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