sangaji

Ternate

Etymology

Cognate with Tidore songaji.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.ˈŋa.d͡ʒi/

Noun

sangaji (Jawi سڠاج)

  1. (historical) A vassal chief subordinate to the sultan, held by noblemen in the Ternate and Tidore sultanates and kingdoms in their periphery

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

West Makian

Etymology

From Ternate sangaji.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /s̪a.ˈŋa.d͡ʒi/

Noun

sangaji

  1. (historical)
  2. district head, camat

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎[1], Pacific linguistics
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