toteo
Ternate
Etymology 1
Partial reduplication of teo (“seawater”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [to.ˈte.o]
Verb
toteo
- (stative) alternative form of teoteo (“to be salty”)
Conjugation
| 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
- 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