sofutu

Ternate

Etymology

From so- +‎ futu (“night”). Compare sowange (“today”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [so.ˈfu.tu]

Adverb

sofutu

1. at night

   sofutu se wange ― night and day

2. in the evening

Alternative forms

• sifutu

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