nyinga

Ternate

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲi.ŋa/

Noun

nyinga

1. heart

   Synonym: gate

2. liver

   Synonym: gate

Verb

nyinga

1. (transitive) to remember

   Synonym: eli

2. (transitive) to like

   Synonym: suka

Conjugation

Conjugation of nyinga
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	tonyinga	fonyinga	minyinga
2nd	nonyinga	ninyinga
3rd	Masculine	onyinga	inyinga, yonyinga†
Feminine	monyinga
Neuter	inyinga
† - archaic

Derived terms

• sonyinga
• nyinga gogola
• nyinga susa
• nyinga dahe

References

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