tolabutu

Ternate

Etymology

From tola (“to cut”) +‎ butu (“market”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌto.la.ˈbu.tu]

Verb

tolabutu

1. (intransitive) to bargain

Conjugation

Conjugation of tolabutu
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	totolabutu	fotolabutu	mitolabutu
2nd	notolabutu	nitolabutu
3rd	Masculine	otolabutu	itolabutu, yotolabutu†
Feminine	motolabutu
Neuter	itolabutu
† - archaic

Alternative forms

• tilubutu, tilbutu

References

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