Yaba

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From Akan [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jaba/, [ja̠ba̠], [jɑ̟bɑ̟]

Proper noun

Yaba

  1. a female given name from Akan, masculine equivalent Yaw, given to a female born on a Thursday

Ternate

Etymology

Compare Fordata Yabun, Muna Ambo, Malay Ambon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈja.ba/

Proper noun

Yaba (Jawi يابة)

  1. Ambon
    kaha Yaba ― the land (of) Ambon
    gura mangofa Yaba ― the island (of) Ambon

References

  • Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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