tupam

West Makian

Etymology

Cognate with Ternate tufa (“sky”) and possibly Loloda diwama.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪u.pam/

Noun

tupam

1. the sky

Alternative forms

• tipam

References

• Dick Teljeur (1982) Short Wordlists from South Halmahera, Kayoa, Makian, Ternate, Tidore, and Bacan‎^[1], Pacific linguistics (tipam from Tagono village)
• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[2], Pacific linguistics