tiahi
Ternate
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]tiahi
- (stative) to correct, right
- (stative) to ready, prepared
- (stative) to be straight up
- una okoko tiahi ― he stands straight
Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation of tiahi | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Inclusive | Exclusive | |||
| 1st | totiahi | fotiahi | mitiahi | |
| 2nd | notiahi | nitiahi | ||
| 3rd | Masculine | otiahi | itiahi, yotiahi† | |
| Feminine | motiahi | |||
| Neuter | itiahi | |||
| † - archaic | ||||
References
[edit]- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
West Makian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ternate tiahi (“correct”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]tiahi
Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation of tiahi (stative verb) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | titiahi | mitiahi | atiahi | |
| 2nd person | nitiahi | fitiahi | ||
| 3rd person | inanimate | itiahi | ditiahi | |
| animate | matiahi | |||
| imperative | —, tiahi | —, tiahi | ||
References
[edit]- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics