waje
Ternate
Etymology
May be related to Sahu ajele (“to say”).
Verb
waje
- (transitive) to say
Conjugation
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
inclusive | exclusive | |||
1st person | towaje | fowaje | miwaje | |
2nd person | nowaje | niwaje | ||
3rd person |
masculine | owaje | iwaje yowaje (archaic) | |
feminine | mowaje | |||
neuter | iwaje |
Conjunction
waje
- relative complementizer, that
- ana iwaje waje kolano osone ― they say that the king is dead
Alternative forms
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh