koana

Tabaru

Etymology

Cognate with Ternate kolano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈko.a.na/

Noun

koana

1. prince
2. king

   makoana woni'asoko ― the king calls you

References

• Edward A. Kotynski (1988) “Tabaru phonology and morphology”, in Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session, volume 32, Summer Institute of Linguistics