toteo

Ternate

Etymology 1

Partial reduplication of teo (“seawater”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [to.ˈte.o]

Verb

toteo

1. (stative) Alternative form of teoteo (“to be salty”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of toteo

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tototeo	fototeo	mitoteo
2nd person		nototeo	nitoteo
3rd person	masculine	ototeo	itoteo yototeo (archaic)
	feminine	mototeo
	neuter	itoteo

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [to.ˈte.o]

Noun

toteo

1. Alternative form of teoteo (“Cordia Myxa, Cordia blancoi, Cordia dichotoma”)

References

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