rorebe
Ternate
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Likely a partial reduplication. Compare Sahu rebe (“to bet”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]rorebe
- (intransitive) to compete
- (intransitive) to race
Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation of rorebe | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Inclusive | Exclusive | |||
| 1st | tororebe | fororebe | mirorebe | |
| 2nd | nororebe | nirorebe | ||
| 3rd | Masculine | ororebe | irorebe, yororebe† | |
| Feminine | mororebe | |||
| Neuter | irorebe | |||
| † - archaic | ||||
References
[edit]- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh