Manado Malay

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Etymology

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From Ternate goraka (ginger).

Noun

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goraka

  1. ginger.

Ternate

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Etymology 1

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Cognate with Sahu gala'a (ginger).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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goraka (Jawi ݢراکا)

  1. ginger

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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goraka

  1. (stative) to be bent over
Conjugation
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Conjugation of goraka
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st togoraka fogoraka migoraka
2nd nogoraka nigoraka
3rd Masculine ogoraka igoraka, yogoraka
Feminine mogoraka
Neuter igoraka
- archaic

References

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  • 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