waje
Ternate
[edit]Etymology
[edit]May be related to Sahu ajele (“to say”).
Verb
[edit]waje
- (transitive) to say
Conjugation
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | towaje | fowaje | miwaje | |
| 2nd person | nowaje | niwaje | ||
| 3rd person |
masculine | owaje | iwaje yowaje (archaic) | |
| feminine | mowaje | |||
| neuter | iwaje | |||
Conjunction
[edit]waje
- relative complementizer, that
- ana iwaje waje kolano osone ― they say that the king is dead
Alternative forms
[edit]References
[edit]- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh