rufu

Nupe

Rufu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾū.fū/

Noun

rufu

1. mould; mildew

Ternate

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɾu.fu]

Verb

rufu

1. (intransitive) to shut one's eyes

Conjugation

Conjugation of rufu

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		torufu	forufu	mirufu
2nd person		norufu	nirufu
3rd person	masculine	orufu	irufu yorufu (archaic)
	feminine	morufu
	neuter	irufu

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɾu.fu]

Noun

rufu

1. the tree Trema orientalis

References

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