cafarune

Ternate

Etymology

Compare Manado Malay caparuni (“dirty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌt͡ʃa.fa.ˈɾu.ne/

Verb

cafarune

1. (stative) to be filthy

Conjugation

Conjugation of cafarune
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	tocafarune	focafarune	micafarune
2nd	nocafarune	nicafarune
3rd	Masculine	ocafarune	icafarune, yocafarune†
Feminine	mocafarune
Neuter	icafarune
† - archaic

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh