nyinga

Ternate

Etymology

From Proto-North Halmahera *siniŋa (“heart”). Cognates include Tidore nyinga and Galela sininga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɲi.ŋa/

Noun

nyinga

  1. heart
    Synonym: gate
  2. liver
    Synonym: gate

Verb

nyinga

  1. (transitive) to remember
    Synonym: eli
  2. (transitive) to like
    Synonym: suka

Conjugation

Conjugation of nyinga
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tonyinga fonyinga minyinga
2nd person nonyinga ninyinga
3rd
person 		masculine onyinga inyinga
yonyinga (archaic)
feminine monyinga
neuter inyinga

Derived terms

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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