fokifoki

Ternate

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌfo.kiˈfo.ki]

Noun

fokifoki

1. the eggplant, aubergine

Alternative forms

• fofoki (with haplology, de Clercq)

Descendants

• → Manado Malay: foki-foki
• → North Moluccan Malay: foki-foki
  • → Balantak: poki-poki'

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