sonyinga
Ternate
Etymology
From so- + nyinga (“heart, liver”).
Verb
sonyinga
- (transitive) to remember, to keep in mind (to recall from one's memory)
- Ngori tosonyinga moju ngana na demo se ngori. ― I still remember your words to me.
- (transitive) to ponder, to think about, to care about (to wonder, to be deeply concerned about)
- (transitive) to miss (to feel the absence of someone or something)
- (transitive) to love (to care deeply about, to be dedicated to)
Conjugation
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | tosonyinga | fosonyinga | misonyinga | |
| 2nd person | nosonyinga | nisonyinga | ||
| 3rd person |
masculine | osonyinga | isonyinga yosonyinga (archaic) | |
| feminine | mosonyinga | |||
| neuter | isonyinga | |||
Alternative forms
- sosonyinga
Derived terms
- haka sonyinga
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh