ساݢو ساݢو

Ternate

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌsa.ɡu.ˈsa.ɡu]

Noun

ساݢو ساݢو (Rumi sagusagu)

1. a spear, lance, assegai

Alternative forms

• ساݢو٢

References

• Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh