indonesian terali, from Dutch tralie.


tubele

totubele (first-person singular)
fotubele (first-person inclusive plural)
mitubele (exclusive first-person plural)
notubele (second-person singular)
nitubele (plural second-person)
otubele (masculine singular third-person)
itubele (masculine plural third-person)
yotubele (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motubele (feminine singular third-person)
itubele (feminine plural third-person)
yotubele (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itubele (neuter singular third-person)
itubele (neuter plural third-person)
yotubele (archaic neuter plural third-person)


tubutubu

totubutubu (first-person singular)
fotubutubu (first-person inclusive plural)
mitubutubu (exclusive first-person plural)
notubutubu (second-person singular)
nitubutubu (plural second-person)
otubutubu (masculine singular third-person)
itubutubu (masculine plural third-person)
yotubutubu (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motubutubu (feminine singular third-person)
itubutubu (feminine plural third-person)
yotubutubu (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itubutubu (neuter singular third-person)
itubutubu (neuter plural third-person)
yotubutubu (archaic neuter plural third-person)


tuduku

totuduku (first-person singular)
fotuduku (first-person inclusive plural)
mituduku (exclusive first-person plural)
notuduku (second-person singular)
nituduku (plural second-person)
otuduku (masculine singular third-person)
ituduku (masculine plural third-person)
yotuduku (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motuduku (feminine singular third-person)
ituduku (feminine plural third-person)
yotuduku (archaic feminine plural third-person)
ituduku (neuter singular third-person)
ituduku (neuter plural third-person)
yotuduku (archaic neuter plural third-person)


توريهي

Jawi spelling of torihi (“to run aground”)


tufang

totufang (first-person singular)
fotufang (first-person inclusive plural)
mitufang (exclusive first-person plural)
notufang (second-person singular)
nitufang (plural second-person)
otufang (masculine singular third-person)
itufang (masculine plural third-person)
yotufang (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motufang (feminine singular third-person)
itufang (feminine plural third-person)
yotufang (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itufang (neuter singular third-person)
itufang (neuter plural third-person)
yotufang (archaic neuter plural third-person)


tufu

totufu (first-person singular)
fotufu (first-person inclusive plural)
mitufu (exclusive first-person plural)
notufu (second-person singular)
nitufu (plural second-person)
otufu (masculine singular third-person)
itufu (masculine plural third-person)
yotufu (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motufu (feminine singular third-person)
itufu (feminine plural third-person)
yotufu (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itufu (neuter singular third-person)
itufu (neuter plural third-person)
yotufu (archaic neuter plural third-person)


tugudeki

تݢوديکي (Jawi)

May be related to Sahu tegelege (“little finger, pinkie”).


tuguhera

تݢوحيراه (Jawi)

The second component is hera (“mother”).


tugurofu

totugurofu (first-person singular)
fotugurofu (first-person inclusive plural)
mitugurofu (exclusive first-person plural)
notugurofu (second-person singular)
nitugurofu (plural second-person)
otugurofu (masculine singular third-person)
itugurofu (masculine plural third-person)
yotugurofu (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motugurofu (feminine singular third-person)
itugurofu (feminine plural third-person)
yotugurofu (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itugurofu (neuter singular third-person)
itugurofu (neuter plural third-person)
yotugurofu (archaic neuter plural third-person)


tumurafu

totumurafu (first-person singular)
fotumurafu (first-person inclusive plural)
mitumurafu (exclusive first-person plural)
notumurafu (second-person singular)
nitumurafu (plural second-person)
otumurafu (masculine singular third-person)
itumurafu (masculine plural third-person)
yotumurafu (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motumurafu (feminine singular third-person)
itumurafu (feminine plural third-person)
yotumurafu (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itumurafu (neuter singular third-person)
itumurafu (neuter plural third-person)
yotumurafu (archaic neuter plural third-person)
tumrafu (alternative)


tumrafu

totumrafu (first-person singular)
fotumrafu (first-person inclusive plural)
mitumrafu (exclusive first-person plural)
notumrafu (second-person singular)
nitumrafu (plural second-person)
otumrafu (masculine singular third-person)
itumrafu (masculine plural third-person)
yotumrafu (archaic masculine plural third-person)
motumrafu (feminine singular third-person)
itumrafu (feminine plural third-person)
yotumrafu (archaic feminine plural third-person)
itumrafu (neuter singular third-person)
itumrafu (neuter plural third-person)
yotumrafu (archaic neuter plural third-person)

From tumurafu, with vowel elision preceding the stressed syllable.

alternative form of tumurafu (“to doze off”)


turaba

toturaba (first-person singular)
foturaba (first-person inclusive plural)
mituraba (exclusive first-person plural)
noturaba (second-person singular)
nituraba (plural second-person)
oturaba (masculine singular third-person)
ituraba (masculine plural third-person)
yoturaba (archaic masculine plural third-person)
moturaba (feminine singular third-person)
ituraba (feminine plural third-person)
yoturaba (archaic feminine plural third-person)
ituraba (neuter singular third-person)
ituraba (neuter plural third-person)
yoturaba (archaic neuter plural third-person)


turege

toturege (first-person singular)
foturege (first-person inclusive plural)
miturege (exclusive first-person plural)
noturege (second-person singular)
niturege (plural second-person)
oturege (masculine singular third-person)
iturege (masculine plural third-person)
yoturege (archaic masculine plural third-person)
moturege (feminine singular third-person)
iturege (feminine plural third-person)
yoturege (archaic feminine plural third-person)
iturege (neuter singular third-person)
iturege (neuter plural third-person)
yoturege (archaic neuter plural third-person)


turupopo

Hayami-Allen gives it as the compound turu (“to imitate”) + popo (“to crack open, split”).


tuteba

any or all of the fish Triacanthus biaculeatus, Triacanthus nieuhofii, and Trixiphichthys weberi


sabandar

سهبندار (Jawi)

From Classical Malay شهبندر, from Persian شهبندر (šah-bandar).


sabarara

tosabarara (first-person singular)
fosabarara (first-person inclusive plural)
misabarara (exclusive first-person plural)
nosabarara (second-person singular)
nisabarara (plural second-person)
osabarara (masculine singular third-person)
isabarara (masculine plural third-person)
yosabarara (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mosabarara (feminine singular third-person)
isabarara (feminine plural third-person)
yosabarara (archaic feminine plural third-person)
isabarara (neuter singular third-person)
isabarara (neuter plural third-person)
yosabarara (archaic neuter plural third-person)


waringi

Likely from Javanese ꦮꦫꦶꦔꦶꦤ꧀ (waringin), from Old Javanese wariṅin.


sabeta

sago grub, a grub or worm that grows on the sago plant


sagusagu

Reduplication of sagu (“to stab, spear”).


ساݢو ساݢو

Reduplication of ساݢو (sagu, “to stab, spear”).


sahada

From Arabic شَهَادَة (šahāda). While reciting the latter during obligatory prayers, the forefinger is straightened.


sahadat

سهادات (Jawi)

alternative form of sahada (“forefinger”)


sahasaha

tosahasaha (first-person singular)
fosahasaha (first-person inclusive plural)
misahasaha (exclusive first-person plural)
nosahasaha (second-person singular)
nisahasaha (plural second-person)
osahasaha (masculine singular third-person)
isahasaha (masculine plural third-person)
yosahasaha (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mosahasaha (feminine singular third-person)
isahasaha (feminine plural third-person)
yosahasaha (archaic feminine plural third-person)
isahasaha (neuter singular third-person)
isahasaha (neuter plural third-person)
yosahasaha (archaic neuter plural third-person)

(transitive) to carry in the palm of one's hand


sahe

tosahe (first-person singular)
fosahe (first-person inclusive plural)
misahe (exclusive first-person plural)
nosahe (second-person singular)
nisahe (plural second-person)
osahe (masculine singular third-person)
isahe (masculine plural third-person)
yosahe (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mosahe (feminine singular third-person)
isahe (feminine plural third-person)
yosahe (archaic feminine plural third-person)
isahe (neuter singular third-person)
isahe (neuter plural third-person)
yosahe (archaic neuter plural third-person)


sahinggasahingga

Reduplication of sahingga, borrowed from Indonesian sehingga.


sakisi

From Malay saksi, from Sanskrit साक्षी (sākṣī).


sakisi

tosakisi (first-person singular)
fosakisi (first-person inclusive plural)
misakisi (exclusive first-person plural)
nosakisi (second-person singular)
nisakisi (plural second-person)
osakisi (masculine singular third-person)
isakisi (masculine plural third-person)
yosakisi (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mosakisi (feminine singular third-person)
isakisi (feminine plural third-person)
yosakisi (archaic feminine plural third-person)
isakisi (neuter singular third-person)
isakisi (neuter plural third-person)
yosakisi (archaic neuter plural third-person)


salafidi

tosalafidi (first-person singular)
fosalafidi (first-person inclusive plural)
misalafidi (exclusive first-person plural)
nosalafidi (second-person singular)
nisalafidi (plural second-person)
osalafidi (masculine singular third-person)
isalafidi (masculine plural third-person)
yosalafidi (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mosalafidi (feminine singular third-person)
isalafidi (feminine plural third-person)
yosalafidi (archaic feminine plural third-person)
isalafidi (neuter singular third-person)
isalafidi (neuter plural third-person)
yosalafidi (archaic neuter plural third-person)


salese

tosalese (first-person singular)
fosalese (first-person inclusive plural)
misalese (exclusive first-person plural)
nosalese (second-person singular)
nisalese (plural second-person)
osalese (masculine singular third-person)
isalese (masculine plural third-person)
yosalese (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mosalese (feminine singular third-person)
isalese (feminine plural third-person)
yosalese (archaic feminine plural third-person)
isalese (neuter singular third-person)
isalese (neuter plural third-person)
yosalese (archaic neuter plural third-person)


salimuli

ساليمولي (Jawi)


samaka furu

the tiger's footprint (Ipomoea pes-tigridis)


samasama

the variegated lizardfish (Synodus variegatus)


sambiki

Lagenaria siceraria
Lagenaria siceraria#Translingual

the calabash, bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria)


sanang

tosanang (first-person singular)
fosanang (first-person inclusive plural)
misanang (exclusive first-person plural)
nosanang (second-person singular)
nisanang (plural second-person)
osanang (masculine singular third-person)
isanang (masculine plural third-person)
yosanang (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mosanang (feminine singular third-person)
isanang (feminine plural third-person)
yosanang (archaic feminine plural third-person)
isanang (neuter singular third-person)
isanang (neuter plural third-person)
yosanang (archaic neuter plural third-person)


sandrei

From Dutch selderij, from French céleri, from Latin selīnum, from Ancient Greek σέλῑνον (sélīnon).


sangkari

سڠکاري (Jawi)
tosangkari (first-person singular)
fosangkari (first-person inclusive plural)
misangkari (exclusive first-person plural)
nosangkari (second-person singular)
nisangkari (plural second-person)
osangkari (masculine singular third-person)
isangkari (masculine plural third-person)
yosangkari (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mosangkari (feminine singular third-person)
isangkari (feminine plural third-person)
yosangkari (archaic feminine plural third-person)
isangkari (neuter singular third-person)
isangkari (neuter plural third-person)
yosangkari (archaic neuter plural third-person)


sangkari

سڠکاري (Jawi)

A shortening of lemo sangkari (“Citrus × sinensis”).


lemo sangkari

ليمو سڠکاري (Jawi)


sangkole

Arenga pinnata
Arenga pinnata#Translingual

a pear-shaped basket used to carry produce (fruit, vegetables, etc.), traditionally woven from the leaves of the areng palm (Arenga pinnata)

the kue suami, a sweet made of sweet potatoes, formed in the shape of the sangkole basket


sangkola

alternative form of sangkole (“kind of basket”)


sahu

ساهو (Jawi)
tosahu (first-person singular)
fosahu (first-person inclusive plural)
misahu (exclusive first-person plural)
nosahu (second-person singular)
nisahu (plural second-person)
osahu (masculine singular third-person)
isahu (masculine plural third-person)
yosahu (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mosahu (feminine singular third-person)
isahu (feminine plural third-person)
yosahu (archaic feminine plural third-person)
isahu (neuter singular third-person)
isahu (neuter plural third-person)
yosahu (archaic neuter plural third-person)

From Proto-North Halmahera *sahuk (“hot”).


ake sahu

أکي ساهو (Jawi)


sataru

seteru (alternative)
satiru (alternative)

From Malay seteru, from Old Malay śatru, from Sanskrit शत्रु (śatru).


foloi

tofoloi (first-person singular)
fofoloi (first-person inclusive plural)
mifoloi (exclusive first-person plural)
nofoloi (second-person singular)
nifoloi (plural second-person)
ofoloi (masculine singular third-person)
ifoloi (masculine plural third-person)
yofoloi (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mofoloi (feminine singular third-person)
ifoloi (feminine plural third-person)
yofoloi (archaic feminine plural third-person)
ifoloi (neuter singular third-person)
ifoloi (neuter plural third-person)
yofoloi (archaic neuter plural third-person)


foloi

isaki foloi

rorano imomadi foloi


rorano

Partial reduplication of rano (“cool, cold”), for the medicine's reported cooling properties.

a class of traditional Moluccan medicines generally made from a variety of leaves, herbs, barks, and roots, mashed together and boiled in water


sowange

From so- + wange (“day”). Compare sofutu (“at night”).


difutu

From futu (“night”) with an unknown prefix di.


modiri

Compare West Makian mardingi (“day after tomorrow, day before yesterday”).


nitaika

From nita (“daylight”) + ika (“thither”).


nitaika

ntaika (alternative)
nantaika (alternative)
antaika (alternative)


modiri lobi

Literally, the dark of the day after tomorrow.


futu lobi

alternative form of difutu lobi (“tomorrow night”)


kanyigo se kanyigo

day before yesterday
day before yesterday


gamam madaha

alternative form of gamamu madaha (“in the evening”)


cako

tocako (first-person singular)
focako (first-person inclusive plural)
micako (exclusive first-person plural)
nocako (second-person singular)
nicako (plural second-person)
ocako (masculine singular third-person)
icako (masculine plural third-person)
yocako (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mocako (feminine singular third-person)
icako (feminine plural third-person)
yocako (archaic feminine plural third-person)
icako (neuter singular third-person)
icako (neuter plural third-person)
yocako (archaic neuter plural third-person)


cako

cako raha


Sawal

From Malay Syawal, from Arabic شَوَّال (šawwāl).


seiklas

toseiklas (first-person singular)
foseiklas (first-person inclusive plural)
miseiklas (exclusive first-person plural)
noseiklas (second-person singular)
niseiklas (plural second-person)
oseiklas (masculine singular third-person)
iseiklas (masculine plural third-person)
yoseiklas (archaic masculine plural third-person)
moseiklas (feminine singular third-person)
iseiklas (feminine plural third-person)
yoseiklas (archaic feminine plural third-person)
iseiklas (neuter singular third-person)
iseiklas (neuter plural third-person)
yoseiklas (archaic neuter plural third-person)

From Malay seikhlas, the second component coming from Arabic إِخْلَاص (ʔiḵlāṣ).

der

Arabic إِخْلَاص (ʔiḵlāṣ)


Senen

From Malay Senin, from Arabic الاِثْنَيْن (al-iṯnayn).


setang

tosetang (first-person singular)
fosetang (first-person inclusive plural)
misetang (exclusive first-person plural)
nosetang (second-person singular)
nisetang (plural second-person)
osetang (masculine singular third-person)
isetang (masculine plural third-person)
yosetang (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mosetang (feminine singular third-person)
isetang (feminine plural third-person)
yosetang (archaic feminine plural third-person)
isetang (neuter singular third-person)
isetang (neuter plural third-person)
yosetang (archaic neuter plural third-person)

Probably from Indonesian setan, from Javanese ꦱꦼꦠꦤ꧀ (setan), from Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān)

Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān)


sianaro

tosianaro (first-person singular)
fosianaro (first-person inclusive plural)
misianaro (exclusive first-person plural)
nosianaro (second-person singular)
nisianaro (plural second-person)
osianaro (masculine singular third-person)
isianaro (masculine plural third-person)
yosianaro (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mosianaro (feminine singular third-person)
isianaro (feminine plural third-person)
yosianaro (archaic feminine plural third-person)
isianaro (neuter singular third-person)
isianaro (neuter plural third-person)
yosianaro (archaic neuter plural third-person)

From sia (“to drag”) + naro (“to pull”).